Henry,
I don't have a lot of experience with floor radiant heat but it would
seem that, assuming a concrete floor, you would waste a lot of energy
unless you kept the heat on all of the time. The heat up/cool down
periods would be very slow and energy wasteful.
A friend of mine put in one of those gas fired, fan driven heaters you
see hung in warehouses. It was cheap and easy, if you have gas in the
house. He says it works great. Check the Granger Catalog.
Before I sent this I read the rest of my mail including a response to
you. I have seen several TV shows talk about plastic piping in the
concrete being the optimum, as it is relatively permanent, but I don't
recall what type of plastic.
Reputable contractors and/or hot water heating equipment suppliers should
have your answers.
Radient floor heat would be nice. I have an oversized 2 car garage.
Good to work in, but the floor sure is cold.
Jack Brooks
Hillsdale, New Jersey
'74 Norton Commando Roadster
looking hard for a TR-3
On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 08:27:53 -0400 Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>
writes:
>Greetings.
>
>Well, it is finally happening. The shop is going up this week.
>
>Went with a steel building, 38 x 36 X 10, spanned a truss so I will
>have
>the benefit of about 16 foot clearance in the peak of the roof. This
>means I will have one 15 foot wide bay with no truss in the way of the
>lift I hope to get.
>
>Here in New England, it's gets cold. I am going to use a wood stove
>to
>heat the shop, and I am seriously considering putting some sort of
>radiant heat in the floor.
>
>Anyone have any experience with radaint heat applications? I couldn't
>find any meaningful information on the web.
>
>Any and all comments welcome.
>
>Henry Frye
>thefryes@iconn.net
>
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