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Old 12-07-2007, 11:21 PM   #1
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I am installing a radiant heat system in my home. I will be installing a zone in the basement cement pad. Do I have to put down 1 inch foam insulation under the tubing? I had not put that in my budget, the foam will cost me an extra $800.00!! It is a ranch and it will also have tubing between the floor joists.

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Old 12-08-2007, 04:33 PM   #2
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foil backed double bubble wrap is sufficent also.....
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Old 12-11-2007, 10:58 AM   #3
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The choice of putting insulation under the tubing is about just heating the heavy mass above it or the entire ground mass below as well. That is a time and cost choice. The better the thermal break between the ground and above, the quicker reaction and less costly the result.
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More electrical energy use contributes to more global warming issues in future.
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