Whats cheapest to run once installed? Electric underfloor heating or water underfloor heating?
2007-01-30 01:31:22 · 7 answers · asked by pk 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
it depends on area you are covering, and type of flooring.
2007-02-02 09:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by NIGEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Underfloor Heating has become a viable method of space heating due to significant advances in heating technology and the increase in raw material costs of copper and steel used in radiator heating systems. When considering your underfloor heating options.
The Advantages of Underfloor Heating
Clears rooms of ineffective, impractical, unsightly wall-hung radiators
Saves from 15% to 50% on heating bills
Carries virtually no maintenance costs
Prevents dust gathering behind radiators and circulating around the room – ideal for sufferers of asthma or other respiratory issues
Eliminates dust mites from carpets
Underfloor heating provides 70% radiating heat, offering a more comfortable climate than radiators
The thermal mass of an underfloor heating systems provides warmth for longer after switching off than would traditional radiators
2015-07-17 01:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
IIt really depends on the underlying energy source. Electric, Propane, Natural Gas or Fuel Oil. If you have access to Natural Gas, and its prices are competitive with Electric, then you need to take a hard look at water underfloor heating. Gas and Fuel Oil radiant heat boilers are very efficient. It wouldn't be accurate to assume that electric is cheaper. Electric rates vary dramatically, but one thing is certain. As the cost of fossil fuel energy rises, so will electric rates. However, a utility may give you a special electric heat rate which will allow you to save on electric all year long. More research on your part is needed.
2007-01-30 02:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jim N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Electric is the cheapest and less likely to go wrong. Dont go for standard underfloor heating, look for something that is called floating underfloor heating, and this is easier to sort without damaging your floors if something does go wrong. Also you dont always need someone to fit it.
2007-01-30 01:37:21 · answer #4 · answered by natasha * 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have electric underfloor heating so in the summer i can turn it of and i don't have to have the hot water on all the time.
2007-01-30 03:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whatever you choose they are more expensive to run than conventional heating
2007-02-02 20:05:45 · answer #6 · answered by boy boy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either is fine.
2007-01-30 01:44:52 · answer #7 · answered by duc602 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