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Add CommentI recently built a 1,200 sq ft home superinsulated (R23 walls and R49 roof) and put in radiant heat which we power by gas off the domestic hot water heater. The savings from not having a boiler or other furnace far ofset all the extra costs of insulation and radiant installation. We currently heat year round in the New England climate, heat our hot water, and dry clothes etc on about $1000 of propane a year. If I leved near a natural gas line it would be less than half I believe.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThe heat is increadable we are warm and the nice warm floor is a boon to bare feet or socks. Sit in a chair and be warm, stand up and do light work and not be overheated! I will never live in any other kind of heated house!
I can only wonder how much the embedded energy for this place exceeds the lifetime savings? Any practical radiant heat has to balance capital costs with potential savings.
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