Is underfloor heating beneficial to your health?
Yes, simply yes! Underfloor heating has the potential to significantly enhance your health and well-being. There is, however, one condition. It must be installed appropriately, with the appropriate solution and in the appropriate environment.
Asthma affects around 2.7 million Australians (10.7% of the total population), 800,000 of whom are children, and attacks can be induced by mites found in home dust. Other allergy-related symptoms such as itching, sneezing, coughing, and even other respiratory issues might be induced in addition to asthma. Even if you clean your home on a regular basis, dust mites are difficult to eradicate.
But how might underfloor heating help?
Dust mites thrive in high moisture environments and are common in carpets. That is why, as the quantity of moisture in the space decreases, more people are shifting to hard floor surfaces and/or installing underfloor heating. In fact, underfloor heating can lower the quantity of dust mites in your house by up to 80%! If you don’t like the idea of a hard floor, electric underfloor heating may be put beneath your carpet. However, the carpet must not be more than 1.5 tog, or else the heat would be contained by the carpet and the room will remain cold.
Other health related benefits
Less travelling dust
Traditional radiators heat a space using convection, which causes heat to ascend and then descend when the temperature drops. This form of heat circulates dust particles around the room, making it easier to breathe in but far more difficult for those of you who have respiratory issues. However, because the area is heated by radiation, there is significantly less air movement with underfloor heating, lowering your chances of breathing dust.
Avoid those slips
How many times have you almost slid when getting out of the bath or shower? How many are there? Floors dry faster with underfloor heating, so you’re less likely to trip on those puddles.
Reduce aches and pains
Individuals suffering from joint disorders such as arthritis might also benefit from underfloor heating. High humidity and low pressure might aggravate existing conditions. As we now know, underfloor heating helps to minimize moisture in the air while also providing a continual source of heat. Having close contact with a heated floor really helps to alleviate those aches and pains.
Reduce the risk
Although it is uncommon, at some time in our life, we will inadvertently touch a highly hot radiator, resulting in an unpleasant burn. There is no chance of this with underfloor heating, which is why an increasing number of residential and nursing homes are turning to underfloor heating to help safeguard their residents.
So yes! underfloor heating can really improve your health!
