It’s annoying from a design perspective when you renovate a room, and then have to stick radiators on the walls. These big metal chunks can ruin the aesthetic of a room, can’t they? You might be weighing up the pros and cons of installing underfloor heating. We’ll see if this system has any real benefits.
Energy efficient
Radiators are not very efficient because they rely on convection to heat a room. Energy is coming from only one part of the room. It takes time for the energy to reach the rest of a room. Convection currents are created by hot air rising and pushing cold air towards the floor. This leaves the bottom of the room colder than the top. This method is not very efficient, particularly for rooms with high ceilings.
A system installed under the floor heats through radiation, not convection. This leads to a more even distribution of heat and a warmer ceiling and floor. This is much more logical.
Space Savings
Underfloor heating systems are great because they don’t require any space for radiators. You don’t have to worry about rearranging furniture around the large radiators. You can place your furniture wherever you want without worrying about the temperature in the room.
Savings
You might not realise but an underfloor heating system can help save money on energy. Due to the radiant effect and even heat distribution, you can lower the temperature than with radiators while still warming the room comfortably. For information on how you can make your home heating system more efficient, consider Underfloor Heating Gloucestershire from parsonsflooring.com/services/electric-under-floor-heating-gloucestershire.
Maintenance
Underfloor heating is even easier to maintain than radiators! There is no need to bleed, clean and flush the system. With UFH, all that is required is an annual inspection of the manifold and a quick look to make sure there aren’t any leaks.
Speed up
Radiators are only a disadvantage in terms of the rate at which they warm up. UFH systems are more energy efficient and can be left on longer. You will have constant warmth without extremes of heat and cold.
Noise
You’ll hear the clanging and clattering of older radiators when you turn them on. It can make you jump, even when you don’t expect it. UHF is quieter. You can say goodbye to those strange banging and knocking radiators.