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Heating basement floor with water heater
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Can I simply add a loop of pex from my water heater, under my flooring, and back into itself? Would I need some sort of pump? I haven't laid the tile yet and water heater is right on the outside wall of the bathroom I'm building. Would I need to put this between the backer and the tile?
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Can I simply add a loop of pex from my water heater, under my flooring, and back into itself? Would I need some sort of pump? I haven't laid the tile yet and water heater is right on the outside wall of the bathroom I'm building. Would I need to put this between the backer and the tile?
basement heating floor
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An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
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Can I simply add a loop of pex from my water heater, under my flooring, and back into itself? Would I need some sort of pump? I haven't laid the tile yet and water heater is right on the outside wall of the bathroom I'm building. Would I need to put this between the backer and the tile?
basement heating floor
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Can I simply add a loop of pex from my water heater, under my flooring, and back into itself? Would I need some sort of pump? I haven't laid the tile yet and water heater is right on the outside wall of the bathroom I'm building. Would I need to put this between the backer and the tile?
basement heating floor
basement heating floor
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An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
– blacksmith37
41 mins ago
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An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
– blacksmith37
41 mins ago
An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
– blacksmith37
41 mins ago
An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
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Adding hydronic radiant floor heating is a lot more complicated than you could imagine. To do a system for a bathroom running off of a domestic water tank, in operation for potable water requires all potable water components. Potable water components are expensive.
This is the simplest picture I could find and it still doesn't technically apply to you
www.floorheatsystems.com
The storage tank isn't being used for domestic water. It's only being used for floor heating.
Other things that you need to consider are legionnaires bacteria radiant floor temperatures are right at the bacteria's ideal growth temperature of around 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Solution
Electric radiant floor heating is your best bet.
Resistive electric floor heating mats are available 
www.findanyfloor.com
This requires a little bit of electrical but is much simpler to install. It's also much thinner then pex.
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A loop unto itself cannot flow.
Seriously. Imagine a hula-hoop full of water. Not much floor will get heated from that.
You need a suitable pump and thermostatic control, plus it may not be legal to tie heating into your potable water supply. Most floor and radiator heating systems are closed-loop and contain anti-freeze and anti-microbial treatments.
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I tried heating my garage in the winter using my water heater and all copper piping connected to finned tube radiation. What a waste of my time and money. With the water heater temperature set at 130 degrees and a small bronze pump the finned tube radiation yielded almost no heating. If you want to heat the floor it can be done but you will need a lot of under the floor tubing and not just a few feet of it due to the relatively low water tank temperature. If you have a hot air furnace you can heat the basement fairly well if you do it correctly
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Adding hydronic radiant floor heating is a lot more complicated than you could imagine. To do a system for a bathroom running off of a domestic water tank, in operation for potable water requires all potable water components. Potable water components are expensive.
This is the simplest picture I could find and it still doesn't technically apply to youwww.floorheatsystems.com
The storage tank isn't being used for domestic water. It's only being used for floor heating.
Other things that you need to consider are legionnaires bacteria radiant floor temperatures are right at the bacteria's ideal growth temperature of around 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Solution
Electric radiant floor heating is your best bet.
Resistive electric floor heating mats are available www.findanyfloor.com
This requires a little bit of electrical but is much simpler to install. It's also much thinner then pex.
edited 1 hour ago
isherwood
49k456124
answered 2 hours ago
Joe FalaJoe Fala
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Adding hydronic radiant floor heating is a lot more complicated than you could imagine. To do a system for a bathroom running off of a domestic water tank, in operation for potable water requires all potable water components. Potable water components are expensive.
This is the simplest picture I could find and it still doesn't technically apply to youwww.floorheatsystems.com
The storage tank isn't being used for domestic water. It's only being used for floor heating.
Other things that you need to consider are legionnaires bacteria radiant floor temperatures are right at the bacteria's ideal growth temperature of around 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Solution
Electric radiant floor heating is your best bet.
Resistive electric floor heating mats are available www.findanyfloor.com
This requires a little bit of electrical but is much simpler to install. It's also much thinner then pex.
edited 1 hour ago
isherwood
49k456124
answered 2 hours ago
Joe FalaJoe Fala
1,866117
add a comment |
Adding hydronic radiant floor heating is a lot more complicated than you could imagine. To do a system for a bathroom running off of a domestic water tank, in operation for potable water requires all potable water components. Potable water components are expensive.
This is the simplest picture I could find and it still doesn't technically apply to youwww.floorheatsystems.com
The storage tank isn't being used for domestic water. It's only being used for floor heating.
Other things that you need to consider are legionnaires bacteria radiant floor temperatures are right at the bacteria's ideal growth temperature of around 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Solution
Electric radiant floor heating is your best bet.
