Hydronic Floor Heating
Hydronic floor heating systems are the most popular and effective type of underfloor heating. Special non-diffusion water tubes are evenly distributed over a floor on top of an insulation layer in different zones. The tubes are covered with a conductive screed layer and warm water is pumped through the floor tubing. The screed layer is a good conductor of heat and it warms the entire floor surface creating an even and consistent heat that is comfortable. Maintaining the the heat in the floor is also efficient because the screed layer dissipates the heat slowly.
Interior Design Freedom
Underfloor heating offers interior designers freedom from the constraints of wall radiator placement and heat circulation issues. The main feature of floor heating is that it is invisible, only felt and not seen. Furniture can be configured in a space without the restrictions that radiators create. Since the entire floor surface becomes warm and radiant, all spaces in the room are warm and comfortable.
Healthier than convection heating
A huge benefit of underfloor heating that is regularly overlooked is the health benefit created by the reduction of respiratory problems. Convection heating from radiators moves warm air in a circular motion, capturing and redistributing dust particles and allergens. Heat created by hydronic flooring warms the room and everything in it gently from the floor upwards without an air current. There is far less movement in the air for particles of dust and allergens to circulate.
Comfort
By creating a large radiant surface that heats the room in an upwards direction, everything in the room becomes warm, including you! This form of heat is much more comfortable than the convection air currents radiators create. Instead of drawing cold air across the floor to be heated and circulate to the ceiling, floor heating just makes everything in the room a warm even temperature.
Safer than Radiators
Radiators pose some safety issues, especially for young children. Radiators usually operate at a high temperature and can become so hot they can scald if touched. Many care homes are making the switch to underfloor heating to protect residents with dementia from scalding and injury from impacting the sharp edges of a radiator in a fall. Floor heating never attains a heat setting that can cause a burn injury.
Hydronic floor heating efficiency+
One of the major benefits of hydronic floor heating is the lower boiler temperature that is required to warm and maintain a comfortable temperature in the room. The floor is a good conductor of heat and dissipates the heat slowly. In addition, having all the contents of the room at the same temperature makes the room feel warmer.
