ANY Plumber can install this new Warmboard Radiant Heating System

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[pauledwards]

I installed about 1, 100 sq of their retrofit board along with their tubing, boiler, thermostats, and manifold. I am not a builder or construction tradesman (I’m a mechanical engineer). It was pretty straightforward to install everything. All of their components are top notch and very well engineered. Their customer service is absolutely incredible. They’re all really good guys and have an excellent product!

[jhealy]

Loved the way he just steered/drifted the conversation entirely away from cost. I mean, how hard can it be to give a rough cost per sqft for the system...?

[peterraffa]

Installed Warmboard when I remodeled my 2, 000 sq. ft. house here in CT 10 years ago.

It was expensive but the best move ever for comfort and efficiency. I love it.

A little bonus that is not so obvious; no heat ducts or radiators to deal with. (A/C is a high velocity system)

[comicsgator]

Cost estimate? Whenever someone fails to answer the cost question it makes me think it’s too expensive.

[dlw]

Looking forward to building my own home and you are an EXCEPTIONAL resource. Thank you!

[JerodMatlock]

Would have loved more detail about "what's in the box" i.e what components have they incorporated inside. Also can we buy their boiler and attach to our existing hydronic heating system.

[radiohenrik]

This is fun! I live in Denmark (Scandinavia) where all new houses are fitted with floor heating which have been the standard for more than 20 years.
You guys in the US really need to look abroad. I can recommend the Danish based company Danfoss. They produce combined units for both heating and hot water, and the systems with manifold for the circuits are not complicated and big like the ones you are used to in the US.
The Warmboard panels are not invented by the guy in the video - it can't be. I have seen similar products here in Denmark for many years.

[tonyramberg]

Hate it when they dodge the how much does it cost question. Big red flag there and kind of tells you only the 1 percent can afford this. Honestly I think radiant floors feel good for about 10 minutes and feet sweat after that. You can do any other radiant system for fractions of this I'm sure

[WillieStubbs]

After seeing the video on the heat pump water heater that seems like the way to go for heating radiant flooring. Maybe that and a mix of tankless.
I remember loving radiant flooring when I lived in an apartment in Korea. Their system was really old school. There was a valve in each room to either turn the system on or off for that particular room and a boiler that also acted as the hot water for your bath. I got 3rd degree burns not realizing how hot the water coming out of that thing was. It seems like we really make the system more complicated than it has to be.

[cookyourkids]

Great move by Warmboard except... I hope there is a heat pump version coming shortly. Installing new natural gas powered equipment in 2022 feels irresponsible to me. A unit with an integrated heat pump, or a bit more complex but I think doable a heat exchanger to which you can connect whatever source of hot water you want, will really be the future.

[ckg]

What cooling system matches a warmboard system for cooling the air in the summer? Don't really like the looks of ductless mini-splits, wondering if there are other product(s) that would be a good match. Thanks in advance.

[belgmit]

Given the low temperature required this would pair well with an air-to-water heat pump.

[lrc]

Love the idea of heating the floor and not the air. In the Northeast we need AC also so It's easy to just go with forced hot air. I would love to feel the comfort of that system.

[prescottcronin]

Used Warmboard panels in my 1830” Greek revival rehab in 2010 .. yeah looks like a submarine in the mechanical room but man i loved using the subfloor version of this product ..it showed up and went together nicely..I’m in warren Rhode Island

[brucemcleod]

Love your channel Matt, always valuable info!

[Sandra-Armstrong]

I got a quote from Warmboard a little while back. Great system, but way too expensive for my small 1500 sq ft home. I found another place though, HUG Hydronics, that seems to be easier to install/maintain, and cost less than half of the Warmboard, and other hydronic systems I've looked into.

[adubbelde]

I really wanted to use Warmboard in my house 7 years ago but it would have added $20, 000 to the cost of my home. In retrospect, I could have done it for less as I could have sourced 1 1/8" material for the areas where I didn't need to heat., essentially an area 12' x 25' in a 1500 SF house. My house is a DELTEC and requires 2 layers of subfloor, Warmboard would have served well as the second layer. In reality, I wouldn't have needed to heat the bedroom at all as I've never run the radiant heat in that room. My walls are 2x6 with 5/8 sheathing and an inch of foam and then spray foamed. I did put in floor in the basement and garage.

[scorpio]

Beautiful system. I love the choice of an e-ink display thermostat, and I love how well integrated the system is.

[spk]

I've done a lot of boilers, done a lot of radiant. Our company has done a couple of Warmboard jobs and so far they are really impressive. Good boiler brand, very well planned out and very efficient. I love doing near boiler piping, manifolds etc but this system really is easier.

[urchin]

From what I've read, the down side the WarBoard's system is it does not integrate with 3rd party equipment like airconditioning or others smart thermostat (like the NEST). For air conditioning you need a whole separate system down to thermostats and controllers .