Radiant floor heating in a shower.

Dan Peel

Low temp sources of course work best in radiant but don't dismiss the added heat available from a slightly oversized panel rad or towel rail. Do the math then match the equipment to the design load, you'll be impressed with the comfort results. Enjoy.....Dan

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Chuck_7

I am looking at radiant floor heat in a residential bathroom. The custom shower (35sf+)will take up 1/3 of the room. It will probably be a tile floor. The load in the room is pretty high so I need the area. I can not think of a down side of using the shower floor in addition to the rest of the floor.

Chuck_7

Bathroom load

A related question - two of the bathrooms have much higher loads than can be handled by the floor at say 25bthu/sf. What supplimentary heat sources have been successful?

Dan Peel

Bath heat

Shower floors, walls, bath ceilings - all great places for radiant. Supplemental heat can come in the form of baseboard, panel radiator or hydronic towel warmers. You sure have no shortage of choice during a bath build, reno or upgrade. Enjoy.....Dan

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Ted_9

Or like Dan said the wall or shower floor could give you that extra heat needed. Do the whole shower especially if its tile.

Chuck_7

Shower walls sounds like a good idea. I like towel warmers, but in this case the system hot water will be from a ground source water-to-water heat pump, so the temperature is limited.