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I am building a new house and the owner wants to place electric heating mesh under the tile floor in the master bath. Anyone know of a better alternative for bathroom heating. The heating system for the house is LP/forced hot air with an AC coil.

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  • Ken_8
    Ken_8 Member Posts: 1,640
    Mike,

    There's been a lot of talk here about so-called "open sytsems," suggesting the same heater that makes hot water could also be used for small ancillary loads - like radinat.

    The feedback from here was about 95% negative against viability of that method of heating.

    I suspect a dedicated LP or electric water heater and a water based system could be done - but the small section considered may be the ideal candidate for an electric radiant application.

    Bottom line - the electric layout might be the only viable solution that makes sense.

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  • Unknown
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    here's a thought

    ditch the FHA!!!!!! :D

    sorry, hydronic snob.

    anyway, small heat exchanger, couple of non ferrous pumps, tempering valve set low... electric is probably best for a one room addition like this with no other hydronics in the home. it would be more worthwhile to add the hydronics if you were doing more than just the bathroom.
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  • Dale
    Dale Member Posts: 1,317
    Probably best way

    The new elect mesh have programable stats so you get it toasty warm when you get up and shower and it goes off the rest of the day, pretty cheap way to floor warm if that all that's needed. This months IAEA, mag www.iaea.org for electrical inspectors page 96 had a nice UL listing question covering the topic, the pads for concrete pour and tile pour aren't rated the same so I would check for the application.
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