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In floor pex off hot water boilers is very efficient as it puts the heat at your feet, where you need it. The heat is more even in a proper install and unlike forced air does not create drafty conditions (generally speaking) near windows and doors. PEX buried in concrete will heat the concrete and take advantage of its thermal mass, creating a more stable room temperature. It is also easy to zone rooms via independent thermostats and mix control valves. The systems are also basically silent. The types that chase pex between floor joists usually have a fabricated sheet metal plate that nails between the joists, and reflects heat upwards towards the underside of the floor and not into the crawl space. They also have above floor systems that chase through special engineered floors (similar to Pergo). The disadvantage there is you add height to the floor.
Also very useful in the garage slab for melting snow off the Supercharged Hummer.
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'84 Carrera Coupe
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