[VAC] Re: Radiant flooring

[Jodi & John Guerin <guerin3j@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Okay then,
         My 2 cents worth... There is a metal (I think aluminum, but maybe 
steel) product made to retrofit old houses with a radiant heating 
system.  It comes in small sheets (or maybe I should call them tiles) that 
have a couple of grooves to accomodate the tubing and they get stapled to 
the underside of the subfloor over the tubing.  The advantage to this 
system is that it protects the pipe, reflects the heat up and is easy to 
install.  The other thing that might be worth considering is a system that 
would be capable of using potable water instead of glycol.  Some radiant 
systems use food grade tubing (PEX I think) and run the water through the 
house's hot water system.  If you used something like this you could drain 
the system before towing.
         By the way, I think THOR should either hire a couple of you as a 
design team or throw their new designs to this list before production.
Jodi of J&J 1965 Caravel