Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Apr 24, 2009 8:36 am Hi everyone At the risk of covering old ground, I was just wondering if anyone has had any recent experience with hydronic in-slab cooling? i.e. circulating cooled water through the same pipes as with the hydronic heating. We are a few weeks away from having our slab poured and had already decided a long time ago to go with hydronic in-slab heating; however when we met with our building designer yesterday to go over a few minor changes we're making, he suggested that hydronic in-slab cooling was something we might want to look into, through the same people we're using for our heating. We are very hopeful we will be able to minimise the requirement for any artificial heating/cooling through our overall design, but living in Canberra, we'll no doubt need it on some occasions We don't really like the idea of 'blown' air con systems, so are thinking that the in-slab cooling might be the way to go to at least take the edge of the heat in summer. I'd really appreciate any thoughts, advice or experience as I haven't really been able to find much in the way of previous experiences with hydronic cooling. Cheers Adam Re: Hydronic in-slab cooling 2Apr 24, 2009 9:03 am Interesting concept. With heating, putting below your feet is good since the heated air rises. Ideally a cooled panel would be overhead. I would be careful about how much cooling you loose to the outside. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Currently renovating, and our main lounge is 5m x 10m, with a cathedral roof peaking at 6.5m high. Currently have tiles on concrete slab. Room is very hard to heat. I am… 0 4822 Does anyone have a suggestion for a good hydronic in slab heating speacialist who may be able to help me with an existing system and wether or not it may need a seperator… 0 4889 Thanks for the insights, that makes perfect sense, and yeah, I will be leaning on the experience of the excavator operator entirely. 6 16159 |