I am inching toward replacing my electric base board heating with gas-heated hotwater in-floor heat.
My plumber is suggesting two things that I fear may be misguided (and once I cover the installation with concrete and flooring I don't want to be making a mistake.)
First, my plumber seems to prefer copper pipe tubing instead of plastic. some friends with in-floor heat say that the risk of a copper tubing joint failing is too great and that plastic tubing is a much safer and better option.
does copper tube in this day and age make any sense?
Second, I don't want to lose any headroom in this living area. I understood from my plumber that even with hotwater I only need to lose 1.5" or so once the installation is done.
A friend sugggests that a much deeper concrete pad is required to spread the heat most efficiently.
any comments?
Peter Stock
My plumber is suggesting two things that I fear may be misguided (and once I cover the installation with concrete and flooring I don't want to be making a mistake.)
First, my plumber seems to prefer copper pipe tubing instead of plastic. some friends with in-floor heat say that the risk of a copper tubing joint failing is too great and that plastic tubing is a much safer and better option.
does copper tube in this day and age make any sense?
Second, I don't want to lose any headroom in this living area. I understood from my plumber that even with hotwater I only need to lose 1.5" or so once the installation is done.
A friend sugggests that a much deeper concrete pad is required to spread the heat most efficiently.
any comments?
Peter Stock