Definition of "Perimeter heating"

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Keller Williams Realty Louisville East

Warm air heating system where ducts are located in the concrete slab of a building constructed without a basement. As the name implies, a perimeter heating system is located around the perimeter of the rooms of a building where the heated air from the furnace is carried through the ducts to registers located in the floor. The air is recycled through ceiling ducts back to the furnace.

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