| One of the latest fads in under floor or radiant | | | | BTU's per KW. So for this reason you can change |
| heating is the continued development of electric | | | | the effect of the heat coming from the electric, |
| radiant heating. This heating comes in many | | | | but you can't change the fact that you still need a |
| different forms and can be installed easily and at | | | | certain number of BTU's from the electric to feel |
| what seems to be a reasonable cost. | | | | warm. These BTU's cost money. Oh and did I |
| However before you get stuck with a heating | | | | mention that of the electricity that is produce by |
| system in your home or business make sure that | | | | most power plants, only about 1/3 of the electric |
| you take a good look at what it will cost you to | | | | makes to your home? This fact alone should |
| heat with electric. | | | | make you not want to use more electric. |
| There are many great selling points for electric | | | | If you do decide to go with electric under floor |
| under floor heating. The radiant design of the | | | | heating then here are a few suggestions. Insulate |
| system is a great idea. It is easy to install which is | | | | your house like you were living on the moon with |
| very appealing.. You will be warm and feel great | | | | the ultimate in temperature extremes. The |
| on nice warm floors. There are so many things to | | | | money you will spend on extra insulation will pay |
| like about this heat. So what is the drawback to | | | | back many tomes over if you use electric to |
| it? | | | | heat with. Use electric if you are only using the |
| The price that the electric will cost you is the | | | | house for seasonal use and you want a heating |
| problem. There is nothing efficient about electric | | | | system that is easy to maintain. Another good |
| heating. Electric is expensive now and it will be | | | | way to use it is if you only want radiant floor |
| going higher as more states deregulate electricity. | | | | heating for a small part of your house like the |
| Now electric radiant heat is probably the best | | | | bathroom. |
| way to heat with electric because of the radiant | | | | Under floor heating is a very good heat and there |
| feature you will be able to "feel" warm at lower | | | | are ways such as hydronic heating systems that |
| air temperatures. That will save you money. | | | | use warm water to make your floor nice and |
| However the cost of the electricity to get the | | | | warm. Today's high efficiency boilers will give you |
| heat to that point will still have you wondering | | | | a nice heat from LP gas or natural gas at near |
| why you ever installed that system. | | | | 100% efficiency. If you are looking to heat a |
| Electricity will only ever make 3,415 BTU's of heat | | | | very large space with radiant heat make sure |
| from one kilowatt of electric. This is something | | | | that you compare all of the ways to produce |
| that cannot be changed. No matter what you do | | | | radiant heat. |
| to electricity it will always produce the same | | | | |