| Convection Heating | | | | the same way,and is a form of radiant heat. The |
| Most conventional heating systems provide heat in | | | | heated floor evenly radiates energy, heating the |
| the main, by convection: air is heated to a high | | | | surrounding structure of the room and any fixed |
| temperature near to the appliance, warming | | | | objects. This radiant heat is partly reflected by |
| objects or people directly in front of it. Hot air | | | | each surface and partly absorbed; where it is |
| rises and then cools on the way down, resulting in | | | | absorbed, that surface becomes an emitter of |
| the floor being the coolest part of the room, | | | | heat. Eventually all surfaces become a secondary |
| leaving the warmest air at ceiling level. The | | | | emitter, including the furnishings themselves, |
| temperature differential in the room creates a | | | | radiating energy and warming the room evenly |
| movement of circulating air, resulting in cold | | | | and uniformly. |
| droughts; these convection currents also pick up | | | | The energy reaches into every corner of the |
| fine dust from the floor, distributing it into the air. | | | | room - no cold spots, no hot ceilings and no cold |
| | | | feet! |
| The sun warms the planet through radiant | | | | With traditional, convection radiators, warm air |
| energy, making us feel warm in the sunshine, | | | | circulates the room in currents, heating the |
| even on a cold winter day. Radiant heat is emitted | | | | furnishings and people; with underfloor heating it's |
| in the form of waves: instead of heating the air, | | | | the other way round - the room and its |
| these waves heat the surface of objects or | | | | furnishings heat the air. Radiant heating is the |
| people in the room. These heated surfaces then | | | | most natural and comfortable form of heating; |
| gently warm the surrounding air by conduction. | | | | just like the sun. |
| Underfloor heating emits low temperature heat in | | | | |