How does radiant heat work.
Central heating pipes in concrete floor.
Remember since you will only have 1 chance to pour the concrete slab you will only have 1 chance to put the pex tubing in it.
Reply prev of 3.
Plumbing forum plumbing advice.
Plastic central heating pipes buried in concrete.
I m a complete novice on such issues.
Basic materials for radiant floor heat installation in a slab.
Ducting system for heating pipes in concrete.
Monday 31st march 2014.
Posted 7 years ago wwaswas.
Completing on a new house.
I want to replace this with oil fired central heating.
Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well.
I need to remove some concrete from my living room floor for two reasons.
There s a very strong chance that there are central heating pipes where i want to remove concrete.
I have recently bought a house with an electric heating.
Central heating pipes concrete floor grrr.
The most cost effective system for medium to larger homes is hydronic since the amount of power it would take to heat a whole home with electric would be substantial.
There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric.
2 3 next reply author.
As the house has concrete floors i don t want to rip the floors up to get the central heating installed and want the pipes to run down the wall through cupboards etc.
Help leak under concrete floor.