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- Jan 1, 1970
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Baphomet said:A bit of background. We have this 1929 Art Deco Theater in the Catskills.
The walls are made of ceramic blocks, the floor is wood and the ceilings are
high high high. It used to be run year round with two coal fired furnaces
providing the heat. In the winter, it gets cold cold cold in them thar
mountains.
Does anyone have any experience with under the floor or over the floor piped
hot water heating systems? Would they keep a patron sufficiently warm for a
period of several hours at say a 0 degree Fahrenheit ambient temperature,
and are they costly?
With today's energy costs, oil or gas forced air heating is out of the
question because of the size of the place. Did I forget to mention that the
theatre is uninsulated?
Currently, the place is only open in the summer but it sure would be nice to
run it year round without having to charge an unrealistic amount for a
ticket.
Since hot water systems are used to keep driveways clear of snow/ice, it seems
possible to heat a building. Whether it's economically feasible in an
uninsulated structure is another question.
Would it be possible to mount radiant heaters so that the people would be warmed
instead of the empty space?
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