mh183 said:pros and cons which system to use
TOMWELDS2 said:The Nuheat systems we install have a ground fault/ohms alarm (about $20) That you clip on the leads in the thermo box and leave until trim..it will start beeping if someone damages the mat or wires..
Sorry, e, but I have to disagree with you. Last year, I installed a fairly large floor-heat system in a new kitchen w/ full bath addition, around 400 sq.ft., controlled by a single automatic T-stat. The customer absolutely loves the system.e57 said:Useless waste of energy IMO. I beleive the UL people have limited these things with good reason to a certain amount of wattage per foot - but not enough to be effective in thicker materials. If you are to install them you need to remind people that they do not heat the room - and for that matter will be barely noticable when even turned on for a while. Sure it will take the chill off a bare foot barely - but this is a hardly effective method of doing so. And usually ends up in a finger pointing party at the end as customer expectation is usually too high. As we are not in control of the stone/tile thickness or other factors in thier effectiveness - let the tile guy sell them...
e57 said:Useless waste of energy IMO. I beleive the UL people have limited these things with good reason to a certain amount of wattage per foot - but not enough to be effective in thicker materials. If you are to install them you need to remind people that they do not heat the room - and for that matter will be barely noticable when even turned on for a while. Sure it will take the chill off a bare foot barely - but this is a hardly effective method of doing so. And usually ends up in a finger pointing party at the end as customer expectation is usually too high. As we are not in control of the stone/tile thickness or other factors in thier effectiveness - let the tile guy sell them...
e57 said:Useless waste of energy IMO. I beleive the UL people have limited these things with good reason to a certain amount of wattage per foot - but not enough to be effective in thicker materials. If you are to install them you need to remind people that they do not heat the room - and for that matter will be barely noticable when even turned on for a while. Sure it will take the chill off a bare foot barely - but this is a hardly effective method of doing so. And usually ends up in a finger pointing party at the end as customer expectation is usually too high. As we are not in control of the stone/tile thickness or other factors in thier effectiveness - let the tile guy sell them...
stickboy1375 said:You are installing them wrong if your customer is unhappy...
e57 said:Useless waste of energy IMO. I beleive the UL people have limited these things with good reason to a certain amount of wattage per foot - but not enough to be effective in thicker materials. If you are to install them you need to remind people that they do not heat the room - and for that matter will be barely noticable when even turned on for a while. Sure it will take the chill off a bare foot barely - but this is a hardly effective method of doing so. And usually ends up in a finger pointing party at the end as customer expectation is usually too high. As we are not in control of the stone/tile thickness or other factors in thier effectiveness - let the tile guy sell them...