This works well when you cannot access the floor from below.
Sub floor heating tubing.
A single length of tubing will loop under each first floor room.
Flooring layers that lay above the radiant coils and the subfloor benefit from the simple fact that heat rises.
This is what feels naturally comfortable to our bodies.
A low profile line voltage system it features gradual warmth from low wattage resistance heating of ultra thin flexible radiant heat film.
Easy to configure and quick to install smarttrac is a flexible solution for any new construction or remodeling project.
Installing radiant tubing on top of a subfloor.
A pex radiant floor heating system can be the most comfortable efficient and often may be installed for less than other heat delivery hydronic systems.
Hold the tubing against the underside of the subfloor and put an aluminum plate over it.
Photo by russell kaye in first floor living spaces.
Hydronic systems work by circulating warm water through in floor heat tubing.
Warm water systems run hot water through pipes to create heat whereas electric underfloor heating heats wiring beneath the floor to generate heat.
As might be expected direct or close contact heating always transmits the most heat.
Radiant floor heat stratifies the heat from the feet to the head.
Let us show you how.
This works well when you cannot access the floor from below.
The best way to retrofit radiant floor heating without disturbing an existing floor is to do it from below against the underside of the subfloor.
Staple the plate to the subfloor.
Pex is an acronym for cross linked polyethylene a plastic tubing installers use for hydronic radiant heating systems.
Both provide heating in a room from the floor up for consistent efficient warmth.
You can use a boiler or a standard water heater to warm the water for these systems.
Smarttrac hydronic radiant floor heating.
Subfloor heating systems rest between the subfloor and the floor covering.
Learn how to install radiant heating on top of a subfloor.
Space the plates along the tubing as directed by the manufacturer.
Learn how to install radiant heating on top of a subfloor.
Installing tubing within a subfloor.
If you have multiple loops put a piece of tape on the ends of the tubing and label which end is connected to the heat source and which returns to the heat.
The feet are always warmer than the head.
Smarttrac is a non structural modular panel system designed to simplify radiant heating and cooling installations in subfloor wall and ceiling applications.