giles45shop
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I live in a 1957 brick home that my parents (deceased) had built. The house has 220V electric radiant heat in the ceilings and window A/C's. Original thermostats are marked "Ra-Heat". Unfortunately, I have a below slab leak in a galvanized hot water pipe and may have to have re-piping done.
The problem is that the roof is a 3/12 pitch tar & gravel and the plumbers indicate they will have to cut 10-12 access holes in the ceiling to run pipes/make connections due to the limited crawl space.
When they do this, they are likely to cut into some of the radiant heat
wires. I've tried do research on line as to whether these can be repaired, but getting mixed results.
Anyone have any knowledge if these systems can be repaired or not?
I live in FL (near Tampa) so heat is not used often, but we do use it on occasion.
I'm struggling w/ paying the $1200 for the repair of the existing leak and not damage the heating vs $4000 to re-pipe and damage a heating system that may not be repairable.
Any help/ideas greatly appreciated!
John
I live in a 1957 brick home that my parents (deceased) had built. The house has 220V electric radiant heat in the ceilings and window A/C's. Original thermostats are marked "Ra-Heat". Unfortunately, I have a below slab leak in a galvanized hot water pipe and may have to have re-piping done.
The problem is that the roof is a 3/12 pitch tar & gravel and the plumbers indicate they will have to cut 10-12 access holes in the ceiling to run pipes/make connections due to the limited crawl space.
When they do this, they are likely to cut into some of the radiant heat
wires. I've tried do research on line as to whether these can be repaired, but getting mixed results.
Anyone have any knowledge if these systems can be repaired or not?
I live in FL (near Tampa) so heat is not used often, but we do use it on occasion.
I'm struggling w/ paying the $1200 for the repair of the existing leak and not damage the heating vs $4000 to re-pipe and damage a heating system that may not be repairable.
Any help/ideas greatly appreciated!
John