Radiant Heating

Mark R asked:


I have radiant electric heat in the ceiling … yes in the ceiling… I have a tri-level house about 1700sq ft I pay approximate a 185 dollar budget monthly electric bill. This bill covers all my electricity for the house (lights, water heater, washer, dryer, HEAT, pool pump, etc)I live in Northern PA where winters can be quite cold….

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Steven M asked:


Hello: I am looking at buying a home with hydronic radiant heat in the floors. It was built in the 1950’s. I was wondering if adding a programmable thermostat to cut back the temperature before retiring would save some $$$. I realize that these types of heating systems heat up or cool down fast.

Thanks, in advance, for any and all replies.

Cheers,
Steve/OHIO

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beakster505 asked:


My house was built 3 years ago with radiant floor heating in my basement which is living quarters. In the event of a power outage during a winter storm, my heating system would not run. What I need is ball park figure of the time that it would take to start freezing the water lines that are constructed within the cement slab floor. A brief outage obviously would be no problem. Lets say that at 10 F. the ice covered electric lines took 12 hours to get up and running. Probably, still cool. But at what length of time should I seriously consider going into debt for a generator? I’d rather buy a new genny than replace a radiant heating system. Or some Kerosone heaters to put on basement floor? We can survive without electric and provide some heat for the house for a few days but what would the danger be the the floor pipes freezing up because the water is not flowing. I have two non-electric heating devices for a 44×28 house, furnished basement & main floor. How prepared do I need to be?

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sheltz32tt asked:


Thinking of installing radiant heat under the floors, My wife says that it only keeps the floor warm. I was told it makes the whole room warm. Anyone have an answer?

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sunny asked:


It gets real cold where I live in the winter. The only heat I have are “space heaters” which only heat what is directly in front of them. I also have a wood pellet burning stove, that seems to be o.k., but only in the room where it is, the heat doesn’t circulate throughout the house. I was thinking of getting a furnace but there is no gas source. Somebody mentioned “Radiant Heat” and I am hoping that someone can give me some information of that.

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