I had Radian floor heat in my House in Santa Fe NM, and we build a new Home in Colorado , we defendly installed Radiant floor heating in the new home and we love it.
Just a heads up brother, on your hydronic side the pump isn’t oriented corrected. The shaft is but the motor itself where it’s wired in should never be on the bottom. If the pump sweats it’s going right down onto the motor. I’m no hydronic expert but I definitely know that isn’t oriented correctly
Thanks for the comment! It is less than $100 usd usually around 50-80 depending how cold. We usually are under freezing temps most of the winter. Yes the house just gets really warm if it’s on on mild days. Or it takes a bit to kick on and is cold until it heats up the concrete.
I would either do central air OR two mini splits. Right now we only have one mini split and the one end of our house doesn’t get cooled very easily. For feet and diameter are you meaning the tubes in the cement?
Looks like you only have radiant heat though. There is radiant cooling which works in reverse, though that also has its downside is you live in a humid climate. Ive been looking at a geothermal setup.
Funy you Guys warm up the Floor with the drinking water, in Holland we have a systeem where it works the other way around out central heating system water warms up the drinking water in the closed system
Only thing that wouldn’t work is in the summer the floor is off completely and we wouldn’t want to turn of the hot water for showers and washing ever so I’m assuming that is why it is set up this way.
It was an additional $3500 to add it. For 1400 sq ft so $2.50 per square foot. I feel like it should cost more than that but that’s all that was on our house build sheet.
@@KurtofTrades i see thats very cheap compare to what i'm finding for existing home... So why are you saying that you wouldn't install it again? because of that cool / heat time?
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I had Radian floor heat in my House in Santa Fe NM, and we build a new Home in Colorado , we defendly installed Radiant floor heating in the new home and we love it.
Appreciate your unbiased open. Hard to find honesty these days on a lot of topics.
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I only hear the positives of in floor heat. Thanks for both sides.
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Just a heads up brother, on your hydronic side the pump isn’t oriented corrected. The shaft is but the motor itself where it’s wired in should never be on the bottom. If the pump sweats it’s going right down onto the motor. I’m no hydronic expert but I definitely know that isn’t oriented correctly
I’ll look into that thanks!
The monthly cost to operate? What happens on warm days? Does the house get to warm?
Thanks for the comment! It is less than $100 usd usually around 50-80 depending how cold. We usually are under freezing temps most of the winter.
Yes the house just gets really warm if it’s on on mild days. Or it takes a bit to kick on and is cold until it heats up the concrete.
Why would you go with central ducted air instead of mini splits? How many feet and what diameter did you use?
I would either do central air OR two mini splits. Right now we only have one mini split and the one end of our house doesn’t get cooled very easily. For feet and diameter are you meaning the tubes in the cement?
Yes. Tubes in cement.
It’s 1/2” and not sure on the total footage used. It’s for 1400 sq ft coverage.
Cool. I like the heat exchanger idea. I planned on using a electric boiler for separate hydronic system but will look into heat exchanger
Looks like you only have radiant heat though. There is radiant cooling which works in reverse, though that also has its downside is you live in a humid climate. Ive been looking at a geothermal setup.
Yes this is just heat.
Funy you Guys warm up the Floor with the drinking water, in Holland we have a systeem where it works the other way around out central heating system water warms up the drinking water in the closed system
Only thing that wouldn’t work is in the summer the floor is off completely and we wouldn’t want to turn of the hot water for showers and washing ever so I’m assuming that is why it is set up this way.
so how much was it to install for what sqft?
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It was an additional $3500 to add it. For 1400 sq ft so $2.50 per square foot.
I feel like it should cost more than that but that’s all that was on our house build sheet.
@@KurtofTrades oh so you built it in when you built your house. i assume tubes are in concrete slab?
Correct it was a new construction.
@@KurtofTrades i see thats very cheap compare to what i'm finding for existing home... So why are you saying that you wouldn't install it again? because of that cool / heat time?