So even if there are no existing plans for the radiant floor heating or a snow melting system installing pex tubing in it may turn out to be a good decision.
Central heating pipes in concrete floor.
Plumbing forum plumbing advice.
I have recently bought a house with an electric heating.
Remember since you will only have 1 chance to pour the concrete slab you will only have 1 chance to put the pex tubing in it.
Monday 31st march 2014.
I need to remove some concrete from my living room floor for two reasons.
There s a very strong chance that there are central heating pipes where i want to remove concrete.
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As the house has concrete floors i don t want to rip the floors up to get the central heating installed and want the pipes to run down the wall through cupboards etc.
Posted 7 years ago wwaswas.
I m a complete novice on such issues.
Central heating pipes concrete floor grrr.
My house has concrete floors on the ground floor and the rad and central heating pipes run between the wall and plasterboard via 10mm microbore piping.
I want to replace this with oil fired central heating.
There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric.
The most cost effective system for medium to larger homes is hydronic since the amount of power it would take to heat a whole home with electric would be substantial.
Plastic central heating pipes buried in concrete.
Ducting system for heating pipes in concrete.
Basic materials for radiant floor heat installation in a slab.
How does radiant heat work.
Help leak under concrete floor.
Completing on a new house.