Hello all. I’m new here, some great discussions. I’m a carpenter/woodworker with a recently purchased home in Western Mass. Looking to put a seperate heating system in 1/2 of the house which is all over a 3′ crawl space, about 1200sf. Has anybody tried to install under floor radiant tubing like Radiantec, in this situation? I think it may be too cumbersome working in the the crawl. Baseboard is not an option. Thanks for any input. Bruce
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do not use the large diameter pipe.
Use oxygen barrier, 1/2" dia pipe NOT GREATER than 8" o.c.
It won't be fun, but it would be doable. worst part is probably the grinding of nails before hand.
Make sure someone does an actual heat load calculation before you do the install. Not an "energy factor" calculation. A heat load calculation. These reference something we call "BTUs" ;) There are several ways to install under the floor... strong, medium and weak (heavy, light and no plates) and which one you need depends on the load and floor coverings.
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