For those fed up with forced air heating that stirs dust into ducts, radiant underfloor heating offers the perfect solution: this quiet heating system offers serene comfort while eliminating cycling that keeps you awake at night.
Radiant floor heat is safe for children and pets as it does not circulate air, making it simpler to keep clean. Additionally, radiant heat makes cleaning simpler.
It’s Affordable
Radiant floor systems offer an economical heating option. Their lower upfront costs and greater efficiency make them a viable choice.
Radiant heat provides more uniform temperatures throughout a home and eliminates the hot and cold spots typical of traditional forced-air systems. Furthermore, since radiant heating works by pumping warm air up from below ground level into homes via underground tubes, its comfort curve closely mirrors that of human bodies.
As radiant systems do not use ducts, there’s less dust circulating throughout your home and less allergens are spread through circulation. Furthermore, radiant floor heating systems can be linked with smart thermostats for easier management and control as well as lower operating costs of $1 to $7 daily per system.
It’s Energy Efficient
Radiant floor heating systems are much more energy efficient than baseboard or forced air heating systems due to eliminating duct loss, as well as providing more flexibility in furniture placement and having less of a drying effect than traditional heaters. Furthermore, radiant systems are much quieter since vents don’t need to be turned up and down throughout the day.
Radiant heat provides the ideal heating curve for human bodies, starting at the feet and moving upwards through their bodies to their heads. To make costs even more cost-effective, electric systems may benefit from running during off-peak electricity rates (where costs are lower). Furthermore, thick concrete floors may act as thermal mass saving you further money on heating.
It’s Comfortable
There’s nothing quite as luxurious as stepping out of the shower onto toasty tile or awakening in the morning to toasty feet, and radiant heating systems offer virtually silent warmth compared to force air systems which often produce lots of sound pollution.
Radiant floor heating uses plastic tubing to produce warmth that radiates upward, warming floors and walls around it. Radiant heat best mimics our body’s ideal heating curve with higher foot temperatures than head temperatures – that’s why people living in radiant-heated homes feel warmer with lower thermostat settings than when using forced-air systems.
Electric radiant systems are ideal for new construction as well as retrofitting existing homes, while hydronic radiant can cost more but is still affordable for most homeowners.
It’s Convenient
Radiant floor heating systems differ from traditional space heaters in that they don’t need refilling regularly and pose less of an electrical risk when accidentally tripped over. They are permanently embedded in the floor and designed to keep an area warm – plus, their safety can make life much simpler with children or pets around!
Hydronic systems involve heating the subfloor with hot water pumped through tubes in the subfloor to produce radiant floor heating that radiates upward. While hydronic systems are easier to install and require less maintenance than their counterparts, their installation can be more complex.
Electric radiant flooring involves placing mats of embedded wires beneath your desired floor covering. Electric systems can be easier to retrofit into preexisting construction but can be more costly. To reduce costs and ensure maximum efficiency for your system, schedule annual inspections so any potential issues are identified early and addressed accordingly.
It’s Environmentally Friendly
It’s Environmentally Friendly
Radiant floor heating works with many types of flooring including wood, vinyl and linoleum sheet goods and ceramic tile, and is compatible with other sustainable and green energy sources such as geothermal or solar.
While radiant systems are likely to cost more to install than their forced-air counterparts, you could recoup some of those expenses over time in potential utility savings. Set to a timer and run only at times of day when utilities reduce electricity rates.
Radiant floor heating, unlike ductwork, won’t send allergens whizzing round your house to trigger asthma attacks; homes without the benefit of bulkheads and vents won’t require periodic maintenance; and it’s low environmental impact.
