under floor heating

[Doug_Quaid0]

Hi,

I am also looking into the possibility of under floor heating,

Does anyone have any experience with under floor heating?

What type? Pipe heated or electric?
How does it compare to conventional central heating systems? What the Pros and Cons, etc?

All help gratefully received

Doug
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[felix]

First law of thermodynamics; energy cannot be created or destroyed. (We'll ignore the finer points of mass-energy conversion for now.) A kilowatt hour is a kilowatt hour. The only difference that can exist between different electric underfloor heating systems is the percentage of heat that goes DOWN instead of UP.

On a ground floor heat going DOWN is wasted so you want as much of it to come UP as possible. The claims of this lot seem to be based on the fact that you can put theirs closer to the surface and it runs at a lower temperature. This would tend to reduce the amount of heat being lost downwards. One drawback of putting the heaters so close to the surface is the increased chance of mechanical damage. I certainly wouldn't want to have electric heating elements directly below a carpet!

 

[WoodYouLike]

I certainly wouldn't want to have electric heating elements directly below a carpet!

I wouldn't want to have any underfloor heating below carpet! Creepy crawly bugs would love this

Underfloor heating = hard floor covering.