Reduce Heating Bills With Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating is growing in popularity because it has many advantages over the traditional form of heating, such as: low installation cost and no maintenance costs. The heat is spread evenly over the whole room instead of being centred around a radiator or a fireplace, and because radiant heat is used, it reduces the airborne circulation of dust and house mites, which is ideal for asthma sufferers.
The commercial sector has increased its use of underfloor heating, and since the late 1990's there has been a 25% yearly increase in demand for this heating system. High-profile buildings throughout the UK have had underfloor heating installed, such as: the Scottish Parliament building, Greenwich Museum, the British Museum, the Imperial Museum and Canary Wharf.
In most cases, underfloor heating can be the primary source of heating in a home that is adequately insulated. It is also advisable to add floor insulation when the underfloor heating is installed, to prevent heat loss into the sub-floor, otherwise more energy will be used to heat the room.
There are generally two different types of underfloor heating: warm water (wet) systems, or electric (dry) systems. Today's homes mainly use the electric system, as the electric cables are located directly under the floor and heat the floor quickly, thus making them more efficient and cheaper to run than the wet system. The electric cables are usually installed onto an insulation board and covered directly with the floor covering of your choice. The temperature control for each room is made easy by a programmable digital thermostat.
Underfloor heating can be used in every room in your home, including the conservatory and the bathroom. Installing underfloor heating in the conservatory allows you to enjoy your conservatory all year round, and in the bathroom, after you've bathed, you can step out of your bath onto a lovely warm floor. You'll have family and friends queuing up to bathe so they experience your flooring!
Once underfloor heating is installed it can enhance the appearance of a room, because there aren't any unsightly radiators taking up wall space. It allows you freedom of choice for furniture location, as you don't have any radiators to avoid. In public places, it can improve health and safety because there aren't any hot pipes or sharp surfaces to cause a health hazard.
Underfloor heating can be used with wooden and concrete flooring and with different types of floor covering, such as: stone, tile, wood, laminate and vinyl. For small to medium sized rooms, the underfloor heating can be fitted on a DIY basis. The underfloor cable heating mats come with full installation instructions but it is strongly advised a qualified electrician attaches the cable heating system to the household electrical mains. If the thought of doing DIY makes your hair stand on end, or you have a large area that needs underfloor heating, the system can be installed by a company that specialises in this system. The internet has made it easy to gather information about underfloor heating, and to find a company who are experts in their field.
Underfloor heating is not a new phenomenon. Wealthy Romans first used underfloor heating in their homes; but their system did not survive the passage of time. In Korea, around 37 B.C - A.D 668 the Koreans created an underfloor heating system, called an ondol (meaning ‘warm stone') and this system is still used in some modern Korean homes.
Underfloor heating is the way forward to improve your home and business.
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Paul Mockford wrote this article about underfloor heating. Underfloor heating is gaining in popularity in today's society because it can reduce overall heating costs. For more information on electrical underfloor heating visit www.floorheating.ltd.uk
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