| Radiant heating is a preferred way to heat up the | | | | really cold floors. This is really welcome as these |
| homes these days. This is because a radiant floor | | | | places often have people walking barefoot. |
| is not only more efficient than the forced air | | | | Hydronic radiant floor heating |
| system but it is also very cost effective. There | | | | This type of radiant under floor heating systems |
| are two types of radiant floor heating systems | | | | involves hot water. This hot water usually moves |
| installed in homes. They are electric radiant floor | | | | in the under floor tubing. This type of radiant floor |
| heating systems and hydronic radiant floor heating | | | | is as good as an electric radiant floor but it has to |
| systems. Here is a look at both heating systems. | | | | be installed before the floors are laid down, |
| Electric radiant floor heating | | | | because they have to be set firmly in cement. |
| It is a popular type of electric in floor heating | | | | This makes it a little complicated and expansive to |
| system. It works exactly like a toaster. There is | | | | install the hydronic heat floors than the electric |
| electric wiring preinstalled under the floor which | | | | floor heating. |
| heats up through electricity being conducted | | | | The hydronic heated floor can easily stay warmer |
| through it. The heated up wires in turn heat up | | | | for a longer time than the radiant electric floor |
| the floor. The hot floor soon heats up the room | | | | because water can carry the heat for a longer |
| as well through rising hot air. | | | | time than electricity. Also the water can be |
| The electric radiant floor heating system involves | | | | heated up in a number of ways, through solar |
| panels placed with the pre installed wires. These | | | | heaters, gas heaters, electricity heaters or even a |
| panels have usually been attached to an electrical | | | | wood boiler. This offers flexibility in choosing the |
| circuit that is controlled by a thermostat and can | | | | heating system as well as saving some money |
| be turned on and off at will. They can even be | | | | while at it. |
| installed in places like kitchen and bathroom with | | | | |