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Kritz_3
Kritz_3 Member Posts: 85
in THE MAIN WALL
Just a quick one, what is the recomended spacing between pieces of tracking when putting down 1/2" PEX?
Thanks in advance!! Happy 4th.

Steve

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  • Jim Erhardt
    Jim Erhardt Member Posts: 52
    Depending....

    ...on the thickness of the slab going over it, 3 or 4 feet will usually be fine. For thin slabs, you should space them closer.
  • Ted_5
    Ted_5 Member Posts: 272
    HeatLink says

    every 30". Gypcrete pepole say every 16"

    Ted
  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    What surface are you going over?

    I have been looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive way to add radiant to an exisiting concrete slab, for some time now.

    The tube is the key component, I've found. By far the easiest to keep down is the tube(s) without memory.

    Rubber works well as it wants to lie flat anyways. I have used construction glue and nail straps with concrete nails, even with gyp over pours which really tend to "float tube" more than concrete pours. Keep i9n ming with gyp you only need to keep it fastened for an hour until the stuff goes off, and it is easy to squash a tube back down if it floats. Not so with concrete after the "mud" gets under the tube :)

    Here is an idea I have been noodling. I glued down some PAP a few months ago in my shop. Purposely put it in a traffic area so I would be sure to walk on it :)

    I really think this method would work with just a construction adhesive, and ocassional nail clamp, or the clip strips you mentioned, to hold spacing until the glue set.

    Any takers to try a slab this way?

    hot rod

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