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2000 year old radiant system.

gennady
gennady Member Posts: 839
in THE MAIN WALL
The day before yesterday I was at Masada in Israel.
These are photos of bath with radiant floors and walls.
Hot air was fanned under the floor and in ceramic pipes in the walls.


Gennady Tsakh
Absolute Mechanical Co. Inc.
IronmanCanucker

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,499
    That's called a "hypocaust", dating back to Roman times. The heat source was a fire, probably wood-fueled.
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  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    Yes! @gennady, my wife and I were there in 2008. Its pretty interesting isn't it?

    Didnt Korea have something similar they called "ondol" but fired with soft coal or something?
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!

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