North Leeds Plumbing & Heating – Home Improvement and DIY Advice

In an underfloor heating system, the floor radiates heat. It does not function like the central heating systems where the emitters are installed on the walls. In the underfloor heating systems, both water and electricity based variants are available. The former version makes use of electric cables whereas with the latter, warm water flows through a duct to heat the floor. There are many benefits of an under floorheating system especially the water variant which makes an efficient use of electricity.

In the rooms heated with underfloor mats, the amount of comfort is the same even if the room temperature is 2 degrees less than in those heated with conventional radiators. Since there is no need to mount the convector on the wall, there is a large space in the room for placing furniture. It is also easy to clean the rooms as there is no appearance of dust traps in the spaces occupied by radiators. Since the radiator is installed under the floor, the wet portions of bathroom, kitchen and shower areas dissipate easily due to the heat. There are also some simple disadvantages of using these radiators like a slow response time.

The wooden floor installed with such a system takes a time period of 30 minutes to warm up completely, whereas a concrete floor takes several hours. When the underfloor heating system is used to provide background heating, a high heating time with concrete floors causes problems. The method of construction of the floor is quite important as a chunky underlay with laminates can block the emission of heat. A very important thing is not to use a rug with these systems as it insulates the floor and decreases the emitted heat. So, what are you waiting for? Get underfloor heating today.