Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re:Radiant floor Heat

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

Chris ScottHanson <chris [at] cohousingresources.com>
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Not true, Robin.

I have installed 31 and lived in 2 homes with hydronic, in floor radiant
heat and they are great for those with allergies, including my wife.  They
are especially good if you can do them with a hard floor surface of some
kind, and I prefer polished, acid washed concrete.   The hard surface can
be damp mopped as often as you like to keep dust from accumulating.  And
dust does not spread up into the room because there is no significant air
movement to spread it.

Heating systems that push air around are tough for those with allergies...

Chris ScottHanson 


on 12/2/02 1:16 PM, Robin Allison at ecohousing [at] xtra.co.nz wrote:

> 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. (I haven't lived with floor heating myself, but was told
> this by another architect).
> 
> Robin Allison
> 
> Earthsong Eco-Neighbourhood
> P.O. Box 70001, Ranui,
> Auckland, New Zealand
> www.ecohousing.pl.net
> 



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