Posted by MarkB_MI on July 20, 2014 at 03:29:04 from (70.194.11.226):
In Reply to: Re: Hot water heat posted by FBH44 on July 20, 2014 at 03:13:53:
If the floor was too hot to stand on, then the system was installed or adjusted improperly. There should be a mixing valve to keep the water temperature low enough to be comfortable.
I added floor heat to our kitchen by simply rerouting the 3/4" pipes so they go back and forth between the floor joists. I didn't add the metal plates usually used to improve heat transfer, since the water comes out of the boiler at 175 degrees F. This setup works great; the floor is slightly warm and the kitchen is at a comfortable temperature, even though there's only a single six foot baseboard in the kitchen. (I also added a "toekick heater" to add a bit more capacity; it's difficult to get enough baseboard into a kitchen because of all the cabinets.)
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