In Floor Heating Systems Concrete

How does radiant heat work.

In floor heating systems concrete.

You can step onto a warm and inviting floor even one built on a concrete slab by adding in floor heating. While hot water and air based radiant heat systems require pipes being laid beneath the. 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. Thermoslab storage heating system consists of heating cables installed in the foundation of a building either in the concrete slab or in the sand bed below the concrete slab.

For concrete floor radiant heating systems the warm water tubing or electric heating elements can either be embedded within the slab on grade anywhere from the bottom of the slab to within 2 inches of the surface depending on the design and installation technique or fastened to the top of a concrete subfloor and then covered with an overlay. There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric. Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well. So when installing a floor sensor thermistor never embed the thermistor itself into the concrete.

Embedding your radiant heating system into a concrete slab is one of the most cost effective ways to install it and most energy efficient being that concrete is a great thermal mass. Provides slab storage heating in new construction or when pouring a new slab. This is the best choice for new construction and areas receiving new slabs. With a floor sensor controlling the radiant zone independent of the room s air temperature the floor maintains whatever baseline temperature you desire and the other heat sources if used can make up the difference.