heated concrete floor
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Bondo
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Ayuh,.... Extruded foam board, pex tubin', 'n steel to tie it all together,....
Ya won't be sorry ya did it right,....
Ya won't be sorry ya did it right,....
well I think I got it...I don't need the whole garage heated I just want under my car (so when im working on it) get 300ft of the pex tube and lay the insulation under it and run it to a tankless water heater you think a 4 gallon per minute would be ok for 300 foot of 3/4? I don't care if it taks a few minutes to warm up as long as it gets warm haha
kd3pc
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heating the floor will have fairly high - ongoing costs as well. It will cost money to heat the water/solution that circulates in the PEX, once installed - that no matter the fuel, unless you have a natural gas well in your backyard.
I thought I could just use this since its electric
http://www.walmart.com/ip/37468564?...35&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=79656127575&veh=sem#about
then just running water
http://www.walmart.com/ip/37468564?...35&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=79656127575&veh=sem#about
then just running water
kd3pc
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not gonna do it..., electric but at 60 amps...and only does a few gallons a minute and only a few degrees delta from tap water temp...
it will be tough to heat only a portion of the slab, as the rest of the slab is going to act as a sink for the heat,
you really need a system, not some disparate pieces. Electric heat of water is pretty slow and quite pricey compared to other fuels.
it will be tough to heat only a portion of the slab, as the rest of the slab is going to act as a sink for the heat,
you really need a system, not some disparate pieces. Electric heat of water is pretty slow and quite pricey compared to other fuels.
theoldwizard1
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Can not be done "cheap".
that's what I hear :/
sublime68charger
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Go through the heat and ac part on this site there are a lot of great radiant system set ups shown in there
My garage floor is gravel right now and whèn I get ready for putting in radiant heat I'm going through that with fine tooth comb to learn about radiant systems
My garage floor is gravel right now and whèn I get ready for putting in radiant heat I'm going through that with fine tooth comb to learn about radiant systems
jaye944
Banned
sorry to hijack,
but is it doable to have a heated floor, on a drive/walkway?
I'm thinking for winter, stop me having to shovel snow?
the drive way is asphalt?
cheers
but is it doable to have a heated floor, on a drive/walkway?
I'm thinking for winter, stop me having to shovel snow?
the drive way is asphalt?
cheers
theres a older man near the town I live at and he has a heated driveway but hes pretty wealthy and with enough $ anythings possible
Stuart in MN
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Go here: http://www.uponor-usa.com/ and click on the Residential Radiant button at the top of the page. There's a bunch of info there on the hows and whys of radiant floor heat.
Bondo
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Ayuh,.... If yer willin' to replace the driveway, 'n walks with concrete, 'n to shovel money into yer boiler,...
Sure,.... No problem,....
mikeyr
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the idea of radiant heat in the garage would be to keep it on. Turning it on once in a while so you can work under the car wont work, the rest of the slab will be one big heat sink, unless you have a major big time boiler, I can easily see the section under the car getting warm in hours long after the job is done.
James-W
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I agree, in-the-floor heat is wonderful but only if it is left on. If you turn the heat off, or turn the heat way down when you aren't working out there, it quickly loses its appeal.
jaye944
Banned
thankxs all !
dooable, but $$$$$$$$$$
thankxs
dooable, but $$$$$$$$$$
thankxs
rburke65
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Yes do a search for "Radiant Floor Heat". There are tons of info on the subject.