Dan, was it hot water heat in the floors in the original Levit town homes on Long Island most are what are called a Cape cod styled home. . we have the same here in tis neighborhood but non have heat in the floors. Lee
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 08:01:42AM -0500, Dan Rossi wrote: > Blaine, > > You don't hear water moving through the pipes in a hot water system. I > already have hot water heat, but it is via big cast iron radiators. I > would prefer heating through the floor rather than big clunky, ugly, > radiators. It is a more comfortable heat, and they say you can actually > keep the house a few degrees cooler because you quote feel warmer. I can > believe this as when my thermostat says 70 degrees, a thermometer on the > floor reads 62. > > I am looking at the radiant, hhydronnic heat as a replacement heat source, > so the house slippers don't really come into play here. *GRIN* > > I've never liked forced air heat. I find it noisy, dusty, and uneven. > I've had hot water heat in every place I've lived except for two, and I've > always preferred hot water. Hot water under the floor is just the next > step. > > Last summer I met a woman who had a house built totally off the grid. She > lives in Colorado, which is known for sun, but not necessarily warm > winters. She has solar heated hot water for both potable and radiant > heat. She also has solar for electricity. The house was specifically > designed for these features, so it was a lot easier than trying to > retrofit an old house. > > Anyway, I really don't feel like digging out my heat transfer textbook > from my college days, so I will just let the discussion of watts and > melting snow die quietly. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu > Tel: (412) 268-9081 -- You will be audited by the Internal Revenue Service.
