Floor heating as a heating system
Warm floor - excellent view of heating. It can be used almost entirely to warm the room, including the lower plane.
Thanks to this kind of heating the heat is distributed evenly, saving electricity or gas.
Using underfloor contributes less dust circulation through the room and releases the space occupied by the radiators.
floor heating can be electric or water.
Electric provided specially laid under the floor of the cable, which generates heat. To connect the thermostat cable. From a sensor it receives information about the temperature in the room and controls the entire heating system. It can be installed in a thick or thin cement screed.
Electric floor suitable for apartments and would not require a grand overhaul. Before proceeding to installing electric floor warm, it is necessary to find out whether the withstand voltage of the grid. On average 2-4 square meters electric floor consumes about 0.5 kilowatts of power.
To install underfloor heating in the cottage is better to use a water floor.
Its operating principle is the same, only in the floor laid polymeric pipes, which circulates hot water. Special valve with thermostat controls the flow of hot water, if necessary by mixing it with cold water. Water is difficult to establish the floor in the apartment, so basically this type of heating is used for houses or cottages.
The disadvantages of warm floors include their high cost. In other aspects of the warm floor - a great choice.