--- title: "Radiant Floor Heat Installation: A smart installation trick - Gold Heat" description: Have you ever had to swap out a radiant floor heat temperature gauge? What a pain, right? Next time you install radiant floor heat ... image: https://goldheat.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Gold-Heat-radiant-floor-heat-installation-tips-about-thermostat-and-radiant-floor-heat-temperature-sensor.jpg --- Call Us Today! 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What a pain, right? **Next time you install [radiant floor heat](https://www.goldheat.com),** route a pocket in the subfloor to hold a piece of copper tubing.    [![Let the copper tubing hold the radiant floor heat temperature probe.](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat.jpg) ![Let the copper tubing hold the radiant floor heat temperature probe.](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat.jpg)](https://www.goldheat.com) [![radiant floor heat installation of gold heat electric radiant floor heat](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat-2.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat-2.jpg) ![radiant floor heat installation of gold heat electric radiant floor heat](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat-2.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat-2.jpg)](https://www.goldheat.com)[![radiant floor heat copper tube trick for radiant floor heat installation of a gold heat radiant heat mat](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat3.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat3.jpg) ![radiant floor heat copper tube trick for radiant floor heat installation of a gold heat radiant heat mat](https://goldheat.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat3.jpg?width=288&height=288&name=radiant-floor-heat-copper-tube-trick-for-radiant-floor-heat-installation-of-a-gold-heat-radiant-heat-mat3.jpg)](https://www.goldheat.com)                 > ##### Let the copper tubing hold the radiant floor heat temperature probe. This way, you’re simply pulling the probe out of the copper tube instead of pulling the sensor off the subfloor.   If you have a question about **[electric radiant floor heat](https://goldheat.com/gold-heat/)**, [Gold Heat](https://goldheat.com/) is here to [help answer your radiant floor heat questions](https://goldheat.com/frequently-asked-questions/).  **[Contact Gold Heat](https://goldheat.com/contact/)**‘s design team at 1.877.789.4328 or **[design@goldheat.com](mailto:design@goldheat.com)**. #### Share This Story, Choose Your Platform! 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