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Radiant Panel Over Asbestos Floor Tile

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in THE MAIN WALL
Ditto on the smell...

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  • Scott Kohler_2
    Scott Kohler_2 Member Posts: 8
    Radiant Panel Over Asbestos Floor Tile

    Has anyone ever used a Quick Track(Uponor) type radiant panel over an existing slab floor w/ asbestos floor tile? My customer believes the floor tile will act as an insulator but I don't have any documentation to back that up. The tile will of course add some factor f/ insulation between the Quick Track and the slab but I don't think it would be enough. Of course the only information about asbestos floor tile available on the web concerns it's possible link to illness.
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,983
    It's the adhesive

    that would concern me more. Better find out what it's "comfort levels" are. I have witnessed moving tiles over a staple up radiant. Didn't smell so nice either.

    hot rod
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • Pinball
    Pinball Member Posts: 249


    First of all,how are you attaching the QT to the concrete/tile floor? I've shot down 3/4 plywood first then screwed the QT down.

    With the typically low water temps of QT, the plywood, should be enough of a thermal break to prevent overheating the tile, and any offgassing that may occur.It should also seperate the cold concrete, from the warm finished floor.

    Al (pinball)
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