Pros and Cons On Heated Floors

[Iceni John]

Now if they made a low floor FE that would be ideal.

I've seen some ugly low-floor FE shuttle-type buses at the local Seizure World near here - I don't know what make they are, but with some imagination it could have a rear ramp to ride a bike straight inside. Anything's possible.

John

 

[o1marc]

I've seen some ugly low-floor FE shuttle-type buses at the local Seizure World near here - I don't know what make they are, but with some imagination it could have a rear ramp to ride a bike straight inside. Anything's possible.

John

We are getting away from the original Skoolie theme going in that direction.

 

[EastCoastCB]

Now if they made a low floor FE that would be ideal.

It sucks having a lowrider bus.

 

[EastCoastCB]

We are getting away from the original Skoolie theme going in that direction.

Not everyone here has a school bus. Or even a bus at all.

 

[joeblack5]

Thanks Pepito for your link, very inspiring. I will follow a similar procedure.

later J

 

[JDOnTheGo]

I think JD installed some electric floor heat.

Yep, Johan is right. My write up is here: Bathroom Heated Tile Floor - JdFinley.com However; I haven't yet finished the wiring/powered it up. So, no actual experience to report.

I'm having to dig several months back into the grey matter but IIRC, the issues for me were...

1. Ceiling height. I don't have a lot and increasing the floor "thickness" to accommodate water lines was a problem. I thought about installing the lines under the floor (via the basement) but that was not going to be easy or quick.
2. I was worried about leaks over time (as Tango noted). Especially given my propensity to drill a hole or insert a screw before thinking.
3. .... something else... I can't remember what it was but I know there was another factor...

It seems to me that electric is used to 'heat the floor' whereas hydronic is used to 'heat the room'. Big difference. I think I would love a diesel/electric fired hydronic system cause it is a wonderful feeling heat (at least it is in a S&B home) but I just couldn't justify it in the bus.

 

[o1marc]

Yep, Johan is right. My write up is here: Bathroom Heated Tile Floor - JdFinley.com However; I haven't yet finished the wiring/powered it up. So, no actual experience to report.

I'm having to dig several months back into the grey matter but IIRC, the issues for me were...

1. Ceiling height. I don't have a lot and increasing the floor "thickness" to accommodate water lines was a problem. I thought about installing the lines under the floor (via the basement) but that was not going to be easy or quick.
2. I was worried about leaks over time (as Tango noted). Especially given my propensity to drill a hole or insert a screw before thinking.
3. .... something else... I can't remember what it was but I know there was another factor...

It seems to me that electric is used to 'heat the floor' whereas hydronic is used to 'heat the room'. Big difference. I think I would love a diesel/electric fired hydronic system cause it is a wonderful feeling heat (at least it is in a S&B home) but I just couldn't justify it in the bus.

I can see underfloor hydronic used as a "room" heater. I would imagine the floor would have to be pretty hot in order to heat the room. I believe both systems are intended to heat the floor. I'm wondering how each system would perform if it's under a subfloor and top floor. I would think it would be most efficient if it was directly under the top floor, which means it would be imbedded in the rigid foam directly under the top floor.