Re: [GBlist] Heating backup and radiant floor heating

[Sacie H Lambertson <dlambert@grasshoppernet.com>]

As usual, in the most recent edition of EBN (Environmental Building News)
there is an excellent lead article is about radiant floor heating (RFH);
the jist of the article is a discussion on the pros and cons of this type
of heating system and where its use is uneconomical or does not make sense.
 In general, Alex Wilson suggests that tight, well insulated (super
insulated) residences should not need this type of system for a variety of
reasons, the high cost being a major factor.  

However he did not mention the DIY system sold by Radiantec in Vermont; we
bought from them and saved ourselves a LOT of money by installing the tubes
and manifolds ourselves.  And while Alex's argument is persuasive, I'm in
the camp that this type of heat is the best one could have.  (We're using
it for back-up as well, since we have a forest of trees on our property to
use in a good stove).
			Sacie Lambertson

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