Repairing Radiant Ceiling Heat Wires

The wire he cut isn t the supply wire to the ceiling heat.

Repairing radiant ceiling heat wires.

Since the cables wires in this type of ceiling heating heat by electrical current resistance this is indeed a specific form of electric heat and suffers just about all the drawbacks of it. These old ceiling heat systems have radiant heating wire throughout the ceiling. Step 2 repair faulty wiring. The ceiling is textured and they are planning a have a sample analyzed first for asbestos.

First check the visible wiring. There is no way to install a box to repair it. If the radiant ceiling isn t heating up because of an incomplete circuit there are several possible causes. This style of radiant ceiling heat is much harder to fix when it fails.

I am worried about screwing into the existing ceiling as a do not want to screw into a wire and damage the radiant heating. I don t know too much about radiant heating system in general. What are the best options to fix. Fixing your heating system can also vary from 90 to 1 200 or more depending on the type of issue and the work required to fix it.

House was built in early 1970s. The cost to repair your radiant heat will range between 198 and 741 with most homeowners paying around 470 it s important to note that repair costs could range even further. Look for corroded or snapped wires. In the older form electric heating elements are sandwiched between a layer of drywall and a layer of plaster.

If this is the source of the problem repairs are fairly easy. He cut the actual resistive heating wire. Disadvantages limitations problems and cons of electric cable ceiling heat same problems as other forms of electric heat. My understanding is that if these old ceiling heat systems are damaged there is no approved field repair.