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BENEFITS OF UNDERFLOOR HEATING IN BATHROOMS

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Do you despise getting out of the shower and feeling cold again? Thanks to underfloor heating, you won’t have to be uncomfortable anymore!

Bathrooms are ideal locations for underfloor heating systems, which work effectively beneath virtually any hard floor surface. Bathroom floor heating radiates upward through the floor, making the space more comfortable while softly adjusting the temperature. We’ll go over the advantages of bathroom underfloor heating in this section.

EFFICIENT IN ENERGY AND COST

Bathroom heaters consume less energy than traditional convection and fan heaters. Owing to the lack of a breakout path that prior approaches provided, underfloor heating keeps heat on the floor for a longer period of time. Radiant heat saves homes 15% on average on heating bills!

As a consequence, heated bathrooms only require modest surface temperatures of roughly 28 degrees Celsius. Many people feel that running an underfloor heating system will be expensive. In actuality, underfloor heating systems are designed to heat the areas that require it rapidly and accurately.

YOUR BATHROOM WILL BE MORE RELAXING.

Showering in cold weather, with moist bathroom tiles and water may be unpleasant. You won’t have to worry about any of this if your bathroom has underfloor heating.

Couldn’t the same thing be done with a regular forced air heater? No, not at all. Underfloor heating employs radiant heat rather than fan-based systems, which shows two things:

  1. There is no breeze to hit your wet body after leaving the shower.
  2. Even heating rather than unpleasant hot and cold zones close and distant from the fan.

THAT MAKES YOUR BATHROOM FLOORS LESS SLIPPERY.

This is a significant advantage of bathroom underfloor heating. Bathroom floor drying is faster and more uniform with underfloor heating than with forced air systems. As a consequence, slippery spots that might cause accidents and physical harm are efficiently eradicated.

STOPS THE DEVELOPMENT OF EVIL ORGANIZATIONS

Another advantage of keeping your bathroom flooring dry is that it avoids the growth of mold and other harmful germs, which might lead to a number of ailments, such as:

  • Asthma
  • Allergies
  • Sinus fungus caused by allergies
  • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

When you combine this with a great heated towel rail to keep your bathroom towels toasty and dry at all times, you’ve got the ideal arrangement for decreasing the amount of moisture in your bathroom.

 

RUN STRAIGHTFORWARD

Another advantage of bathroom underfloor heating is that it requires very little maintenance after installation, and Heatec provides extensive warranties on all of our equipment for total piece of mind. Unlike water underfloor heating systems, which require periodic inspection to maintain optimum operation, electric systems do not require frequent maintenance.

 

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Is it safe to leave my underfloor heating on all day?

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Is it safe to leave my underfloor heating on all day? We are all aware that as compared to a standard radiator setup, a well-installed and insulated wet underfloor heating system may save households money on their heating expenditures.

Furthermore, unlike a radiator system, which may require frequent checks and bleeding, underfloor heating is incredibly dependable and requires very little care.

But one question remains: how to get the maximum efficiency out of the system. Is it safe to leave my underfloor heating on all day?

Take a look at the following tips to help you make the most of your radiant heating system in order to optimize possible savings while keeping a warm and pleasant living area.

Is it best to leave my underfloor heating on all day?

In a nutshell, sure, but it does depend on the season.

Keeping the underfloor heating on throughout the cold months ensures faster reaction times when the warmth is required. It may seem strange to leave the heating on when everyone is gone for the day, but underfloor heating can take two or three hours to warm up from stone cold.

This is because the screed over the heater elements requires time to transmit heat and radiate it up through the floor to create the desired air temperature.

However, if kept on at a low heat, it may soon heat up to a comfortable level.

Nevertheless, it is still important to control the temperature overnight by efficiently managing your thermostats.

Use thermostats efficiently

A decent underfloor heating system should be highly programmable, and thanks to the rising popularity of smart thermostats, many are now remotely accessible via mobile devices. This offers you complete control over your system, ensuring that no energy is wasted when it is not required.

A correctly built system should also allow the family to choose the temperature they want in each room during the day, a process known as ‘zoning.’ Installing contemporary heating controls in a house may save a family up to 40% on their energy expenditures.

It’s a good idea to use your thermostats to lower the air temperature to the mid-teens overnight. Setting them to warm up in the morning will provide you with a pleasant temperature to begin the day and make getting out of bed simpler. Then, once everyone has left, return them to a resting temperature during the day if no one is in.

Again, you can do all of this using your control panel. Setting it up right will ensure that it begins warming automatically before anyone arrives home, ensuring that they return to a comfortable and inviting temperature.

Use heating only when necessary

Many families, particularly those with bigger houses, may discover that they utilize some rooms every day and others just sometimes.

During the colder months, it’s a good idea to restrict the amount of heat used in rooms that aren’t frequently occupied (spare bedrooms, dining rooms, etc.) and instead prioritize heating in social spaces.

A zonal control system allows you to individually set the temperature of each room, allowing you to experience the comforting comfort of radiant heating where you need it most – without wasting energy elsewhere.

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What are Heating Cables and How Do They Work in Freezers and Coldrooms?

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Heating cables are a type of electrical wire that is designed to emit heat. Because the product is flexible, it is simple to wrap the cables around objects to keep them warm. When used in freezers and Coldrooms, the product’s purpose becomes clearer.

Application in a Room

When we think about freezers, we think of one environment. A thermostat and a cooling unit lower the temperature. Ice develops, and we never consider the need for warmth. After all, this is supposed to be a frigid area. Subzero air, as intended, prevents taste-degrading biological activities by keeping the temperature cold, but freezers and Coldrooms also rely on technology and structural components that cannot withstand ice. Special flexible heating components, heating wires that operate as a low-grade but effective trace warming line, are used to solve the problem. They are installed on freezer doors to prevent ice from distorting or freezing the mechanism, and they are also used to protect pipes since they run parallel to water lines and prevent liquid water from freezing.

Prevents Floor Heave

If we were to go inside an old cooler and see how it has survived the decades, we would definitely be astonished, because the floor has suffered a terrible transformation. Concrete flooring does not respond well to subzero temperatures; thus some type of floor heating is required to avoid this messy structural issue. A properly fitted network of heating cables, going over every square meter of the floor, prevents the floor from freezing solid and the concrete from “heaving.” Keep in mind that a frozen floor will split and raise, opening up a new route for energy loss.

The cables are available in two variations: self-regulating and fixed resistance. Within the cable, two self-regulating conductors sandwich a particular conductive core that alters its conductivity as the temperature changes. Meanwhile, the purpose of the fixed resistance is self-explanatory in that it always supplies the same amount of heat.

When adding heating to freezers and coldrooms, an installation engineer examines the length of the run, the kind of heating wires, and a variety of other criteria.