Baseboard to Radiant Floor

RLSSPC01

I have a galley kitchen and so space is limited. One whole corner is limited bc we have an older baseboard heater on it, so we can’t have lower cabinets in the whole corner. We are thinking of removing it and instead putting in radiant flooring. It’s a room in the middle of the house so insulated from the outside pretty well. Thoughts?

Ironman

Without knowing any construction details about your house, it’s not possible to say that a radiant floor will provide sufficient heat.

A load calc of the kitchen would be helpful, or at least the size and length of the baseboard.

Also beware that a radiant floor requires a much lower water temperature than baseboards. That means that a second lower water temperature zone must be created from your boiler. Without knowing any details about that or the system piping arrangement, I can’t say how involved that might be.

Heat transfer plates and insulation would also have to be installed under the floor or else one of the methods that goes on top would have to be employed which raise the floor height.

A simple toe kick heater is a much easier and less costly solution.

hot_rod

in the middle of the house surrounded by heated space? It shouldn’t take much heat unless it is doored off?

DCContrarian

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1831347#Comment_1831347

Or if there's unheated space above or below. But if it's heated on all six sides it shouldn't require any heat at all.

I second the recommendation for a toekick heater if heat is needed.