Underfloor Heating Information
There are two main types of underfloor heating: electric and water systems
Water Underfloor Heating Systems are usually used in new builds and extensions where a new floor is being laid. This is because the floor depth needed for these systems is generally 75-100mm and an existing room cannot accomodate that kind od increase in floor heaights. There are methods of installation that can decrease this floor height that enable water based underfloor heating to be incorporated but they are still not a ‘thin’ as electric underfloor heating and there is a cost increase associated with these methods.
Electric Underfloor Heating Systems are generally used in retrofits. This is mainly because their ‘build up height’ or increase in floor height can be very little. Electric systems can be thin electric cables or mats and be fitted under tiles or similar floor finished. Very thin carbon heating films are used under laminates and woods to make systems that work very efficiently with virtually no increase in floor height. There are also heavy duty cables that can be fitted in screeds in a similar manner to water underfloor heating pipes for new builds where underfloor heating is required but water is not the preferred option.
Underfloor Heating:
- can lead to economy savings of 15 to 40%
- enables all the floor and wall space to be used in a room – thus saving space
- is great for dust allergy sufferers as there are no no air circulation currents to carry dust into the air
- water systems work very well with modern condensing boilers, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps and thermodynamic solar systems.
- is clean. As there are no circulation air currents to transport dust into the atmosphere paint surfaces and fabrics stay clean and bright.
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