Electric Underfloor Heating Tewkesbury

The simple answer is that the running costs are determined by many different factors:

When the systems are used in a well-insulated building, the running costs are usually very low, the thermostatic control means that you only use just enough energy to maintain your desired room temperature. A typical new building would perhaps cost around £3-£4 per sqm per annum to run, so 100sqm free floor area home would cost around £300-£400 per year to heat.

We offer an economical review service to check heat loss in your home using thermal imaging. This will ensure that you have all the knowledge you require to ensure that insulation is sufficient and heat loss is minimal.

On comparison to warm water underfloor heating or even central heating, electric underfloor heating has no moving parts, which means no potential leaks, burst pipes, servicing or breakdown callout fees.

The idea of using underfloor heating to gently warm a large floor surface at a low temperature isn`t new. It was invented over 2000 years ago by the Roman Empire, for use in their public baths and private villas.

While the technology has changed over the years, the concept is the same as it ever was, heating a large area at a low temperature (21-26C / 71-77F) produces the most comfortable and efficient form of heating possible.

To understand the principle of radiant heating, imagine that you are standing outside on a cold, clear day. The ground below you is frozen, however when the sun hits your face it feels warm, despite the low air temperature around you.

Climate change and concerns over the security of fossil fuel supplies are forcing changes in political, social and economic circles. Builders and architects are now required to build and design homes that are highly insulated and require less energy, installing better insulation is no longer an option it is a necessity.

Radiant heat from the sun heats objects, like you, before it heats the air around you. So you can be warm while the air around you remains cold

Look at any design magazine and you will notice that pictures of quality bathrooms, kitchens and lounges never show radiators.

We believe that radiators are inefficient, expensive to maintain and take up valuable wall space; interior designers know this and avoid them whenever possible.

Despite their name, radiators use a form of heating called convection heating. They heat a room by intensely heating the air near them, relying on that hot air to move to the top of the room, before cooling and falling back to a height where it can be felt.

Not only does this result in a stuffy feeling, it also promotes heat loss through windows, walls, ceilings and roofs.

The result is wasted energy, and wasted money.

So forget radiators – fit our fully approved underfloor heating system now and experience the difference!