| > | | | | time of day you want your system to operate. |
| Some of the benefits of radiant heat | | | | Simply relax, enjoy the comfort, and know that |
| Comfort: Let your bare feet soak up the warmth | | | | your system will work for decades to come. |
| of soothing heat without the dust and noise | | | | So lets compare to other heating applications. |
| associated with other heating sources. Enjoy | | | | Radiant Heat versus other applications: |
| evenly distributed heat throughout your home | | | | Radiant Heat vs. Hydronics at a Glance |
| kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and basement. | | | | Both electric and hydronic radiant heat systems |
| Custom Designed: Whether for supplemental floor | | | | have certain advantages for specific applications. |
| warming, or total space heating, every system is | | | | The following highlights the advantages low |
| custom designed to fit all rooms independent of | | | | voltage radiant heat systems have: |
| their shape or size. These systems will heat under | | | | A Boiler Room is required to run a hydronic |
| any surface including marble, slate, carpet, | | | | radiant heat system. A 17"x12"x7" Control Unit is |
| hardwood and tile. The compact Control Box will | | | | required to run low voltage radiant heat system. |
| hang on the wall of your garage or in a utility | | | | Gypsum or concrete slab is required for installing a |
| room. No heating vents or ducts will be seen, and | | | | hydronic system. It is estimated that it costs |
| no furnace or boiler is required. | | | | approx. $4.00 or more per square foot to install a |
| Perfect for Remodeling and Additions: The | | | | hydronic in-floor heating system than it does to |
| simplicity of the low voltage heating element | | | | install a in-floor heating system. |
| makes this system incredibly easy to install in | | | | The ZMesh heating element is installed directly |
| your remodeling or room addition application. No | | | | under the floor surface without any floor buildup. |
| floor buildup is necessary and no additional | | | | The 12" wide ZMesh is rolled out over the area to |
| construction costs are incurred. The unique heating | | | | be heated then nailed and/or stapled to the wood |
| element can also be installed in between floor | | | | subfloor. |
| joists to heat an existing floor or room. | | | | Electric radiant heat warms your floors evenly |
| Safe: So safe, in fact that nails, water, and even | | | | because it uses 100% of the system's energy. A |
| touching the heating element during operation will | | | | hydronic system, however, heats the floor less |
| have no harmful effect! You will have peace of | | | | the further away the hot water gets from the |
| mind while loved ones play as the systems are | | | | boiler (see illustration below). Hydronic systems |
| tested to UL standards and run on worry-free, | | | | use only 65-85% of the system's energy. At |
| low-voltage energy (8 to 32 V.). | | | | higher elevations, electric radiant heat still is 100% |
| Reliable: The solid-state heating systems are | | | | efficient, where as hydronic systems are even |
| virtually maintenance free and the heating element | | | | less effective than at sea level. |
| is backed with a 25 year industry-leading | | | | For a complete comparison chart, please refer to |
| warranty. With no moving parts and advanced | | | | Radiant Heat vs. Forced Air at a Glance |
| self-diagnosing technology, there is no need for | | | | A room with floor Radiant In-Floor space heat will |
| yearly maintenance or service checks. | | | | have a very uniform temperature from the ceiling |
| Efficient: Radiant heat is the most efficient form | | | | to the floor. Heating a basement floor is the ideal |
| of heat available. Significantly less operating time is | | | | application for our radiant heat systems. If you've |
| required to maintain the desired warmth | | | | lived in a house with forced air, you can crank the |
| compared to furnaces and other radiant heat | | | | heat up, but the basement floor are still chilled. |
| systems, keeping operational costs to a minimal. | | | | Installing a floor warming system will add comfort |
| Low-voltage radiant heating systems run 98% to | | | | and warmth to your lifestyle. |
| 100 % efficiency at any elevation as they evenly | | | | A room heated with a forced air furnace will have |
| heat every area of the room. | | | | cold floors and the warmest air at the ceiling. |
| Convenient: Our accurate thermostats allow you | | | | Although the air may be heated, the floors will be |
| to easily adjust the floor or air temperature of | | | | chilled and uncomfortable, especially for children |
| your space heating or floor warming system. You | | | | playing on the floor. |
| also have the option of programming the exact | | | | |