Hi Ron, With respect, it is mainly radiant heat and does not convect much. In the one room my home that I have it in it doesn't appear to convect. I'm sure there is some convection, but nothing like that from a point source such as a fireplace or hot water radiator. At 07:27 PM 6/26/2009 -0500, you wrote: >Don wrote: >> Hi Ron, >> >> Wow, for once, I don't agree! >> >> Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating | CMHC >> Hydronic radiant floor heating is a system of plastic or metal tubes/pipes >> laid within a floor that carries hot water into specific rooms or “zones”, > >Don, I know what's being discussed. I understand the concept. >My only point is that while there is some radiant heat coming >off the floor, the bulk of the heating effect is convection, >from warm air rising off the heated floor. > >That's it. >Ron N >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.93/2204 - Release Date: 06/26/09 18:00:00 > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716
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