hydronic heat and hardwood floors

Kris Carlson

Have a customer who installed their own staple up hydronic tubing under hardwood floors. What is the maximum temperature he should run to avoid any damage to the floors?

JR_3

80 deg

You'll be ok as long as you keep your floor surface temp. below 80 degrees.

hr

Also

humidity has a big part in the health of wood floors. Wide swings in the humidity level in the house will show up in the wood flooring.

Todays tight homes can present challanges in maintaining a wood friendly level.

HVR units are becoming almost a "must have" to maintain air quality and humidity levels.

Some days you need to add humidty, some days you may have to remove. Depends on your climate also.

Most of the wood flooring manudfactures have good info at their websites.

www.launstein.com is a very progressive "pro radiant" heat, hardwood manufacture. They do a lot of onsite testing at their facility, and seem to be one of the more knowledgable wood flooring companies.

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Unknown

Get yourself a copy of the flooring guide ,,,

from the RPA. It's ALL in there. Flooring guys haven't a clue. They have heard the horror stories and that's what they will allways remember. Educate the flooring guys and you will be doing us all a favor. Here is the link and it's FREE!!!

http://www.radiantpanelassociation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=246

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John McArthur_2

MAKE SURE YOU USE 1/4 SAWN (CROSSCUT)WOOD, INSTEAD OF PLAIN SAWN. ALSO SOME SPECICIES ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS, OAK, CHERRY, SO ON.

OLY