Could Your Home Benefit From Underfloor Heating
There’s more than one type of underfloor heating, both of which could be suitable for your home. These are hot water systems, also known as wet systems and electric systems, which are also known as dry systems. The hot water systems tend to use warm water like your central heating systems would. This system would be a series of pipes which are connected to your boiler, they circulate warm water throughout the floor to heat the space; this is more expensive to run than the electric system. The electric system is a series of wires which are installed beneath or within the flooring; the price of this will vary depending on the size of the kit and the area that it will be covering. With underfloor heating, very little heat is wasted, plus it can be installed under tiled, stone or even carpeted flooring. A benefit of underfloor heating is that it is more efficient than radiators as the heat rises slowly around the whole room rather than just an isolated area; plus it’s out o site and doesn’t take up any wall space. However, a con would be that it can take longer to heat up than a radiator would, plus some of the smaller systems won’t be able to completely supplement a radiator.
With underfloor heating you won’t get the same direct heat that you would from a radiator, although the room is a more consistent temperature. The best set up for underfloor heating is where the pipes are embedded with a concrete screed, which is pumped on and around once laid, offering a high thermal mass and efficient heat transfer. It creates comfortable environment because gentle heat rises steadily upwards, covering the whole floor with no cold spots. When it comes to which type of underfloor heating to choose, you need to look at the pros and cons of both types. The pros of wet systems would be its efficient to run, it works at low temperatures and is ideal for use alongside heat pumps, however the cons would include that the pipes are difficult to reach if there are any problems and initial costs are high. Then pros of the dry system would be that its relatively inexpensive to install and easy to install, whereas the cons would include that its very expensive to run plus the placement of furniture and heavy items must be done carefully. The cost of the wet system is about £100 per square meter, so this can add up to a large amount. However, the cost of dry systems can be as cheap as £20 per square meter, but the running costs will be higher as the cost of electricity per unit is much higher than gas or heat pumps.
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