Forced hot water heat options in small pantry?

pecmsg · August 13

so he’s giving you a 10 warranty parts and labor on that set up?

TheUpNorthState88 · August 28

I would not put anything in for such a small space. Just leave the door open and that will let enough warmth spread in.

kmdigital · August 28

If it's in fact a pantry, where food is stored, particularly things like potatoes, then I definitely wouldn't heat it. Yes, it'll definitely be a bit cooler, but that's a good thing for food storage.

30 years ago I did a radiantly heated house with gypcrete on top of the subfloor, and while installing the tubing we decided to make one loop in and back out of the pantry because it had a 5'-6' exterior wall. This was the homeowners decision. The following winter he told me that this was a mistake and he regretted installing this loop. In his words, potatoes won't keep and start rotting fairly quickly.

mikespipe · August 28

I would think running a bare pipe either copper or pex Infront of the toe kick on the cabinets would be adequate. you could put a grille in front and reflective material behind you would not notice it . I'm a fan of electric radiant heat. and put it in bathrooms whenever I can. it would work well and it only goes under the exposed floor. leaving the light on works but would probably be annoying.

SiteReader · August 28

How about a full-length louver door? It'll let some air in, and they can be quite attractive. I used to install them when I did small-scale finish carpentry years ago. Was just thinking how they were solid wood, not hollow-core (like the ones on my present laundry room) in those days. I'm sure you can still find them. Should easily be thin enough to fit the pocket-door slot.

Stuart Rogers · August 29

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Forced hot water heat options in small pantry?

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