Talk:Radiant heating

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This article reads like an advert, although an informative one: see the E-mail contact details in the article, though, and advocacy of radiant heating runs through the entire article. Although I admit it does make me want radiant heating in my house, WP articles should not be a platform for advocacy -- see WP:NPOV for why. -- The Anome 00:48, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I am trying to touch up this article which needs some tender attention. Radiant Heating has a rather large family tree and can be tied to many different articles throughout Wikipedia. Using what I know, being in the industry, I will do my best. - --Ryan Bench (talk) 22:53, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Agreed.
I am a radiant pro, and I agree. I did not notice at first due to my own biases, but you are correct. Also, "Radiant Heating" covers a lot more than radiant floor. Woodstoves provide radiant heat, for example. As do radiant ceilings, walls, panel radiators, the sun...

It will take some doing, but this page needs some major restructuring and clean up. Unfortunately, I doubt I can handle it quickly..

I suggest a basic discussion of various methods that provide heat that primarily radiant in nature. Most of what is on this page should be in a slightly more specific page, referenced from "Radiant Heating", probably called "Radiant Panel Heating" to cover the common radiant heating systems out there today. A lot of info on this page is good, but Anome hit the nail on the head, this is an ad.

Removed the link here to a commercialized site which will remain undisclosed - --Ryan Bench (talk) 22:48, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

Deleted for advertising - --Ryan Bench (talk) 22:49, 13 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I also agree this article needs work. I added an image to illustrate what it is all about. But there is much work yet to do. I will try to do some more work on it. I believe a good turning point for this article could be to discuss the significance of radiant heating compared to convective (and conductive) in a number cases. Standing in the sun, standing at a bonfire, standing at a fireplace, standing next to a radiator. A small recap of the theory with links to the appropiate sections. But mostly keep the spirit of the current article, with a general focus on applications. Larkuur (talk) 00:30, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Hello again, I reworked the article abit more. It is still poorly sourced and a proper explanation of the differences between the methods of heating are still lagging. The whole outdoor radiant heating feels pretty random with the mentioned examples. Larkuur (talk) 21:53, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Underfloor heating is not usually radiant?
I am not a heating expert but in my opinion underfloor heating is almost always NOT radiant, heating the floor to (say) 35C will not emit much thermal radiation, it will simply warm the air.

Perhaps in the heating context "radiant" means something else but as I would understand it should mean heating something to quite a high temperature to emit thermal radiation (ie radiant heat) that transfers energy by radiation, NOT convection.

If I get round to it I'll rewrite this page - it seems basically inaccurate to me.

Bill Hall (talk) 10:43, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi Bilko2, You are correct about the term "radiant"; here is a source from the DOE saying precisely that. From the 3rd paragraph: Despite its name, radiant floor heating depends heavily on convection, the natural circulation of heat within a room as air warmed by the floor rises. Radiant floor heating systems are significantly different from the radiant panels used in walls and ceilings. For this reason, the following sections discuss radiant floor heat and radiant panels separately. https://energy.gov/energysaver/radiant-heating mgoins (talk) 18:07, 21 February 2017 (UTC)