FLOOR HEAT MAT

August 26th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments

heated floor mats
With an electric floor heat system the days of getting out of bed
and standing on cold tiles are over, because there is something that can solve the problem for you and the family. A floor heating mat will be ideal for any room, because it mixes practicality, luxury and affordability. The way how these mats are designed is that they use a heating element that is 1/8-inches thin. This means that the floor level will not be affected by the installation. You do not need to call in the professionals to install this type of electric floor heat system, because it is designed for Do-It-Yourself and it can be a matter of hours.

Many people will prefer having under tile heating installed in bathrooms and kitchen, but even using heating mats in these areas and in conservatories, basements, entrance ways and other areas have proved efficient. The other thing that you have to remember when using floor heating is that it, because of the low voltage it uses, is more effective than forced air heaters. Forced air heaters dries out the air and sends the heat to the ceiling. From there, the heat cools and drops down to the ground. This continues for as along the heater is switched on and this can be expensive, because you will notice that the heat is not distributed evenly throughout the room. Having an electric floor heat system installed, the heat is exactly where you want it most. The other thing is that the heat is distributed evenly throughout the room and everything on the floor is heated up as well.

Most of the time some under floor heaters will require longer times to heat up than others, and this is why it is important that you know exactly what you are looking for and also know exactly where you are going to have these installed. As the floor heats up, an hour or two later, the entire room will be heated up and this is what you are looking for. With forced air systems you will notice that some parts of the room are warmer than others, because warm air rises and there is no time for the heat to be distributed evenly throughout the room.

You are not just wasting money keeping these devices running, but you will also be wasting energy. Under floor heating saves you around 40 percent on your monthly energy bills, and this you will be able to notice when as soon as the system is turned on. The room will heat up quicker and the heat will remain in the room for as long as the system is running.

You will also find that electric heating for under floors can be quite expensive if you are going to have it installed in every room. This is why it is important that you look at what options are available to you and see exactly what electric floor heat system is available to you and available to the family.

Gavin Cruise was born in New York, his father was a wealthy business man in real estate. Gavin had the privilege of traveling extensively with his father learning about a wide variety of subjects. He attended Harvard where he majored in English and from the age of 26 Gavin supported himself by freelance writing. If you would like to read more articles about Gavin Cruise, please visit http://floor-heating-guide.com

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  1. Steven B
    December 1st, 2010 at 18:23 | #1

    I’m not clear on one of your points.

    “You are not just wasting money keeping these devices running, but you will also be wasting energy. Under floor heating saves you around 40 percent on your monthly energy bills, and this you will be able to notice when as soon as the system is turned on. ”

    Are you trying to say “You are not wasting money keeping these devices running” rather than “You are not JUST wasting money..”?
    Is it energy efficient to keep the radiant floor running all the time?

    In my situation, I’ve got an 1887 house where the upstairs bath was nearly destroyed by a 1940’s forced air retrofit. They cut through all my floor joists to run duct. Our options are to vent out of the middle of the floor or to scrap the forced air and to just go with radiant heating.
    My concerns about scrapping the forced air is the ability to keep the bath warm (though we’ll finally have the walls and floor insulated) and the cost vs. forced air to have the room comfortable anytime we go in there.

    Thanks,
    Steven.

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