Electric Radiant Heat For Concrete Floors

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Electric radiant heat for concrete floors.

Radiant heat warms a floor s surface through electric mats or water tubing installed on the surface of a concrete floor and encased in an additional thin layer of concrete or thinset. The most cost effective system for medium to larger homes is hydronic since the amount of power it would take to heat a whole home with electric would be substantial. Electric radiant heating systems use wires embedded in a mat laid right on your concrete. These wires cannot be cut in any way and only partially manipulated so size your mat to the floor it will.

Like sand concrete is an ideal carrier of radiant heat because of its inherent thermal mass. In the united states you can heat under carpet using a floor warming roll or mat made from reinforced laminated aluminum foil with cable spaced 2 inches apart. However the 240 volt system will reach 15 amps at 240 square feet of electric floor heating coverage allowing a much larger system to be connected to the thermostat. There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric.

Our programmable thermostat can control a radiant floor system up to 15 amps. Unlike heat from a forced air system which quickly rises to the ceiling the heat from a radiant floor is distributed evenly throughout the room and is concentrated at floor level where people are. Electric radiant floor systems offer a discreet way of heating a floor. Typically radiant heating systems warm floors to temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees f.

How does radiant heat work. With the right temperature setting it is difficult to even detect that the radiant heat is operating. Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well. 2 pcs of 24 x 3 4 metal conduit tubing 4 2 gang electric box 4 1 gang mud.

As warm water circulates through the tubing or as electricity warms the heating elements the concrete flooring turns into an efficient inconspicuous radiator. With concrete floor radiant heat your home will no longer have hot or cold spots just even quite draft free heat. The heat from the radiant heated floor rises to heat all surfaces in a room or home. The systems can help reduce overall heating costs your hvac or space heaters do not have to operate as hard to heat up the room.

Complete conduit kit with box and connectors to mount thermostat and to run heating mat lead wires from the floor to the electric box. Save 55 get free shipping or call to get a phone only special.