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UnderFloor
Radiant Heat
Are you remodeling your floor? Think about installing electric radiant heat under your new flooring material and you will enjoy the comfort of warm floors.

Get a free quote by faxing us your floor plan to 800.408.1100, attention "Floor Heating Department".

We offer FREE & Fast Design of your Installation Plan for each project. Our normal turn-around is 3 to 5 days or faster if you request a RUSH service.

The installation plan will tell you which electric floor heating system you need, and how it would be installed in your room.


Example of an installation plan

Fax your plan now to 800.408.1100, attention "Floor Heating Department".

 

 

 


 
 

 

    

Why is Radiant Heat More Energy Efficient?

The 3 Modes of Energy Transfer:
conduction, convection and radiant heat (radiation)

CONDUCTION is direct heat flow through matter (example: conduction of heat from the warm surface of a stove to a cooking pot.)

CONVECTION is the transport of heat within the air. The heat travels upward to the ceiling, with the natural upward movement of air.

RADIATION is the transmission of electromagnetic rays through space. These rays have no temperature, only energy. Every material or object with a temperature above absolute zero emits these rays in all directions until they are deflected or absorbed.

Even though traditional heating systems use the convection mode, radiation is the most efficient of the three heat transfer modes. Convection is secondary and come into play only as matter interrupts or interferes with radiant heat transfer. Radiant heat allow savings up to 50% compared to other heating systems.

Radiant heat is probably the most comfortable and energy efficient form of heating.

To better understand how radiant heating works, picture yourself working outside in the shade on a cool day: taking a break, you walk out of the shade and into the sunlight and soak up some rays. You begin to warm up even though the air temperature around you is the same as when you were in the shade. The heat you feel from the sun is radiant heat.

This description illustrates how you can be warm and comfortable even when the air temperature is cooler.

"You can feel the heat of a campfire even though you are not directly above it. Radiant heat transfer is caused by a warm surface (the campfire) giving up its heat to a cooler surface (your body). This radiant energy travels through space without heating the space itself. It only turns into heat when it contacts a cooler surface.

The interesting thing is that our human comfort relies just as much on radiant heat transfer as it does on air temperature, yet the majority of heating and air-conditioning professionals think only in terms of air temperature. As a result, Americans are missing out on a truly comfortable living environment in their own homes or places of business"

Lawrence V. Drake, RPA Executive Director

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