I have a question and thought I’d try Breaktime. I’m a custom homebuilder of approx. 15 years. We live in a very mild climate so I’m not up on all the latest zoned, in-floor or other “trick” heating systems. We use mostly hi-eff natural gas forced air systems in all of our homes. My question: We are currently building a 3600 sq.ft. home with forced air heating system. The owners want to be able to heat their TV or media room independently of the rest of the house so they can have it nice and toasty while watching a movie and not have to heat the whole house. My first thought was some type of baseboard heater in that room. It must be quiet which means probably no fan. Any suggestions?
Thanks for any replies, Dennis
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Direct vent gas fireplace fit the plans?
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go to http://www.rennai.us the have a pretty interesting wall mount heater...
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Put the room on the system the same as the rest of the house.
Add electric rfh.
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As Luka said, electric radiant cabling under the flooring.
But, I would only do this if the finish was to be ceramic or stone tile.
I've done it only in bathrooms, but always under tile. It is simple to install, and very effective.
For about 80 sf of application, I would budget $500 for materials, and another $250 for labor. Those are raw costs to the builder.
At least one manufacture has out electric radiant heating systems that are sepc'd to go under carpet, wood, and vynal.
Who dat?
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In a media room, you don't want a hard surface floor - it causes the sound to bounce around. Same is true for walls and ceiling, actually. But I would think the electronics should generate enough heat, - just make sure the heat is directed back in the room.Look for liquid filled baseboard heaters to keep noise down. I have yet to find a regular heating element type that doesn't make noise as it expands and contracts againest the holders.
what the house needs is to have a ultra-zone, dura-zone, or a calif. economizer installed. this will allow the room temperarures to be set independantly. Each room or zone will have its own thermostat, with it's own setpiont. This will supply the residents with the most control over the room temperature. They will be able to heat or cool the space.
Isn't there a description of installing the electric radiant floor heat in this months issue of Fine Home Building? I can't see any reason the product should work under certain other types of flooring as well as tile.(with regard for the manufacturers directions)
Last year I didn't know what any of this stuff meant.
I've had great results using Econo-Heaters. They're manufactured in South Africa, and very popular in Europe. The URL is http://www.eheat.us. Very easy on the energy consumption.
These things mount 1" off the wall, and the gap provides a convection effect in addition to radiant heat. Recently put two of them in a bodyworker's treatment room, where she needed to keep the room at about 80°F, but the rest of the suite needs to be regular room temperature. Room is 12' x 26'. Total satisfaction. The install was a retrofit, so wiring under the baseboards took most of a day. Two heaters and a hardwired programmable thermostat cost less than $300 shipped.
I've done a half-dozen other installations of these things, and everybody's happy.
Dennis,
Back when I lived in San Diego, I heated my 400 sq ft master b'rm addition with a unit from pelonis. Ceiling fan/light/ceramic heater combo. Provided over 4K btu.
For San Diego's climate, it was ideal!
http://www.pelonis.com/ceiling.htm
Drew