| Underfloor heating is the latest technology which | | | | form of roll out mats, and these mats are further |
| heats a home through its floor. Also known as | | | | fitted to each other to aid the laying out |
| radiant floor heating, this technology is most | | | | procedure over the heating area. Though, |
| commonly employed to warm up the floors of | | | | installation of this heating system requires careful |
| bathrooms and kitchens. | | | | planning and execution, some of these projects |
| How It Works | | | | can be done on one's own as a DIY project. |
| The basic principle on which underfloor heating | | | | Water or Electric Underfloor Heating |
| works is heat radiation. As a general concept, | | | | The heating system based on hot water is more |
| heat always flows from a warmer place to a | | | | complicated and less efficient in comparison to the |
| cooler place, and the process is known as | | | | electric heating. The water system involves many |
| radiation. By warming the floors using pipes and | | | | types of equipment to be installed, and even the |
| wires underneath them, heat is radiated to the | | | | generation of heat takes place in more than one |
| overlying floor and the air close to the floor. | | | | step. Servicing and routine care requirement for |
| Anything that comes in contact with the floor- | | | | hot water heating system is, therefore, huge. |
| feet, mats, walls and furniture are also warmed | | | | Electric heating systems, on the other hand, are |
| by this. There are two ways by which this | | | | less complicated to install and use. The simplicity |
| mechanism is incorporated in homes- through hot | | | | of installation greatly reduces the cost you will pay |
| water and hot water tank pumping water through | | | | to the installation professional. The electrical as well |
| pipes laid underneath the floor, or by means of | | | | as the water floor heating systems sometimes |
| electric underfloor heating. | | | | incorporate environment-friendly technologies by |
| Water Radiant Heating | | | | way of solar water heating and solar electric |
| Pipes are laid under the floor, and once installed; | | | | panels. |
| hot water is pumped by an electric hot water | | | | However, if you are planning to install an |
| pump which pushes water into the pipes through | | | | underfloor heat system without solar technology, |
| a hot water tank. This method of warming floors | | | | your best bet would be the electric device. This is |
| requires professional help in installation. The sub | | | | because; electric heating system can provide you |
| floor needs to be readied before the pipes can be | | | | with a more foolproof and convenient way to |
| laid. You would also require a separate area in the | | | | warm the floors of your home. Thus, whichever |
| house to store the various controls for this | | | | floor heating you choose to install, do conduct a |
| system. | | | | thorough research beforehand on which is a |
| Electric Underfloor Heating | | | | better system for your home. With your floors |
| This type of heating uses electricity to heat coils | | | | warm- day or night, this winter is sure going to |
| which are laid out all across underneath the floor. | | | | be a cozy one for you! |
| The coils are most commonly arranged in the | | | | |