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    saffle Posts: 34, Reputation: 2
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    Jun 9, 2007, 10:45 AM
    Wrong to mix radiators and baseboards ?
    So I'm redoing the heating in my house along with other renovation and along with new radiant installation I planned to use hydronic baseboards and radiators in locations where radiant cannot be installed. Now someone offered the opinion that radiators and baseboards can't be mixed ? Really ? It's been working fine for years...
    I know radiant will be at a lower temperature, but what would be the difference between radiators and baseboards ?

    The other opinion that threw me for a loop was that radiant (according to this pro) doesn't work well with wood floors and I can't use any carpets...
    Really ?
    I know one has to take care with wood, not to get warping, but all other indications are that it will heat the room just fine?

    I'd love to get some expert opinions on these two statements..

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    Jun 10, 2007, 09:10 AM
    Radiators just need to be sized correctly for the rooms, and for proper water flow, they may need to be in series or in parallel to work right. Many house of yester year where constructed with hard wood floors throughout the house and they had radiators or baseboards, some of these systems are still in operation without any problems, I've never heard of such a thing. As for carpets, they just can't obstruct the opening in the lower half of baseboard because it will hinder the air flow through it. As the heat rises it needs to pull cool air up through it from off the floor.
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    Jun 10, 2007, 12:39 PM
    Thank you for your input. I understand from your answer that you don't think that there is a problem mixing radiators and baseboards, in principle.
    Now my second question was in regard to radiant heat. Putting pex plastic piping in the slab or under tile or under wood flooring and then running moderatley hot water through it, so that the whole floor is radiating warmth.
    The opinion offered that it doesn't work well with wood floors (?) and I can't use any carpets - was what I questioned, since virtually all the literature even recommends radiant heat for all but wall to wall carpets
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    ... and the opinion that I can't use area rugs ?

    ?
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