JFCarbonneau
New Member
Hi,
My wife and I are in the process of buying a modular home in New Hampshire and we would like to use radiant floor as our main source of heating. We have heard however that underfloor radiant heating isn’t working too well with our Northeastern winters. Apparently, the system is unlikely to be warm enough to heat the house comfortably unless we install the pex over the floor with "warmboards" for example?
The floor is made of ¾ inches OSB sheating and we would use aluminum transfer plate to attach the pex tubing under the floor. We would also use one layer of ¼ inch cement HardieBacker® Board before tiling the floor. Will this system work with water heated at 120 degrees for example?
All advices and suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance!
Jean-Francois
My wife and I are in the process of buying a modular home in New Hampshire and we would like to use radiant floor as our main source of heating. We have heard however that underfloor radiant heating isn’t working too well with our Northeastern winters. Apparently, the system is unlikely to be warm enough to heat the house comfortably unless we install the pex over the floor with "warmboards" for example?
The floor is made of ¾ inches OSB sheating and we would use aluminum transfer plate to attach the pex tubing under the floor. We would also use one layer of ¼ inch cement HardieBacker® Board before tiling the floor. Will this system work with water heated at 120 degrees for example?
All advices and suggestions are welcome! Thanks in advance!
Jean-Francois