Radiant bathroom floor from single pipe steam

PM_2

I thought so, tell me where to get diagams and flow rates etc.

PM_2

Grandma's new bathroom

Grandma is getting a new bathroom. I'd like to put hydronic radiant in the floor but the only heat source is a boiler/single pipe steam. What is the best way to create 110 deg F water? What books should I read?

PS DHW is gas fired.

bob young

magic

to do radiant with one pipe steam you could use a book on magic. don't think it can work

PM_2

I know there are ways to heat DHW with a steam boiler, this can't be too different.

bob young

dedicated loop

you could run a condensate loop circuit w/ pump,controls,piping, bypass etc. i thought you wanted to use the existing steam branch as a source. you are correct , its no big deal. a hour or two work & a few bucks for material. get on it ,you will enjoy it.

Ted_9

Electric

Electric may work well here.


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PM_2

electric

Yeah, I know. But she keeps the house 76 degrees all winter, and I'm much more concerned about the monthly cost than the install cost.

You ever notice that the house is t-shirt and shorts temp all year and grandma complains that all anyone does when they come over is take a nap?

Bob W._3

Go to the upper left menu and click on Heating Q&A. Then click on condensate hot water heating. That will get you to designing a hot water loop. Then ask the pros here how you get from there to the radiant temps you desire. I'll be interested in their answer as well.

PM_2

Thanks, Got it. Easy really.

Mike T., Swampeast MO

If the rest of the house is quite warm and the bath doesn't have a lot of glass/exposed walls, and it's not too large, and your electric isn't ridiculously expensive then I'd go with the electric. Easy to control and quite inexpensive to install. Just make certain you get a floor temp sensing controller.