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About Radiant Heat
Radiant heat is an extremely efficient means for warming floors and homes. Electric radiant heat systems
operate silently and are maintenance free. Warmth radiates out from the heating element to
warm the closest and coldest objects, spreading heat evenly throughout the room. Since the heat originates
from the floor and slowly drifts up through the room, it provides a very efficient means of home heating.
Radiant heat warms the floors, objects, and people in the room.
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What Does Radiant Heat Feel Like?
Have you ever strolled along the beach on a sunny day and felt the warm sand underneath your feet?
Have you touched a mug that was warm because of the hot drink inside? If so, then you've felt radiant heat.
Objects maintain the radiant heat until the heat sources in gone, after which the heat slowly escapes to whatever is colder and closer.
How Electric Radiant Heat Works
When the radiant floor heating system is turned on, electricity is forced through the conductive heating material.
ComfortTile floor heating systems and
FloorHeat systems are two of the most popular radiant heating
systems for heating residential and commercial floors. For line voltage radiant heat systems such
as ComfortTile, 110 volts of electricity is forced through the heating cable. For low-voltage
systems, the line voltage is converted to low voltage (8-30V) of electricity
in the control unit (which contains a step-down transformer),
 and this low
current is then forced through the heating element.
FloorHeat features a
low-voltage, self-regulating heating element that is virtually flat, so no floor
build-up is required.
The heated material then heats the flooring until it reaches the right temperature set by the floor
thermostat.
The radiant heat then passes through the floor and continues to heat other objects in the room (tables, chairs, people). The heat will continue
to heat the room and its objects up to the ceiling. Radiant heat will give you the most consistent room temperature from floor to ceiling compared
to any other heating system.
To view an image demonstrating the effectiveness of radiant heat warming a room compared to a forced air or gas heating system, click on
Radiant Heat vs. Forced Air at the top
of this page.
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