When you think of floor warming, you probably imagine multi-million-dollar mansions in Beverly Hills, but that isn’t the case. You don’t need to be wealthy to enjoy the comforts of floor warming in your home. Electric floor warming is an affordable upgrade that you can install under any type of floor in a single room or your entire home for just pennies a day.
Electric floor warming products can be installed under concrete, wood, tile, stone, and marble floors. If you want to take it to the next level, you can even install some electric floor warming in your shower!
Still not sold? Here are the top benefits of installing electric floor warming products in your home.
Energy Savings
Hot air rises and cold air sinks, which in result makes your floors the coldest part of the room. Your feet help you regulate a steady body temperature and can contribute to the sense of overall warmth, making warm floors essential to a comfortable body temperature.
Floor warming heats from the ground up. As the heat radiates up through the floor, it is absorbed by the surrounding objects, helping warm the entire space efficiently. This method is a more targeted approach to heating that allows for heat to evenly spread across your home.
Now, how does this contribute to energy savings? Simple.
With the addition of electric floor warming to your home, you can keep your forced air system temperature lower than usual and use electric floor warming to supplement the rest.
Sustainability
SunTouch electric floor warming products are 100% efficient and can help contribute to reducing your carbon footprint through sustainable functionality. So many homes are converting to solar power as an energy source. If your home functions off solar power, you can use that energy to power your electric floor warming product.
This takes the burden off your hot water heater as the primary heat source for forced air systems and hydronic floor warming systems.
Easy Installation
Electric floor warming products can be installed yourself. As always, getting a professional to install it for you is an option, but if you consider yourself a handy person and want to take on a new DIY project, give floor warming a shot.
There are many resources such as install videos and more that you can review beforehand if you decide to take the DIY route.
Minimal Maintenance
Electric floor warming is almost maintenance free; no filters to replace, no vents to be cleaned. Once the product is installed, it should not require frequent maintenance. That’s what makes electric þoor warming a hassle-free addition for heating your home.
WarmWire®
WarmWire cables contain an electric heating wire to provide underfloor heat in bathrooms, kitchens, entryways, and other areas, and are an affordable alternative to radiant heated mats. This versatile warming solution is best controlled by a SunStat floor sensing thermostat.
ShowerMatTM
ShowerMat provides you with a warm and soothing feel to your tile, improving comfort as well as floor surface drying times. Its low, thin profile takes up little room and allows for an easy install. The open-weave mesh allows for the mortar to easily bond with any underlying material. ShowerMat can be operated by any SunStat Thermostat.
TapeMat®
TapeMat electric floor warming mats have an easy rollout design — making installation fast. TapeMat adds only 1/8-inch thickness to a typical floor, is compatible with numerous installation configurations, and is designed for small spaces.
SlabHeatTM
SlabHeat is a complete heating cable consisting of a series resistance cable and a single power lead for easy single-point connection. It can be used to cover one large area or be zoned into smaller areas to control heat when and where it is needed. The concrete embedded cables are connected to controls that operate the system to provide the perfect temperature.
SlabHeat is a simple way to provide radiant heat to any space regardless of the size, shape, or thickness of the concrete slab. It can be easy installed over an existing slab in a “slab-cap” or in a new slab. SlabHeat comes in several lengths and in 120 and 240 VAC.
UnderFloor Mat
The UnderFloor mat is a series resistance heating cable assembled into a foil radiator-like surface, providing the warmth and comfort of heated floors without replacing existing flooring. It is installed between existing floor joists in residential and light commercial applications and works with any type of flooring. The UnderFloor mat is available in a range of sizes with a voltage option of 120 VAC.
You can expect hard-surface flooring temperatures to increase by up to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
For more information, get in contact with one of our reps today!