One word describes radiant floor heating: friendly.
When you step out of the shower or climb out of bed, it offers your
bare feet a toasty welcome. It warms you silently, invisibly and economically.
Radiant-floor heating systems utilize hot-water to warm the
floor. This heat radiates upward to provide general, even warmth.
With radiant heating you can be less concerned about warm air
escaping when you open a door-- though you still feel a draft,
radiant heat recovers quickly because it warms your body and other
objects rather than just the room's air. This fact also allows you
to keep the thermostat turned two to three degrees lower than normal
without losing comfort, a principle akin to standing in the warm sun
on a cool spring day. This factor alone reduces heat loss by
up to 25 percent when compared to similar homes using conventional
heating methods.
In-Floor Advantages At A Glance:
• Concentrates heat at the floor, where it warms people and
objects
• Reduces energy costs by reducing heat loss
• Warms without drafts and erratic temperature fluctuations
• Provides a quieter home
• Eliminates circulation of dust from room to room
• Eliminates unsightly baseboards
• 25-year warranty on tubing; 1 year warranty on mechanicals
With In-Floor Heating, hot water tubes are attached to the
sub-floor and covered with a thin layer of a recommended
underlayment, the thermal mass that transfers heat to the room in
much the same manner as a traditional radiator. Heat is generated by
any hot water source.
It's the flexible system that turns your floors into
super-efficient radiators, providing a constant source of gentle,
even heat with room-by-room control.
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