RE: Re:Radiant floor Heat | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Casey Morrigan (cjmorrpacbell.net) | |
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:38:07 -0700 (MST) |
I have found this (dust circulation) to be true with our radiant heated floors. I'm allergic to dust and-- up it floats on the warm air! And my nose discovers it, no matter how gently it rises. However, it is also true that there isn't as much dust circulating as with forced air heat. We have heating coils underneath concrete in our downstairs, and underneath plywood covered by carpet on the second floor. They both work. It's not very efficient upstairs, but since we don't need as much heat up there, it's o.k. Our neighbor with hardwood on top of the concrete with radiant heat says her home does heat up just fine. We've never discussed the issue of the wood drying or warping, nor have I observed that happening; on the other hand, we've only been in our houses three years. Zones (beyond upstairs and downstairs) would have been VERY nice. Wish we'd thought of it (perhaps I should amend that to, "wish our budget would have allowed it"). The other thing that surprised me about our radiant heat is that there is some noise involved - not as much or as obstrusive as forced air, but the boiler is next to the livingroom wall and we do hear the sound of the boiler going and the water circulating. In the quiet of the morning we can hear it starting up. Casey Morrigan Two Acre Wood Sebastopol, California -----Original Message----- From: cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org [mailto:cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org]On Behalf Of Andrew Burgess Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:19 PM To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org Subject: Re: [C-L]_Re:Radiant floor Heat >Although radiant floors are a great way of heating, with the heat coming >from the right place for comfort, there is one aspect you should consider if >you suffer from any kind of allergy or asthma: the heated air rising from >the floor does tend to stir up the floor dust and redistribute it back into >the air somewhat. Compared to what? Forced air _relies_ on stirring up the air. Baseboard and radiators would seem to circulate more air since they are much hotter and in one place in the room, more convection currents. _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-l
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat, (continued)
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat Robin Allison, December 2 2002
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat JoycePlath, December 2 2002
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat Andrew Burgess, December 2 2002
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Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat Andrew Burgess, December 2 2002
- RE: Re:Radiant floor Heat Casey Morrigan, December 2 2002
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Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat Fred H Olson, December 3 2002
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat Sharon Villines, December 3 2002
- Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat RodLambert, December 3 2002
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