| Radiant heating is best known for the fact that it | | | | water. Low temperature water is what gives you |
| is one of the most comfortable heating systems. | | | | high efficiency. If you have to crank up the |
| After that the next best thing about radiant | | | | temperature of the water to get the heat out of |
| heating is the efficiency that it provides. | | | | the pipes and into the room you are fighting a |
| Unfortunately there are many systems that are | | | | losing battle. |
| installed without efficiency in mind and really do no | | | | So, if you are considering a radiant heating |
| better than any other hot water heating system. | | | | system there are really only three considerations |
| This deprives the homeowner of probably the | | | | for you. Good quality radiant heat plates that |
| most important benefit of a radiant heating | | | | attach to the sub floor with a reflective insulation |
| system. | | | | under that to give the radiant heat the signal to |
| Over the past twenty years radiant heating has | | | | go up. Pouring the radiant tubing into the concrete |
| come to the best a very acceptable way of | | | | of a basement floor, or gypcrete (light weight |
| heating. As I have watched this heating become | | | | concrete), over the sub floor of upper floors. In |
| more popular, I also have watched many people | | | | either instance make sure that you use a good |
| do it all wrong and then wonder why this latest | | | | quality insulation under the floor. Insulation for |
| and greatest heating system does not perform | | | | radiant systems is another topic that I will have |
| properly or save them any money. | | | | to cover in a future article. Thirdly, there are |
| The biggest mistake that people make is that | | | | products made that are specifically made to be |
| they think they can install a radiant heating | | | | incorporated into the sub floor that accept the |
| system for the same amount of money as any | | | | radiant tubing. Grooves are cut into the sub floor |
| other hot water heating system. Nothing could be | | | | and the tubing is inserted into the grooves. Usually |
| farther from the truth. If anyone ever tells you | | | | these products will have a type of plate and |
| that they can do that run as far and as fast | | | | insulation incorporated into the product. |
| away from them as you can! A properly installed | | | | A radiant heating system is one of the very best |
| radiant heat system will cost you more money! | | | | types of heat you can have if it is installed |
| The benefits will offset that, but you must spend | | | | correctly! A correctly installed system will give |
| the money upfront. Also, just installing a high | | | | you many years of service with the lowest |
| efficiency boiler does not give you a high | | | | possible operating cost. It will be maintenance free |
| efficiency heating system. A great heating | | | | and trouble free give you many years of |
| system involves much more than just a high | | | | comfort, with no worry or fuss. When you are |
| efficiency boiler! | | | | looking to buy a radiant heating system look |
| To have a radiant heating system that will | | | | around for the company that will give you one of |
| perform efficiently you will need to install radiant | | | | these options. Not just be trying to get you to |
| heat plates with your tubing, install the radiant | | | | buy on price. If they are cutting price to get you |
| tubing in a gypcrete or concrete pour, or install | | | | to buy, the chances are that they are also cutting |
| your tubing in a specially prepared sub floor. | | | | their quality to get to that price. That will never |
| These three methods will allow you to heat your | | | | give you the best deal when it comes to a radiant |
| home or building with very low temperature | | | | heating system. |