Resistive electric floor heating mats are available www.findanyfloor.com
This requires a little bit of electrical but is much simpler to install. It's also much thinner then pex.
edited 1 hour ago
isherwood
49k456124
answered 2 hours ago
Joe FalaJoe Fala
1,866117
Adding hydronic radiant floor heating is a lot more complicated than you could imagine. To do a system for a bathroom running off of a domestic water tank, in operation for potable water requires all potable water components. Potable water components are expensive.
This is the simplest picture I could find and it still doesn't technically apply to youwww.floorheatsystems.com
The storage tank isn't being used for domestic water. It's only being used for floor heating.
Other things that you need to consider are legionnaires bacteria radiant floor temperatures are right at the bacteria's ideal growth temperature of around 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Solution
Electric radiant floor heating is your best bet.
Resistive electric floor heating mats are available www.findanyfloor.com
This requires a little bit of electrical but is much simpler to install. It's also much thinner then pex.
edited 1 hour ago
isherwood
49k456124
answered 2 hours ago
Joe FalaJoe Fala
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edited 1 hour ago
isherwood
49k456124
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isherwood
49k456124
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isherwood
49k456124
49k456124
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A loop unto itself cannot flow.
Seriously. Imagine a hula-hoop full of water. Not much floor will get heated from that.
You need a suitable pump and thermostatic control, plus it may not be legal to tie heating into your potable water supply. Most floor and radiator heating systems are closed-loop and contain anti-freeze and anti-microbial treatments.
answered 3 hours ago
isherwoodisherwood
49k456124
add a comment |
A loop unto itself cannot flow.
Seriously. Imagine a hula-hoop full of water. Not much floor will get heated from that.
You need a suitable pump and thermostatic control, plus it may not be legal to tie heating into your potable water supply. Most floor and radiator heating systems are closed-loop and contain anti-freeze and anti-microbial treatments.
answered 3 hours ago
isherwoodisherwood
49k456124
add a comment |
A loop unto itself cannot flow.
Seriously. Imagine a hula-hoop full of water. Not much floor will get heated from that.
You need a suitable pump and thermostatic control, plus it may not be legal to tie heating into your potable water supply. Most floor and radiator heating systems are closed-loop and contain anti-freeze and anti-microbial treatments.
answered 3 hours ago
isherwoodisherwood
49k456124
A loop unto itself cannot flow.
Seriously. Imagine a hula-hoop full of water. Not much floor will get heated from that.
You need a suitable pump and thermostatic control, plus it may not be legal to tie heating into your potable water supply. Most floor and radiator heating systems are closed-loop and contain anti-freeze and anti-microbial treatments.
answered 3 hours ago
isherwoodisherwood
49k456124
answered 3 hours ago
isherwoodisherwood
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I tried heating my garage in the winter using my water heater and all copper piping connected to finned tube radiation. What a waste of my time and money. With the water heater temperature set at 130 degrees and a small bronze pump the finned tube radiation yielded almost no heating. If you want to heat the floor it can be done but you will need a lot of under the floor tubing and not just a few feet of it due to the relatively low water tank temperature. If you have a hot air furnace you can heat the basement fairly well if you do it correctly
answered 1 hour ago
d.georged.george
5,8532814
add a comment |
I tried heating my garage in the winter using my water heater and all copper piping connected to finned tube radiation. What a waste of my time and money. With the water heater temperature set at 130 degrees and a small bronze pump the finned tube radiation yielded almost no heating. If you want to heat the floor it can be done but you will need a lot of under the floor tubing and not just a few feet of it due to the relatively low water tank temperature. If you have a hot air furnace you can heat the basement fairly well if you do it correctly
answered 1 hour ago
d.georged.george
5,8532814
add a comment |
I tried heating my garage in the winter using my water heater and all copper piping connected to finned tube radiation. What a waste of my time and money. With the water heater temperature set at 130 degrees and a small bronze pump the finned tube radiation yielded almost no heating. If you want to heat the floor it can be done but you will need a lot of under the floor tubing and not just a few feet of it due to the relatively low water tank temperature. If you have a hot air furnace you can heat the basement fairly well if you do it correctly
answered 1 hour ago
d.georged.george
5,8532814
I tried heating my garage in the winter using my water heater and all copper piping connected to finned tube radiation. What a waste of my time and money. With the water heater temperature set at 130 degrees and a small bronze pump the finned tube radiation yielded almost no heating. If you want to heat the floor it can be done but you will need a lot of under the floor tubing and not just a few feet of it due to the relatively low water tank temperature. If you have a hot air furnace you can heat the basement fairly well if you do it correctly
answered 1 hour ago
d.georged.george
5,8532814
answered 1 hour ago
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An electric space heater with a fan would be more practical.
– blacksmith37
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