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Article: Where it's at: radiant is still popular but it faces challenges.(RADIANT IN THE WEST)
- Article from:
- Reeves Journal
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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Radiant hydronic heating systems have proven themselves over the past decades to be conducive to winning converts among consumers, profitable for installers and designers, and a popular addition to just about any home--whether it's something as simple as an electric system to spot-heat a bathroom floor or a complex system with exterior snowmeltfor a trophy mansion up in the mountains.
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But there are a couple of issues affecting the industry these days, the first of which is the economy in general. The Radiant Panel Association of Loveland, Colo., reports sales of radiant hydronic tubing--the metric used to plot industry sales--have ...