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04/23/2006 9:37 AM  
I have a 1100 sq ft one story rancher with gas hot air heat. I am planning a 400 sq ft family room and plan to put it on a concrete slab. It will be a family/sun room with the proper glass facing the south. I plan to use a wood stove for backup heat and am now wondering if I should install PEX tubing before pouring the concrete. I heard a standard water heater can be used to heat the slab. Is this normal or legal? Also heard some circulate water through a jacket on the wood stove then through the floor. I am new to radiant floor heating and plan to research the subject over the next few days and weeks. Appreciate if anyone can steer me in the right direction -
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04/24/2006 4:45 PM  
If you don't already have a hydronic system, I'm not sure you'd find hot water radiant to be economical for such a small area; perhaps electric cables would be better.

You can work off of a water jacket, but it takes some doing to do it safely.

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