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Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 10:16 AM
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Posted on Friday, October 31, 2014 10:15 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Thick concrete slabs are ideal for storing heat from solar energy systems, which have a fluctuating heat output. The downside of thick slabs is their slow thermal response time, which makes strategies such as night or daytime setbacks difficult if not impossible. Most experts recommend maintaining a constant temperature in homes with these heating systems."
Source: http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/radiant-heating |
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Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:08 AM
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Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:07 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Whether you use cables or tubing, the methods of installing electric and hydronic radiant systems in floors are similar. So-called "wet" installations embed the cables or tubing in a solid floor and are the oldest form of modern radiant floor systems. The tubing or cable can be embedded in a thick concrete foundation slab (commonly used in "slab" ranch houses that don't have basements) or in a thin layer of concrete, gypsum, or other material installed on top of a subfloor. |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:58 AM
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Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:57 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Hydronic (liquid) systems are the most popular and cost-effective radiant heating systems for heating-dominated climates. Hydronic radiant floor systems pump heated water from a boiler through tubing laid in a pattern under the floor. In some systems, controlling the flow of hot water through each tubing loop by using zoning valves or pumps and thermostats regulates room temperatures. The cost of installing a hydronic radiant floor varies by location and depends on the size of the home, the type of installation, the floor covering, remoteness of the site, and the cost of labor. |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:45 AM
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Posted on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:43 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Electric radiant floors may also make sense for home additions if it would be impractical to extend the heating system into the new space. However, homeowners should examine other options, such as mini-split heat pumps, which operate more efficiently and have the added advantage of providing cooling."
Source: http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/radiant-heating |
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Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014 9:15 AM
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Posted on Monday, October 27, 2014 9:14 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Electric radiant floors typically consist of electric cables built into the floor. Systems that feature mats of electrically conductive plastic mounted on the sub-floor below a floor covering such as tile are also available. Because of the relatively high cost of electricity, electric radiant floors are usually only cost-effective if they include a significant thermal mass such as a thick concrete floor and your electric utility company offers time-of-use rates. |
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Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014 8:38 AM
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Posted on Friday, October 24, 2014 8:35 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Air cannot hold large amounts of heat, so radiant air floors are not cost-effective in residential applications, and are seldom installed. Although they can be combined with solar air heating systems, those systems suffer from the obvious drawback of only producing heat in the daytime, when heating loads are generally lower. The inefficiency of trying to heat a home with a conventional furnace by pumping air through the floors at night outweighs the benefits of using solar heat during the day. |
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Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 9:36 AM
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Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2014 9:33 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"There are three types of radiant floor heat -- radiant air floors (air is the heat-carrying medium), electric radiant floors, and hot water (hydronic) radiant floors. You can further categorize these types by installation. Those that make use of the large thermal mass of a concrete slab floor or lightweight concrete over a wooden sub-floor are called "wet installations,” and those in which the installer "sandwiches" the radiant floor tubing between two layers of plywood or attaches the tubing under the finished floor or sub-floor are called "dry installations. |
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Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:11 AM
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Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 9:10 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Despite its name, radiant floor heating depends heavily on convection, the natural circulation of heat within a room as air warmed by the floor rises. Radiant floor heating systems are significantly different from the radiant panels used in walls and ceilings."
Source: http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/radiant-heating |
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Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:25 AM
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Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:24 AM
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Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:23 AM
Atlantis Business Consulting's Tip of the Day is:
"Radiant heating systems supply heat directly to the floor or to panels in the wall or ceiling of a house. The systems depend largely on radiant heat transfer -- the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the people and objects in the room via infrared radiation. Radiant heating is the effect you feel when you can feel the warmth of a hot stove-top element from across the room. When radiant heating is located in the floor, it is often called radiant floor heating or simply floor heating. |
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Posted on Friday, October 17, 2014 11:42 AM
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