[pianotech] Protection from underfloor heating

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Tue Dec 11 11:15:27 MST 2012


On 12/11/2012 9:42 AM, Dean May wrote:
> The air in the thermals of which you speak is not heated by radiant heat.

No it isn't, which is the point.


> I have hot water heat, and while it is true, they are designed to heat air
> by convection, it is also true that a 72 degree room with cast iron hot
> water radiators feels warmer than a 72 degree room heated by forced air. The
> cast iron at 95-135 degrees radiates a lot of warmth that is not transmitted
> by the air.

Which is also what I said. Radiators radiate more because of the high 
heat. They also produce a huge volume of convection heated air.

This all sounds vaguely familiar...
Ron N


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