Solar Radiant Floor Heating
Radiant floor heating is an excellent home
heating method used to spread heat over a large area. Since the
temperature of stored hot water from a solar heating system is often low a large
surface area is required to supply the same amount of heat as a fuel oil base
board heating system. As you know hot air rises. This is why a warm floor is a
warm house.
A radiant floor heating system is usually made by cementing a polyethylene tube
to an existing floor. The cement acts a conductive medium used to transfer and
disperse the heat. Some radiant systems use the concrete floor as a storage
medium. Although these direct floor heating systems work, the household
temperature swings may be intolerable so a heat storage vault may be required to
regulate temperature.
For more information about solar radiant floor heating go to: Energy Independent Housing
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