Infloor heat

[Sylvie]

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I have read of people's systems developing leaks that damage structural elements of the home.

 

[lovemychix]

When I saw this post I thought someone was actually talking about floor heat in a coop. wewwww!!! Had me concerned for a minute.

Wouldn't that be nice for those frozen mornings getting off the roost to a heated floor.

 

[Black Feather]

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If I installed the system I would insulate my slab so that the heat would not be lost to the ground underneath. The same reason people complain about the house not warming up quickly is the same reason in reverse that I would want such a system. If the power goes out in winter it takes a long time for the house to cool down. I believe you can treat the water that is circulated within the system with anti-freezing agents to prevent it from freezing if you go away and turn the system off.

From my understanding this sort of system works best with slab/tile flooring as those materials radiate heat much better than having a wood floor installed over top. Since wood does not radiate or store heat as well it will take more energy to bring the wood floor up to a comfortable temp than it would with concrete or tile over top.

I was just wondering from those people who have such a system if they can maintain a comfortable room temperature without having the floor so hot that you can't walk on it

My thoughts were to have a wood stove for fast heating if required or if the power goes out.

 

[Black Feather]

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You know.....the thought had crossed my mind....would certainly help keep water open in the winter!!

The sign of a true chicken addict....you'd build your new coop with in floor heat!!

 

[Darin115]

What do you plan on heating the water with? I have an outside wood stove. It heats the water and it is pumped inside and go thru a heat exchanger in my duct.

It was the best money I ever spent. I could have used it for radiant floor heating but we chose not to.

I was just curious what you are going to heat the water with.

Darin

 

[Sylvie]

The tile over an existing slab would need to be on an underlayment such as cement backer board or sealed plywood therefore there would still be something between the tubing and the tile. I think the transference would be about the same in this instance for tile or wood, but the tile would retain heat longer with its thermal mass.
Systems have a temperature regulator that would prevent an over heated floor.

 

[Black Feather]

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Why would there need to be a underlay of some sort between the slab and the tile? Could you not apply the tile directly to the slab?

I haven't decided how I'm planning to heat the water just yet. I've been toying with the idea of a hybrid solar hot water system tied into a more traditional system when conditions are not right for solar, or it's too cold outside.

 

[Sylvie]

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Why would there need to be a underlay of some sort between the slab and the tile? Could you not apply the tile directly to the slab?

I haven't decided how I'm planning to heat the water just yet. I've been toying with the idea of a hybrid solar hot water system tied into a more traditional system when conditions are not right for solar, or it's too cold outside.

I meant an existing slab that wasn't poured over the water tubing.

I'm not explaining this well. I'm calling it a day.

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

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I have read of people's systems developing leaks that damage structural elements of the home.

Yah, me too.