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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've heard one major criticism of radiant heat flooring: It's great initially, but if it breaks down they have to rip up the floor/ceiling to get at it for repairs. 
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I don't understand that, at least if we're talking about hydronic floors. If you have regular radiators and there's trouble with your boiler, you don't have to do anything to the radiators. With radiant floor heat, you have a hose with hot water running under your floor.

Did he mean that if you poke a hole in it, you'd have to rip out the floor or ceiling? [/quote]

Most radiant floors are electric dum dum[/quote]

People often put in an electrical mat under tile in the bathroom, but I don't think that's what the OP is talking about, and I don't know if it counts as "most radiant floors" anyway.

FWIW, there is some sort of spare wiring you can do that makes it easy to repair a mat that's gone bad.

PS Dear rest of DCUM: What's the rule if someone calls you "dum dum"? Can I say "Oh yeah, poopyhead?" or "I know you are but what am I?" I mean, he started it. [/quote]

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