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Posted by HeatMan on August 20, 2006, 2:18 pm
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> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:10:26 GMT, gofish@gonefishin.net wrote:
> > "HeatMan" wrote:
> >>hey Fish, did you know there's a RPA chapter in your area?
> >J, nope, sure didnt. have ran across whole tracts of homes that do
> >have radiant in slab though, and have heard thru the grapevine more
> >are being built, so yeah the demand is certainly there!
> Please pardon a possibly stupid question: How do you handle cooling
> when using radiant floor systems? Must one revert to window a/c
> systems since there's no ductwork to handle cool air?
In a perfect world, the heating would discharge at floor level and the
cooling would be at ceiling level.
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> I can't imagine one can run the radiant floor in reverse and pump cold
> water in..assuming some sort of boiler suystem to heat the water, this
> ain't gonna happen absent a repeal of the laws of thermodynamics.
You have to watch the dew point, but it's possible.
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> I like the idea of radiant heat in the floors but I need good a/c as
> well.
Most people do.
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> Thanks for any replies that do not involve vulgar suggestions. :)
You want vulgar suggestions? I'll leave it to the others here.
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> > "HeatMan" wrote:
> >>hey Fish, did you know there's a RPA chapter in your area?
> >J, nope, sure didnt. have ran across whole tracts of homes that do
> >have radiant in slab though, and have heard thru the grapevine more
> >are being built, so yeah the demand is certainly there!
> Please pardon a possibly stupid question: How do you handle cooling
> when using radiant floor systems? Must one revert to window a/c
> systems since there's no ductwork to handle cool air?