Electric Radiant Heat For Concrete Floors

Electric radiant floor systems offer a discreet way of heating a floor.

Electric radiant heat for concrete floors.

However the 240 volt system will reach 15 amps at 240 square feet of electric floor heating coverage allowing a much larger system to be connected to the thermostat. Our programmable thermostat can control a radiant floor system up to 15 amps. With concrete floor radiant heat your home will no longer have hot or cold spots just even quite draft free heat. Instead you should turn to electric floor heating to warm up that cold concrete slab.

The systems can help reduce overall heating costs your hvac or space heaters do not have to operate as hard to heat up the room. As warm water circulates through the tubing or as electricity warms the heating elements the concrete flooring turns into an efficient inconspicuous radiator. Floor heating for concrete slabs super weekend sale. With the right temperature setting it is difficult to even detect that the radiant heat is operating.

Due to it s density and low conductivity concrete retains heat very well. How does radiant heat work. Electric radiant heating systems use wires embedded in a mat laid right on your concrete. The 120 volt system will reach 15 amps at 120 square feet of electric floor heating coverage.

Save 55 get free shipping or call to get a phone only special. Radiant heat warms a floor s surface through electric mats or water tubing installed on the surface of a concrete floor and encased in an additional thin layer of concrete or thinset. Unlike heat from a forced air system which quickly rises to the ceiling the heat from a radiant floor is distributed evenly throughout the room and is concentrated at floor level where people are. In the united states you can heat under carpet using a floor warming roll or mat made from reinforced laminated aluminum foil with cable spaced 2 inches apart.

2 pcs of 24 x 3 4 metal conduit tubing 4 2 gang electric box 4 1 gang mud. The heat from the radiant heated floor rises to heat all surfaces in a room or home. This system does not move the. Complete conduit kit with box and connectors to mount thermostat and to run heating mat lead wires from the floor to the electric box.

There s two basic types of concrete floor heating hydronic and electric. The most cost effective system for medium to larger homes is hydronic since the amount of power it would take to heat a whole home with electric would be substantial.