Electric Underfloor Radiant Heating

Traditional Convection Heating

• No moving parts

• Gas fired boiler, pumps, valves

• No maintenance costs

• Continuous maintenance required

• Practically lasting lifetime of house

• Constant replacement due to wear and tear

• Low installation cost

• High installation cost due to skills required and parts

• More flexible - rooms can be independently controlled via individual programmable thermostats

• Less flexible - all rooms controlled via single thermostat, even with individual radiator valves

• Radiated heat from floor more efficient use of thermal energy

• Convected heat from radiators or fans inefficient use of thermal energy

• Warm at feet and cool to the head

• Cool at the feet and warm to the head

• Heat spread evenly over whole floor area

• Heat concentrated at radiators

• No convection currents - dust free atmosphere

• Convection currents create dust

• Average room temperature can be lowered to 19°C to achieve same comfort level

• Average room temperature of 22°C required to maintain comfort level

• Energy reduction of 15%

• Energy use increased by 15%

• Heating mats are invisibly laid under floors

• Unsightly radiators or night storage heaters blocking up wall space, affecting design, decor and layout of rooms (furniture and curtains)