radiantpro.net
December 28, 2007
Have been googling and found a some-what local company called www.radiantpro.net that deals with geothermal and solar systems. My husband and I were talking on our trip home today and he wondered how well the geothermal/radiant floor combo would work in the summer for cooling needs. Would it be adequate, or would you also have to have some sort of AC system? I don’t understand it well enough at this point…I’ve been on radiant-heat floors (particularly in bathrooms) and “get” that, but I’m not sure how the cooling part works…would only the floor feel cool, then? And then the air would be cooled by the coolness of the floor? Or is there some way to have a forced-air AC associated with it?
So many questions. I’m contacting the sales department at radiantpro. I’m sure they’ve dealt with folks like me before, heh heh.
February 6, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I’ve looked at this before. The floor coils can’t be used for cooling, as you’d end up with condensation on the floor. I found a system on the web once that distributed chilled water to individual air handlers in each room rather than forced air ductwork. Unfortunately, I can’t find it now!
February 10, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Oh, I hadn’t thought about that, the condensation issue. Interesting. If you find the water/air handler thing, let me know. Still considering the forced-air thing as of now…