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Radiant Heat Flooring – More Than Keeping your Feet Warm
Posted by radiant heat in In Floor Radiant Heat on October 29th, 2008
Terry Edwards asked:
How many times have you walked barefoot on your tile floor in the middle of winter and said “Man that’s cold!”? A few times I’m sure. Well, with radiant floor heating you can say goodbye to cold feet on your tile floor. Radiant floor heating goes further than just keeping the floors in your home warm. It also helps in warming the entire house.
How does radiant floor heating actually work anyway? Basically, it’s a system of hot water tubes that are connected to the sub-floor. Thermal flooring is then installed over the top of these tubes which will take the heat and transfer it out into the room.
It is kind of like how an old hot water radiator worked when you were in school. At least those of us who are old enough to remember those radiators in the classrooms.
The heating source can be from any number of hot water resources. Because of how flexible the flooring system is, it makes for many different options.
What I really like about radiant heat flooring is that it is so quiet. You have no idea the system is even running. I love it in the bathroom!
It is also a very energy efficient heating system and dramatically reduces the need to run the furnace.
If you are searching for a way of keeping your floors warm in the winter and save money on your heating bills, consider taking a serious look at radiant heat flooring.
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Oscar
How many times have you walked barefoot on your tile floor in the middle of winter and said “Man that’s cold!”? A few times I’m sure. Well, with radiant floor heating you can say goodbye to cold feet on your tile floor. Radiant floor heating goes further than just keeping the floors in your home warm. It also helps in warming the entire house.
How does radiant floor heating actually work anyway? Basically, it’s a system of hot water tubes that are connected to the sub-floor. Thermal flooring is then installed over the top of these tubes which will take the heat and transfer it out into the room.
It is kind of like how an old hot water radiator worked when you were in school. At least those of us who are old enough to remember those radiators in the classrooms.
The heating source can be from any number of hot water resources. Because of how flexible the flooring system is, it makes for many different options.
What I really like about radiant heat flooring is that it is so quiet. You have no idea the system is even running. I love it in the bathroom!
It is also a very energy efficient heating system and dramatically reduces the need to run the furnace.
If you are searching for a way of keeping your floors warm in the winter and save money on your heating bills, consider taking a serious look at radiant heat flooring.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Reprint Rights: You may reprint this article as long as you leave all of the links active and do not edit the article in any way.
Oscar
Here are a Few Tips on Electric Radiant Floor Heating
Posted by radiant heat in In Floor Radiant Heat on October 22nd, 2008
Martin Applebaum asked:
Generally, in cold winter days stepping onto ice-cold and chilled floor in your room can be a great torture. Electric radiant floor heating is a great way to resolve the issue of cold floors in the morning. Similarly, on your bathroom tile in the morning stepping in can be tough especially when it is moist and damp. Perhaps it is one of the cruelest ways to wake up in the morning.
To protect our family members and ourselves especially small kids we take some extra precautions such as wearing slipper and bath mats. We literally spend a fortune to make our dream home where every member of our family can relax and enjoy irrespective or any weather. Nevertheless, some of us just do not care for the proper floor heating. However, if you care, electric radiant floor heating makes that possible.
No matter, what type or make electric radiant floor heating mats you have, they are almost same when it comes to construction. They have an aluminum foil heater with twin conductor having primary insulation of flouropolymer, which is sandwiched between two layers of specially reinforced aluminum foil.
Technically radiant heat is the most comfortable form of heating. Almost every electric radiant floor heating mat is simple to install & affordable to operate. Most electric radiant floor heating has the toughest and thinnest electric heating element on the market.
However, there are many companies that provide electric radiant floor heating mats and other systems, but a few have earned a great reputation in floor heating market segment. One such name is Warmup, which is the only company to offer radiant floor heat with a 30-year warranty, and a unique one-time homeowner transfer and a safe installation guarantee for total peace of mind.
Warmup is an award-winning, leading manufacturer of radiant floor heating products. They have a large range of radiant heating products for tile, stone, laminate, engineered wood and more.
Remember, as an informed customer you must ensure that every electric radiant floor heating mat meets all test requirements of IEC 60335. They should have all the necessary features, such as conforms to the requirements of CE marking, ease of laying and connection, temperature control through programmable / non-programmable thermostat, uniform heating, thermostat controller, proper earthing provision is provided for safety.
In addition to the above-mentioned features and characteristics for years of safe and trouble free service, they should also conform to the product safety requirements as per latest directives by the government.
Also as generally seen it is neither feasible nor economical to have alteration in our home construction. Therefore, we must choose a suitable electric radiant floor heating system that can be adjusted in our already existing setup. A wide range of heat-loads and sizes ensure suitability to different sizes and kinds of floorings.
They should be custom built based on our individual requirements of heat-loads, voltage requirements along with their lengths & width. Also as compared to other metals, they should be made of aluminum, which is technically considered as a green metal. At one hand, it is light in weight, while on other it does not emit any harmful greenhouse gases while heating.
Todd
Generally, in cold winter days stepping onto ice-cold and chilled floor in your room can be a great torture. Electric radiant floor heating is a great way to resolve the issue of cold floors in the morning. Similarly, on your bathroom tile in the morning stepping in can be tough especially when it is moist and damp. Perhaps it is one of the cruelest ways to wake up in the morning.
To protect our family members and ourselves especially small kids we take some extra precautions such as wearing slipper and bath mats. We literally spend a fortune to make our dream home where every member of our family can relax and enjoy irrespective or any weather. Nevertheless, some of us just do not care for the proper floor heating. However, if you care, electric radiant floor heating makes that possible.
No matter, what type or make electric radiant floor heating mats you have, they are almost same when it comes to construction. They have an aluminum foil heater with twin conductor having primary insulation of flouropolymer, which is sandwiched between two layers of specially reinforced aluminum foil.
Technically radiant heat is the most comfortable form of heating. Almost every electric radiant floor heating mat is simple to install & affordable to operate. Most electric radiant floor heating has the toughest and thinnest electric heating element on the market.
However, there are many companies that provide electric radiant floor heating mats and other systems, but a few have earned a great reputation in floor heating market segment. One such name is Warmup, which is the only company to offer radiant floor heat with a 30-year warranty, and a unique one-time homeowner transfer and a safe installation guarantee for total peace of mind.
Warmup is an award-winning, leading manufacturer of radiant floor heating products. They have a large range of radiant heating products for tile, stone, laminate, engineered wood and more.
Remember, as an informed customer you must ensure that every electric radiant floor heating mat meets all test requirements of IEC 60335. They should have all the necessary features, such as conforms to the requirements of CE marking, ease of laying and connection, temperature control through programmable / non-programmable thermostat, uniform heating, thermostat controller, proper earthing provision is provided for safety.
In addition to the above-mentioned features and characteristics for years of safe and trouble free service, they should also conform to the product safety requirements as per latest directives by the government.
Also as generally seen it is neither feasible nor economical to have alteration in our home construction. Therefore, we must choose a suitable electric radiant floor heating system that can be adjusted in our already existing setup. A wide range of heat-loads and sizes ensure suitability to different sizes and kinds of floorings.
They should be custom built based on our individual requirements of heat-loads, voltage requirements along with their lengths & width. Also as compared to other metals, they should be made of aluminum, which is technically considered as a green metal. At one hand, it is light in weight, while on other it does not emit any harmful greenhouse gases while heating.
Todd
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