radiant heat system

[Terry Beckingham]

Marcel,

I have a brother inlaw who has wires running inside the ceiling of his 
home. The heat is very gentle and there is no sensation of heat radiating 
down from the ceiling. The house is warm though. Only problem is being sure 
not to sever a wire while hanging anything from the ceiling.

Terry Beckingham
Assoc. Member PTG

At 03:56 PM 3/15/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>OK, I didn't say that it was microwaves... The system is in the
>ceiling and I have not seen it myself and don't know too much about
>them. I was told by my client that this system is supposed to work by
>heating objects and/or people in the room. I knew about the floor
>heating water heating, but she said this was some kind of radiant
>energy (waves of some sort). I went to a few websites mostly of
>installation companies and they did mention waves (infrared ???).
>
>Sorry for the confusion.
>
>Marcel Carey, RPT
>Sherbrooke, Qc
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> > Behalf Of Jason Kanter
> > Sent: 15 mars, 2004 09:38
> > To: Pianotech
> > Subject: Re: radiant heath system
> >
> >
> > It doesn't sound like Marcel is talking about an
> > in-the-floor system, since
> > he said it "looks like a kind of microwave." Perhaps,
> > Marcel, you could
> > specify a little more about what kind of heating this is?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joel Jones" <jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: radiant heath system
> >
> >
> > > On 3/15/04 5:55 AM, "Marcel Carey"
> > <mcpiano@globetrotter.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > A Yamaha C-5 owner is house shopping and has asked me
> > if a radiant
> > > > heating could harm her piano. I did a google search
> > only to find out
> > > > that this system heats the objects in a room and the
> > objects then heat
> > > > the surrounding air. Has any of you had experience with
> > this kind of
> > > > system? This system looks like a kind of microwave and
> > I would be
> > > > afraid that the piano could get heated up too much.
> > She's asked me to
> > > > find out if this system is or could be harmful for the piano.
> > > >
> > > > Can any of you lighten me up on this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Marcel, RPT
> > > >
> > > > Marcel Carey
> > > > Accordeur Technicien
> > > > 2852 Dussault
> > > > Rock Forest  QC  J1N 2V6
> > > > (819) 564-0447
> > > > mcpiano@globetrotter.net
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > Marcel,
> > >  I service two buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
> > with radiant heat
> > in
> > > the floor. These systems are pumping liquid through pipes
> > installed in
> > > concrete floors.
> > >     The Unitarian church has a special quilted cover with
> > an extension
> > that
> > > wraps underneath the piano.  The Yamaha C7 is on a tripod
> > as it gets moved
> > > often.  The piano is very stable, however they do not have air
> > conditioning
> > > and in the Summer the humidity raises the pitch.  In this
> > setting I
> > service
> > > the piano about once a month.
> > >     The two German S & S Ds are in a private residence
> > and are also very
> > > stable.  Humidity control is with a
> > humidifier/dehumidifier system in the
> > > room. A carpenter made a plywood footprint that sits
> > underneath the piano
> > to
> > > deflect the heat.  Additionally the plywood enhances the
> > sound in this
> > > studio as the floor, walls, reflect a live sound.
> > >      I have observed that the temperature of the radiant
> > system can be
> > kept
> > > lower and it is steady compared to a forced air system.
> > >     Keep in Tune.
> > >
> > > Joel
> > > --
> > > Joel A. Jones  RPT
> > > Piano Technicians Guild
> > > Assistant Institute Director
> > > June 29 - July 3, Nashville, TN
> > > http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm
> > > jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu
> > > 608/833-1488
> > >
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