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Topic :Warming floors for bathrooms

Hi, I have a hot air heating system and would like to add radiant heating to my 2 bathrooms. I understand the floors must be replaced in order to accomplish that, and I'm prepared to deal with that. However, they're telling me that I need a separate boiler put in for the radiant heat system. Is this correct, or are they trying to sell me more than I need? I would guess someone out there makes a hot air to hot water transfer system, do you know of any?
I have never heard of any air-water systems, and I bet if they did exist that they would be very inefficient. I do know of another system that is gaining popularity for situations like yours. You can find it on the web by clicking here. I've read up on it and it seems to be a nice system. UL listed, thermostat and/or timer controlled, inexpensive to run, and can be installed under almost any type floor.