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LiliP
LiliP Member Posts: 8
in Radiant Heating
I just got a really heavy entertainment center cabinet, I live in a condo that was build in 1978 and I have radiator baseboard heaters.
I can feel the floor is warm where the pipes run through under the floor , Should I avoid to put the heavy cabinet where the floor is warm? My concern is that is it possible that the cabinet can crash the pipes underneath?

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  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    Is the floor concrete? Do you see any deflection when you placed the entertainment center?

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

    LiliP
  • LiliP
    LiliP Member Posts: 8
    I don’t see any deflection because I have granite tiles floor ,and I’m not sure if the floor base is concrete.
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,720
    If the tiles don't crack, neither will the pipes.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
    LiliPSTEVEusaPA
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 7,064
    You could run a truck over the pipes and not crush them!
    LiliP

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