In-floor Radiant Heating

[Dean May]

I would think an area rug under the piano and a DampChaser undercover should
negate any effects of the heat off the floor. The coils won't be making the
floor hot, just slightly warm. If they avoid the area under the piano, then
they are pretty much stuck with that location for the piano. 

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Farrell
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:33 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: In-floor Radiant Heating

 

I am not an expert with radiant heat. However, the more consistent you can
keep the environment surrounding the piano, the better. I agree with you
that it would be better to leave the area of the piano free of the radiant
heat source. 

 

I should think that a grand piano without a full DC (with bottom cover)
installation placed over a radiant heat source would likely have a rather
short lifespan.

 

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 

 

I just had a phone call from a music studio that is installing electric coil
radiant heating in the floor. She wondered about the advisability of putting
the coils directly under where the piano will be placed.  I'm thinking it
may be better to avoid it, but I should defer to the greater expertise of
this list. 

For some reason, although this question has been bugging them for some time,
they only now decided to call me to ask... now that the workers are there
putting the tiles in the floor... so time is of the essence.  

If I don't get a definitive response from the many wiser persons here, I
think I would advise them to avoid an area for about a one-foot perimeter
around the piano.

TIA,
Paul

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