In Floor Heat Over Concrete Slab

Connect the plastic tubing to a pump which is connected to a separate water heater that circulates hot water through the tubing.

In floor heat over concrete slab.

Active 1 year ago. What is the best way to go about installing the in floor. How to install hydronic radiant heat over concrete slab. I have 3 of space to use.

The heat from the radiant heated floor rises to heat all surfaces in a room or home. Radiant heat warms a floor s surface through electric mats or water tubing installed on the surface of a concrete floor and encased in an additional thin layer of concrete or thinset. The house was in colorado at 5 800 ft altitude. If you will be using a concrete slab or basement slab it is important to utilize the exterior perimeter insulation as well as under slab insulation.

Fill any cracks in the concrete and use self leveling compounds if necessary to ensure the concrete is. Screw down a track with precut grooves for plastic tubing to the plywood subfloor. I would like to install radiant heat on top of the floor. Ask question asked 5 years 1 month ago.

It was poured over the ground without any barriers put down first. Secure a plywood subfloor to the concrete slab. Adhered them to the concrete floor then over the top with a vapor barrier and 3 4 osb then carpet over that. To pour another 3 concrete slab on the existing floor.

Cerazorb acts as a moisture resistant barrier that does not absorb water or swell under the effects of heat or cold weather. The tubing is attached to a 6 6 welded wire mesh using plastic or wire ties. Insert flexible plastic tubing into the track. For concrete floor radiant heating systems the warm water tubing or electric heating elements can either be embedded within the slab on grade anywhere from the bottom of the slab to within 2 inches of the surface depending on the design and installation technique or fastened to the top of a concrete subfloor and then covered with an overlay.

The tubing inches on center should be determined by a calculated heat loss.