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What Are The Benefits of Radiant Heating: How Do They Compare With Other
Heating Applications
By Larry Lentz
Some of the benefits of radiant heat
Comfort: Let your bare feet soak up the warmth of soothing heat without the
dust and noise associated with other heating sources. Enjoy evenly distributed
heat throughout your home kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and basement.
Custom Designed: Whether for supplemental floor warming, or total space heating,
every system is custom designed to fit all rooms independent of their shape
or size. These systems will heat under any surface including marble, slate,
carpet, hardwood and tile. The compact Control Box will hang on the wall
of your garage or in a utility room. No heating vents or ducts will be seen,
and no furnace or boiler is required.
Perfect for Remodeling and Additions: The simplicity of the low voltage heating
element makes this system incredibly easy to install in your remodeling or
room addition application. No floor buildup is necessary and no additional
construction costs are incurred. The unique heating element can also be installed
in between floor joists to heat an existing floor or room.
Safe: So safe, in fact that nails, water, and even touching the heating element
during operation will have no harmful effect! You will have peace of mind
while loved ones play as the systems are tested to UL standards and run on
worry-free, low-voltage energy (8 to 32 V.).
Reliable: The solid-state heating systems are virtually maintenance free
and the heating element is backed with a 25 year industry-leading warranty.
With no moving parts and advanced self-diagnosing technology, there is no
need for yearly maintenance or service checks.
Efficient: Radiant heat is the most efficient form of heat available.
Significantly less operating time is required to maintain the desired warmth
compared to furnaces and other radiant heat systems, keeping operational
costs to a minimal. Low-voltage radiant heating systems run 98% to 100 %
efficiency at any elevation as they evenly heat every area of the room.
Convenient: Our accurate thermostats allow you to easily adjust the floor
or air temperature of your space heating or floor warming system. You also
have the option of programming the exact time of day you want your system
to operate. Simply relax, enjoy the comfort, and know that your system will
work for decades to come.
So lets compare to other heating applications. Radiant Heat versus other
applications:
Radiant Heat vs. Hydronics at a Glance
Both electric and hydronic radiant heat systems have certain advantages for
specific applications. The following highlights the advantages low voltage
radiant heat systems have:
A Boiler Room is required to run a hydronic radiant heat system. A 17"x12"x7"
Control Unit is required to run low voltage radiant heat system.
Gypsum or concrete slab is required for installing a hydronic system. It
is estimated that it costs approx. $4.00 or more per square foot to install
a hydronic in-floor heating system than it does to install a in-floor heating
system.
The ZMesh heating element is installed directly under the floor surface without
any floor buildup. The 12" wide ZMesh is rolled out over the area to be heated
then nailed and/or stapled to the wood subfloor.
Electric radiant heat warms your floors evenly because it uses 100% of the
system's energy. A hydronic system, however, heats the floor less the further
away the hot water gets from the boiler (see illustration below). Hydronic
systems use only 65-85% of the system's energy. At higher elevations, electric
radiant heat still is 100% efficient, where as hydronic systems are even
less effective than at sea level.
For a complete comparison chart, please refer to
http://www.radiantshop.com/vshydronics.html
Radiant Heat vs. Forced Air at a Glance
A room with floor Radiant In-Floor space heat will have a very uniform
temperature from the ceiling to the floor. Heating a basement floor is the
ideal application for our radiant heat systems. If you've lived in a house
with forced air, you can crank the heat up, but the basement floor are still
chilled. Installing a floor warming system will add comfort and warmth to
your lifestyle.
A room heated with a forced air furnace will have cold floors and the warmest
air at the ceiling. Although the air may be heated, the floors will be chilled
and uncomfortable, especially for children playing on the floor.
For a complete comparison chart, please refer to
http://www.radiantshop.com/vsforcedair.html
Larry Lentz has been in the radiant heating business for several years now
and has been able to compare both productivity and prices benefits of certain
applications. He currently has produced a website committed to offering the
customers quality products at reasonable pricing.
RadiantShop.com is the only online radiant heating supply store where you
can actually gather information, formulize your needs, and order directly
online. Customer service is readily available for any information and free
estimates are available either online or over the phone. To receive a estimate
visit visit us online or call at 1-888-239-1232.
http://www.RadiantShop.com,
making heating easy.
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