InFloor cooling system
Joseph Mouhanna
InFlooer cooling system and the answer that I received was that no such
thing exists. Is this true? I understand the laws of physics where hot air
rises and cold air sinks. Most air conditioned systems though use the same
floor duct for hot and cold air (the forced air action creates circulation
of the cold air). Why wouldn't I be able to install an InFloor cooling
system, coupled with some ceiling fans to create air circulation action? I
am trying to eliminate all those metal vents that are used in most homes to
carry the hot/cold air flow.
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<jose...@microsoft.com> wrote:
>I plan on installing an InFloor heating system. I asked the builder about an
>InFlooer cooling system and the answer that I received was that no such
>thing exists. Is this true? I understand the laws of physics where hot air
>rises and cold air sinks. Most air conditioned systems though use the same
>floor duct for hot and cold air (the forced air action creates circulation
>of the cold air). Why wouldn't I be able to install an InFloor cooling
>system, coupled with some ceiling fans to create air circulation action? I
>am trying to eliminate all those metal vents that are used in most homes to
>carry the hot/cold air flow.
>
The floor temperature would have to be at a temperature lower than the
dew point of the air in the house for it to be effective. All floor
surfaces would be damp or wet whenever the cooling was in use on a
normally humid day. You would also not be able to have carpet over
any cooled floor surface. That will be why your builder said there
was no such system. And he is right.
N1YUS
>Subject: InFloor cooling system
You seem to want to use a heat-exchanger method. ( Radiator ) Sounds like a
good idea.
You need a way to cool the wood floors or carpet with tubes that have a cold
substance running thru them which will eventually cool the layers of
subflooring , flooring and carpet.
Not the most efficient way to cool (or heat , yes , I know it's in vogue) the
air in your home. Seems the cold floors might stay cold and the warm air will
continue to rise. During humid months the moisture wil also condense on your
floors. Definitly not good.
Good Luck.
Ari
Tiger Floors, Inc.
www.tigerfloors.com
Lexington, MA
Ari Ben Harav
Tiger Floors, Inc.
Lexington, Ma
www.tigerfloors.com