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

[RodLambert (RodLambert]

I have never heard of radant floors causing dust problems as the temperatue 
of the floor is very low ~ 80 deg. This would surely be more serious with 
standard radiator and forced air systems. I have spec'd all radiant slabs 
here at the Second Nhbrhd, EcoVillage at Ithaca with no concern expressed 
yet. People have been living with them for several months now. Anecdotally I 
would say that the air handling systems spec'd for the first nbhd have 
created some dust problems though.

Rod Lambert
Development Management and Design
Second Neighborhood Group
EcoVillage at Ithaca,
Ithaca NY      14850

In a message dated 12/2/02 4:12:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ecohousing [at] xtra.co.nz writes:

<< Although radiant floors are a great way of heating, with the heat coming
 

607 275 3362from 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 >>


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