Posted by MarkB_MI on October 21, 2013 at 18:23:37 from (75.241.110.188):
In Reply to: Re: in floor heat posted by larry loose on October 21, 2013 at 04:36:54:
So, if insulation was free, you still wouldn't insulate under a slab?
You said "heat sink" but I think you really meant "thermal mass". But in your case heat sink is the the correct term, because the earth is an infinite heat sink with an insatiable appetite for heat. You wouldn't try to heat your house with the windows wide open; trying to heat an uninsulated floor is no different.
It's good that you insulated the perimeter, since that's where the majority of your heat loss is. And if the ground under your building is reasonable dry you won't get so much heat loss, but it's silly to think that you'll lose less heat through an uninsulated floor than through an insulated one. Heat transfer simply doesn't work that way.
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