Electric Radiant Floor Heating
Thousands of people across America are already experiencing the luxury and comfort of electric radiant floor heating in their homes. Bathrooms transform into tranquil spa-like retreats. Kitchens become so much more than a place to cook meals, but transform into a room where the whole family can gather to relax and enjoy! Whether you choose the family room, master bedroom suite, or any room where you would like that cozy, warm and relaxing atmosphere… a radiant floor heating system is the perfect solution for carpet, laminate or tile flooring. This wafer-thin mat is installed discreetly between your padding and flooring selection. With such a streamline installation, you may be tempted to do it yourself!
Radiant floor warming systems install directly in between the pad and the under carpet or floating wood floors to provide even, room-filling heat that virtually eliminates cold spots. It can even be insalled under ceramic tile in kitchens or bathrooms. The system’s highly efficient, low profile design will not add to the height of your flooring, and can be professionally installed by your existing floor covering specialist, or you can buy do-it-yourself kits and save the installation bucks.
Benefits of Using electric radiant floor heating
Keeping warm with radiant foor heat doesn’t require spending a lot of money. Energy efficient UL approved floor heating systems cost only pennies a day to operate and can heat an ample size 12’x20’ family room for just 58 cents a day (Full 10-hour cycle). The thin electric TempZone mats are placed above the sub-floor, just under the flooring material. They will heat the floor in 30 to 60 minutes under tile. They are controlled by a timer and a thermostat and in most cases, the homeowners will preset ON-OFF cycles to provide heat only WHEN he/she needs it and WHERE he/she needs it (selecting rooms and heating from your feet up).
Electric radiant floor heating systems use an electric resistance cable, sometimes assembled into a mat or a roll (conceptually similar to an electric blanket) to heat up the flooring material above the pad. Thin electric systems will elevate the floor by only 1/8", which is easy to work with during a remodeling project. You normally don’t face problems with clearance under doors or joints to other rooms.
Electric radiant floor heating systems have no moving parts and require no maintenance. If you do have a problem with a broken element, an underground fault detector can find the exact location of the break and after breaking just one or two tiles it is easier to splice the electric cable and replace the few tiles removed.
Electric Radiant Floor Heating systems are easy to install. Just about any flooring contractor can easily add the floor heating system when building your home or replacing a floor covering. Do-it-youself kits are also available and the savy home owner can do the job for less than you think.
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