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Ep. 8: BBS - Radiant Floor Heating
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Winter Heating Series.
In this episode of Bozeman Builder Science, Ian looks at how radiant floor heating actually works; how heat moves from the mechanical room into the floor, why a warm slab can feel different from forced air, and how radiation, convection, and thermal mass all affect comfort.
He also digs into why radiant systems can respond slowly, what the thermostat is actually controlling, why setback strategies are more complicated than they sound, how different floor coverings affect heat transfer, and why one room can behave differently from another even…
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