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Hello
all.
This subject has
been much debated on these lists but I'm going to inquire
again.
I'm working on a
second-story master bath addition in Seattle. I'm exploring options for
providing the upstairs heat with radiators or fan-coil units in the bedroom and
closet areas and radiant floor in the bathroom, and looking at ways to provide
that hot water and efficiently use it. I'd like to get some
feedback/recommendations/war stories/suggestions regarding the best way to
approach this.
Right now,
the components I'm considering are:
evacuated tube solar
hot water vs. typical freeze-protected units
twin-coil electric
storage tank and/or on-demand water heater
retrofit radiant
floor on wood joists in bathroom 150sf
new fan-coil units,
radiant panels, or salvaged hot water radiators for bedroom, closet, and study,
total 700sf
GFX unit on bathroom
shower (which has two showerheads)
There is also a
90-gal 2-person tub.
Note that I'm not
trying to engineer anything, only recommend a system to my
client.
So what's the best
system combination? This is my first time to tackle these questions, and
being an architect not an engineer I'm feeling more in the dark than I thought I
was.
Also, any contacts
regarding radiant systems in the Seattle area would be greatly
appreciated.
Thanks,
Kristian
Kristian Kicinski, Assoc. AIA
LEED Accredited Professional
VELOCIPEDE architects
206.529.2731
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