Use Underfloor Heating To Heat Your Home
Underfloor heating is a great way to heat your home as very little heat is wasted and it can be placed under most flooring such as stone, tiled and carpeted flooring. There are two types of underfloor heating these being hot water and electric. Hot water is when a series of pipes are connected to your boiler and spread warm water around the floor to heat the room. Then electric is when a series of wires are installed beneath or within the flooring. It’s more efficient than radiators as the heat rises up around the room instead of in one area, plus its hidden and doesn’t take up no wall space. The problem is that it can take longer to heat up the room than a radiator which can take twenty minutes; this can take 1–2 hours. You wouldn’t get the same heat that you would get from a radiator; instead the room would be a consistent temperature. The best way 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.
If you choose to get underfloor heating, you will need to choose which type you want and to do this you should consider the pros and cons of each type of underfloor heating. The pros for electric include that it is relatively inexpensive to install and a con would include that it is very expensive to run. However the pros for hot water include that its efficient to run as it works at low temperatures and a con would be that the savings in compare to radiators stop it from being cost effective. The costs vary as hot water underfloor heating can cost £100 per square meter, whereas electric can cost as little as £20 per square meter, although the running costs for electric underfloor heating is higher; this is because the cost of electricity per unit is much higher than gas or a heat pump.
If you decide that you want more than just underfloor heating you could look at things such as insulation. Cavity wall insulation provides high performance friction fit thermal and acoustic insulation; so it reduces heat loss while lowering your heating bills. Also, you could do simple things such as Caulk your window frames to seal air leaks and open curtains when it’s sunny to let natural warmth in, but close them when the sun sets as the heat will escape back out the windows. You can even stop cold air from seeping under doors with draft stoppers and invest in a thermostat.
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