So, I've done some poking around to see if this has been an issue that's been discussed before, not too much that I've found.
I am starting a kitchen/dining room remodel and the new flooring will be heated using cable in a mortar bed over a crawl space. I've contacted the manufacturer of the cable to find out some specifics and they told me that the floor needs around 6 inches of clearance to vent off the heat properly. That leads me to my new problem.
I could easily skip the footprint of the tank, because it's a part of my family but...That would be pretty shady to sell to someone in the future that wouldn't have the tank, but they'd have a nice cold 2×6 area of tile. That won't work.
So, I know I'm not going to find a commercial stand that has been engineered to vent underneath.
Does anyone have any suggestions for construction of a stand that will allow the venting and still look like a piece of furniture?
I'm not concerned about anything that has to do with the flooring venting itself, I'm concerned about the floor cooking the sump because the heat has built up into an out of control hot plate.
I could be over thinking the temperature problem but if there's anything I've learned from this "hobby" (lifestyle) Murphy's law applies to everything ×2 so catch it before it happens.
I am starting a kitchen/dining room remodel and the new flooring will be heated using cable in a mortar bed over a crawl space. I've contacted the manufacturer of the cable to find out some specifics and they told me that the floor needs around 6 inches of clearance to vent off the heat properly. That leads me to my new problem.
I could easily skip the footprint of the tank, because it's a part of my family but...That would be pretty shady to sell to someone in the future that wouldn't have the tank, but they'd have a nice cold 2×6 area of tile. That won't work.
So, I know I'm not going to find a commercial stand that has been engineered to vent underneath.
Does anyone have any suggestions for construction of a stand that will allow the venting and still look like a piece of furniture?
I'm not concerned about anything that has to do with the flooring venting itself, I'm concerned about the floor cooking the sump because the heat has built up into an out of control hot plate.
I could be over thinking the temperature problem but if there's anything I've learned from this "hobby" (lifestyle) Murphy's law applies to everything ×2 so catch it before it happens.