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Electric Floor Heat:
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Electric floor heat is another term for underfloor heating that uses heated electric cable, film heaters or mesh to provide radiant central heating in a home.
By utilizing radiant heat principles and heat conduction, under floor heating is often considered to be a more efficient way of heating a home.
More Efficient and Comfortable
Radiant heating through underfloor heating systems is often considered to be more efficient because instead of forced hot air rising to the top of a room and leaving your feet cold and your head hot, floor heating actually starts with your lower body. The cooler air in the room is now at the ceiling instead of the floor.
Radiant floor heating is also more efficient because it doesn't rely on duct systems. The duct systems involved in a forced air heating system offer numerous opportunities for leaks.
So, instead of watching your warm air seep out or cold air seeping into your ducts, try a floor heating system.
Less Allergens and Dust
Electric floor heat also means the influx of less allergens and dust, which is welcome news for asthma and allergy sufferers. Instead of sucking in outside air and blowing around inside air like a forced air heating system, a floor heating system simply heats.
Installation
The initial startup costs associated with an electric floor heating system are actually quite small. Basically, electric heating cables are simply attached right onto an insulation board or even the subfloor. Finally, the floor covering is placed over top and the installation is complete.
Consumers can even buy cable mats, which are pre-made nylon mesh mats that come equipped with electric heating cable already properly spaced out.
Types of Flooring
Electric floor heat can be installed on both wood and concrete floors and can be put in under almost any floor covering, including tile, wood, vinyl, carpet and more. However, the type of floor finishing can affect the performance of your underfloor heating system.
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