Water or electric underfloor heating How to choose?

Main advantages and disadvantages.

Water underfloor heating DESIGN & FEATURES

Water underfloor heating is a tube laid out in the floor through which the coolant circulates (most often water). It has many restrictions on installation and is practically not applicable in apartment buildings. Installation of water underfloor heating is technically complex and consists of several stages and structural elements (boiler, pipes, fittings, regulators, pump, comb, etc.), it is necessary to attract specialists. After laying out the pipes, it is necessary to pour a cement-sand screed, with a thickness of 7 cm. It will be advisable to use water heat only when connecting it to a gas or solid fuel boiler. To install them, you will need a project and special permits, as well as a chimney device.

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Do not forget that the boiler must be serviced annually, and this is an additional cost. In the event of a fuel outage and a system shutdown, the pipes in the floor can freeze and tear them.

The fitting, the connection point, the pump may break, etc. The system consists of many elements whose service life is limited, and a specialist will be required to replace or repair. Indeed, there are many disadvantages in the water underfloor heating system, but there are situations when their use is more justified.

Water underfloor heating

Water underfloor heating is primarily installed when it is possible to easily connect to the gas pipeline, or there is easy access to fuel for the boiler, when there are frequent power outages, or when the allocated power to the house does not allow for electric heating, and it is impossible to increase the power limit. There is an opinion that the use of a gas boiler paired with a water heated floor is cheaper than the use of electric underfloor heating. This does not take into account the operating costs of maintaining water underfloor heating systems. The cost of gas is constantly becoming more expensive, and its quality cannot be tracked.

ELECTRIC UNDERFLOOR HEATING

Electric underfloor heating is cable (based on a resistive heating cable) and infrared (based on a heating film). Cable underfloor heating is more common. It is easier to compare it with water, and a comparison of cable and infrared floors in the article: How to choose an electric underfloor heating.

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