radiant floor heat under tile

11-17-2008, 09:39 PM	#1
hayduke.klr07 Newbie   Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7	radiant floor heat under tile any thoughts out there on putting radiant heat straight onto the concrete? could it be a heat sink or not a problem?

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11-17-2008, 11:00 PM	#2
InPhase277 My License Ain't 4 Sale..   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, Ga/Hamilton, Al Posts: 1,813	radiant floor heat under tile Quote: Originally Posted by hayduke.klr07 any thoughts out there on putting radiant heat straight onto the concrete? could it be a heat sink or not a problem? Seems like the heat radiated from the bottom of the element would disappear into the concrete, and the heat from the top would heat the tile. I don't see how this could be avoided without a reflector of some kind between the heater and concrete.

11-18-2008, 12:16 AM	#3
DynahoeDave Owner-Builder     Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	radiant floor heat under tile Quote: Originally Posted by hayduke.klr07 any thoughts out there on putting radiant heat straight onto the concrete? could it be a heat sink or not a problem? Can you be a little more specific? My whole house is heated by radiant floor heat: http://home.comcast.net/~davidtief/heating.html