New House Tips please

[CTyler]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Pex is not intended for hot water radiant floor heating--it is a general plumbing tubing. J )</font>

I have to disagree, PEX tubing is also used for radiant floor heating.

 

[Pigeon]

<font color="blue"> How much would that affect the heat transfer?</font>

RaT was referring to using Pex for hot and cold domestic water, and using conduit underslab as a sleeve. When used for radiant heating, the PEX piping is laid in the concrete, and there is no need for sleeving.