There s a very strong chance that there are central heating pipes where i want to remove concrete.
Central heating pipes in concrete floor.
Monday 31st march 2014.
Under concrete pipes leaking or heat exchanger.
Ducting system for heating pipes in concrete.
As the house has concrete floors i don t want to rip the floors up to get the central heating installed and want the pipes to run down the wall through cupboards etc.
I need to remove some concrete from my living room floor for two reasons.
Central heating pipes concrete floor grrr.
Remember since you will only have 1 chance to pour the concrete slab you will only have 1 chance to put the pex tubing in it.
I want to replace this with oil fired central heating.
Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well.
Plastic central heating pipes buried in concrete.
So even if there are no existing plans for the radiant floor heating or a snow melting system installing pex tubing in it may turn out to be a good decision.
Posted 7 years ago wwaswas.
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I m a complete novice on such issues.
How does radiant heat work.
Plumbing forum plumbing advice.
Completing on a new house.
Basic materials for radiant floor heat installation in a slab.
Help leak under concrete floor.
I have recently bought a house with an electric heating.
My house has concrete floors on the ground floor and the rad and central heating pipes run between the wall and plasterboard via 10mm microbore piping.