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