Home products hydronic systems concrete.
Hydronic radiant floor heating concrete slab.
The system works via pex pipe a small pump a water heater and a thermostat.
These radiant floor heating systems can also be installed on top of a slab before the flooring goes down.
Remember since you will only have 1 chance to pour the concrete slab you will only have 1 chance to put the pex tubing in it.
While it was done as a new house was being built in my last house i poured a concrete floor on top of a wood framed floor system and could have put radiant heat in that as well.
There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric.
How does radiant heat work.
Another option for radiant floor heating that is energy efficient are systems that circulate hot water through small tubes under the floor.
Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well.
The most cost effective system for medium to larger homes is hydronic since the amount of power it would take to heat a whole home with electric would be substantial.
Basic materials for radiant floor heat installation in a slab.
Sometimes the tubing and reinforcing mesh it is attached to gets lifted into the thickness of the slab as the concrete is placed.
This is the best choice for new construction and areas receiving new slabs.
Other times the masons trample over the tubing and mesh as if it is not even there.
The heating system for our home in pennsylvania was originally designed with in slab radiant heating on the ground floor and european style panel radiators on the first and second floors.
This is about installing hydronic radiant floor heating in a slab floor system.
Anyone who has installed hydronic floor heating has likely watched as his or her neatly placed tubing circuits get buried in concrete.
Embedding your radiant heating system into a concrete slab is one of the most cost effective ways to install it and most energy efficient being that concrete is a great thermal mass.
Many people don t know how much tubing to put in and unfortunately radiant heat isn t a one size fits all proposition.
Davor i find your interest in an in slab hydronic radiant heat system intriguing.