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Why do we use aluminium for radiant floor heating?

If you have ever wondered why we use aluminium for fins in radiant floor heating here is a simple visual example:

This image is actually to show the benefits of fiberglass over other materials for windows (it conducts very little heat). But the image also shows that aluminium conducts three times more than [...]

Adding a Concrete Sub Floor Heat Collector

I’ve put pex tubes between joists under the subfloor. that is how my radiant guy designed it. The whole theory that as long as you contain the heat it will get to the room eventually etc, etc. I also couldn’t put them above the floor due to a low ceiling.

Since then I [...]

Sound Proofing and Heat Transfer Subfloor

We have a floor with a high ceiling which means we can lay the pex tubing on top of the subfloor instead of hanging the tubing beneath. The pex tubing takes up valuable space and you can only lay it on top of the subfloor if you have the ceiling height.

Having the [...]