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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally understand why radiator people say it heats evenly.  I mean....if your master is 10'x10'.....of course it'll heat evenly.[/quote]
If your master is 40' x 40' it'll still heat evenly ... as long as the radiant is sized correctly.  I don't get the radiant hate, unless you have some personal stake in cheaper but less efficient forced air.  Ask any builder what they would put in if money was no object; the answer in most cases would be in-floor radiant on every level.  I think part of the answer is that radiant is just coming back around in the U.S. and is seen as "new" technology for new builds in this country (never mind that in other parts of the world it's the default option!).  Forced air is just easier, unfortunately, as long as you are putting A/C ducts anyway, and many builders don't like to deviate from their templates. Even for retrofits, modern condensing gas boilers are super clean and tiny; they hang on the wall, not some hulking beast banging away in the basement.  But it takes real expertise to install and balance these systems, and those experts are still in the minority.[/quote]

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