This column describes some issues related to hydronic heating for which answers remain nonspecific.
This month’s column departs from the usual focus on a specific technical topic. Instead it describes some issues related to hydronic heating for which answers remain nonspecific. The beginning of a New Year seems an appropriate time to “broadcast” these concerns in hopes that 1997 will see some or all of them rectified. The incentive, as always, is to provide the best possible comfort and quality in the heating systems we provide our customers.
1. Use of wood flooring over heated floors. Inquiries on this topic come up almost daily at my office. I respond by describing the different approaches I have either seen, read about or discussed with others: