Old Radiant Ceiling Heat

Btw i had something similar many years ago 2x4 radiant panels that dropped into my rec room s drop ceiling grid.

Old radiant ceiling heat. Ceiling radiant heat is an interesting historical anomaly. Our electric radiant ceiling heating system also eliminates cold and hot spots throughout the environment. Active 4 years 11 months ago. In my house i have both ceiling and floor and i can tell you that the heat from above is even more comfortable.

I don t know what they were thinking unfortunately it s very expensive and doesn t even begin to heat my 1500 square foot home. Old radiant heat ceiling not cooperating looking for ways to fix it myself. Radiant ceilings don t have these problems because people are not usually in contact with the ceiling so it can be radiating heat for warmth or absorbing it for cooling without problems of. In fact the temperature variant from ceiling to floor is only about 1 c 2 f.

If there is no attic someone is sol unless the want to replace the ceiling. But unless you re really intent on period authenticity bus s suggestion is probably the right one install something more maintainable and more efficient. It is like all electric resistance heat baseboards fan forced wall heaters electric furnaces 100 percent efficient in converting electricity into heat. My condo was built in the 80 s and apparently radiant ceiling heat was all the rage.

Where is the house located. Though it is not fun to do radiant ceiling heat is normally repaired from the attic if there is one. A direct transference of clean even heat from object to object without fans pumps or hoses silent motionless and invisible. Baseboard heat is the usual fix in most of these cases.

Viewed 3k times 1. On other problem of old heating system embedded in the ceiling is that they were set to high temperature and this could be uncomfortable. Radiant ceiling heating and cooling work very well. Space heaters work in the smaller rooms but not in the living room dining room which has a 14 ceiling.

Radiant ceiling heat is a style of heating that is significantly different from the radiators or forced air ducts that you may be used to. Radiant ceiling heat comes in two main forms. In the older form electric heating elements are sandwiched between a layer of drywall and a layer of plaster. Electric radiant ceiling heat was a popular option in new homes from the mid 1950s to the late 1970s in the region.

So i came home today to find my living room at over 80f degrees.