How It Works

A radiator system transfers energy into a room or space largely by convection. This convection results in the floor being the coolest part of the room leaving a mass of warm air at ceiling level. It also picks up fine dust particles from the floor and distributes it into the air and over furnishings.

Whereas an underfloor system heats almost entirely by radiation. This is the most natural and comfortable form of heating, like the sun. Radiant energy is emitted by the floor, partly reflected by each surface and partly absorbed. Where it is absorbed, that surface becomes a secondary heat emitter. After a while all faces and furnishings themselves radiate energy and the room becomes evenly and uniformly warmed.
The energy reaches into every corner of the room or space which means--no cold spots, no warm ceilings and no cold feet. In buildings with high ceilings the temperature actually reduces as the height increases, whilst with other systems the convection effect increases the temperature at high level giving a high heat loss through the roof. In addition to this, with underfloor heating the comfort level is achieved with an air temperature which is 2°c lower than convection heating systems. These factors mean that when designing an underfloor heating system, little allowance is required for building height, this results in lower energy requirements for buildings with high ceilings such as churches, barns and sports halls.

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