Heat transfer plates
Can anyone shed some information about Aluminum verses Graphite Heat transfer plates for a staple up system. There is only one brand that i can find of the Graphite but the cost verses savings is concerning.
I played around
with graphite plates a few years back. I never did come up with a good way to fasten them against the floor. Too soft and floppy.
I think Watts Radiant did finally come up with an attachment plate, but I have not tried that method.
I did infrared camera some graphite installations and it does a great job of moving the energy across even a 12" wide piece. It's an excellent conductor.
It looked good when the aluminum prices were so high a few years back, don't know how it pencils out currently.
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currently
I believe they are significantly more expensive than aluminum. They are making some claims I'm not sure I can support but I would consider it "at least equal" to heavy gauge aluminum plates.
whether they are worth the additional cost or not, I am not really sure.
NRT.Rob
