Sometimes there will be several heating zones served by one circulator – they may be split up using motorized zone valves such as this Taco Sentry model. This circulator is an ECM model that operates at variable speeds depending on the heating load. The hot water used in the radiant floor system is circulated with a small circulator. Each loop has a balancing valve (the red knobs in the picture) so that floor warmth is even across the room. Usually, the floor area is large enough to require several loops of PEX tubing that are supplied from a manifold in the mechanical area.
PEX is very flexible, doesn’t corrode or rust, is easy to connect to, and has a long service life. The supply and return piping to and from the radiant floor is usually PEX plastic tubing.
It can either be buried in a thin layer of concrete, connected to the floor from below, or part of the floor itself in an aluminum skin pressed onto wood (Warmboard).īy having such a large surface area to heat a room, the water temperature that flows through the tubing can be very low, much lower than in a conventional radiator or baseboard system.
The most common application of radiant tubing is to install it in the floor system. Here we will discuss the particular components of the typical radiant system. Radiant heating uses hot water – usually in the range of 85 F to 120 F – generated by a boiler, an air to water heat pump, a geothermal water to water heat pump, or a domestic hot water tank – to heat a building by using a large surface area with low temperature water. When you receive an invoice from us, we hope the information below will help clarify which parts and systems we worked on during our service visit. When you call for service, we hope they will help you to identify those parts of your system that may need service. I swear you wont be disappointed.The descriptions and pictures below are designed to foster a basic understanding of the parts of your radiant heating system. If you're looking for a place in which you are appreciated as more than just a number, then apply with Radiant. This is more than a dream "job", it's a dream "CAREER".
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