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Old 11-23-2007, 05:56 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Little Bear
I put radiant heat in my new house and have been in for over a year. The key to radiant heat is "set it and forget it". I keep mine at 68 deg. fall, winter and spring and never have a problem with the system adjusting as you described. I have both tile and hardwood floors, along with cathedral ceilings and it is comfortable and consistent during the entire heating season. I would highly recommend it to anyone.
The above statement is very true, however with todays prices of the fuel oil I believe you will find it extremely expensive to run it constant through the time period mentioned above. Radiant heat is an excellent heating source, but not on a part time used situations like a home on weekends.
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