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The Benefits Of Radiant Heat, Comparison
What are the Benefits of Radiant Heating and how do they compare to other heating applications?
You maybe be considering radiant heat to install into your existing or your new home but don’t quite understand the advantages or the differences between heating applications? Well we would like to inform you of the benefits and the comparisons to other heating applications available.
Some of the benefits of radiant heat are:
Comfort: Let your bare feet soak up the warmth of soothing heat without the dust and noise associated with other heating sources. Enjoy evenly distributed heat throughout your home kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and basement.
Custom Designed: Whether for supplemental floor warming, or total space heating, every system is custom designed to fit all rooms independent of their shape or size. These systems will heat under any surface including marble, slate, carpet, hardwood and tile. The compact Control Box will hang on the wall of your garage or in a utility room. No heating vents or ducts will be seen, and no furnace or boiler is required.
Perfect for Remodeling and Additions: The simplicity of the low voltage heating element makes this system incredibly easy to install in your remodeling or room addition application. No floor buildup is necessary and no additional construction costs are incurred. The unique heating element can also be installed in between floor joists to heat an existing floor or room.
Safe: So safe, in fact that nails, water, and even touching the heating element during operation will have no harmful effect! You will have peace of mind while loved ones play as the systems are tested to UL standards and run on worry-free, low-voltage energy .
Reliable: The solid-state heating systems are virtually maintenance free and the heating element is backed with a 25 year industry-leading warranty. With no moving parts and advanced self-diagnosing technology, there is no need for yearly maintenance or service checks.
Efficient: Radiant heat is the most efficient form of heat available. Significantly less operating time is required to maintain the desired warmth compared to furnaces and other radiant heat systems, keeping operational costs to a minimal. Low-voltage radiant heating systems run 98% to 100 % efficiency at any elevation as they evenly heat every area of the room.
Convenient: Our accurate thermostats allow you to easily adjust the floor or air temperature of your space heating or floor warming system. You also have the option of programming the exact time of day you want your system to operate. Simply relax, enjoy the comfort, and know that your system will work for decades to come.
So lets compare to other heating applications. Radiant Heat versus other applications:
Radiant Heat vs. Hydronics at a Glance
Both electric and hydronic radiant heat systems have certain advantages for specific applications. The following highlights the advantages low voltage radiant heat systems have:
A Boiler Room is required to run a hyronic radiant heat system. A 17"x12"x7" Control Unit is required to run low voltage radiant heat system.
Gypsum or concrete slab is required for installing a hydronic system. It is estimated that it costs approx. $4.00 or more per square foot to install a hydronics in-floor heating system than it does to install a in-floor heating system.
The ZMesh heating element is installed directly under the floor surface without any floor buildup. The 12" wide ZMesh is rolled out over the area to be heated then nailed and-or stapled to the wood subfloor.
Electric radiant heat warms your floors evenly because it uses 100% of the system's energy. A hydronic system, however, heats the floor less the further away the hot water gets from the boiler . Hydronic systems use only 65-85% of the system's energy. At higher elevations, electric radiant heat still is 100% efficient, where as hydronic systems are even less effective than at sea level.
*For a complete diagram please refer to http:--www.warmquest.com-radiant_hydronics.html
Radiant Heat vs. Hydronics at a Glance:
A room with floor Radiant In-Floor space heat will have a very uniform temperature from the ceiling to the floor. Heating a basement floor is the ideal application for our radiant heat systems. If you've lived in a house with forced air, you can crank the heat up, but the basement floor are still chilled. Installing a floor warming system will add comfort and warmth to your lifestyle.
A room heated with a forced air furnace will have cold floors and the warmest air at the ceiling. Although the air may be heated, the floors will be chilled and uncomfortable, especially for children playing on the floor.
*For a complete diagram please refer to http:--www.warmquest.com-radiant_air.html
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Outdoor Radiant Heating Saving You Time And Money
Homeowners and business owners are discovering the unique opportunities that are available to them through outdoor radiant heating. These radiant heating options are not only able to save you money, but time as well.
If you are located in an area that is constantly plagued by snow and ice each winter, you may find that outdoor radiant heating is something you thought you could only dream of. Imagine having a driveway and sidewalks that heat up and melt away the ice making it safer for you and guests to come in and out of your home or business. If you hate shoveling snow and ice, then you're going to want to consider in investing in outdoor radiant heating.
These systems can be either hydroponic or electric. A system of electrical coils or tubing is placed beneath the sidewalks, driveway or even parking lot of your home or business. They can then be turned on electrically or through a boiler system that will then melt away the snow and ice. This saves you time and money, as well as minimizes the potential for accidents on your steps, sidewalks and parking areas.
These systems are virtually maintenance free and can be completely automated. You don't have to shovel or de-ice manually and it reduces the chance of personal injury. Many people actually have heart attacks and even strokes while shoveling snow and ice each winter. Additionally you don't have to worry about strained backs or slipping and falling. This provides businesses with the peace of mind that their customers are safe in their parking lots and on sidewalks.
Roofs can also be set up with outdoor radiant heating. There are many hazardous winters that can wreak havoc on your roof. These systems can melt the ice and snow off your roof as well as eliminate large icicles from your gutters. Installing these roof systems allow you the peace and mind that your roof won't collapse in a bad ice storm and prevents injury from falling ice and snow. Additionally, they increase the resale value of your home and extend your roof's life.
These systems are invaluable once they are installed. You will regret not having it installed sooner. If you are building a new home or business location, it's also well worth the cost to have these systems added to your home during construction.
Chris Brown is a regular contributor to Home Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling and Radiant Heat Review websites. Chris also takes pride in many of his own do-it-yourself projects around his own home.
Radiant Heat Panels: Red Hot Retrofit
Red hot as in sales, that is. The reasons behind the increasing popularity of radiant heat panels are ease of installation, quick warm up, dust free heat, and low cost relative to other retrofit heating systems.
For the same price as a pellet stove, you could heat a 1,500 square foot home and not have to deal with locating, storing and lugging 40 pound bags of wood pellets.
A U.S. Department of Energy sponsored study found that radiant heat panels were 52% less expensive to operate than electric baseboard heat and 33% more cost effective than air to air heat pumps. The study concluded that “energy savings would be obtainable in a great portion of U.S. households”.
Radiant panels are about 1 inch thick, and range in size from 2’x2’ to 2’x8’. They are textured to look like the ceiling and can be painted to match the room’s decor with a quality water based acrylic paint.
The panels operate at 150-170 degrees F. and radiate heat to objects and people in the room. The panel itself reaches operating temperature in only three to five minutes.
Advantages of Radiant Heat Panels
Heat loss from ducts, even insulated ones, reduces the efficiency of forced air systems. Additional leakage is created by the internal air pressure generated by forced air systems. No ducts, no pressure, no leakage problems.
Since the need for a blower to circulate heat is eliminated, so is the cost of electricity to run the blower motor. Without a blower, there are no filters that need to be replaced.
Heating without moving air also eliminates drafts and prevents dust and pollen from circulating while maintaining the air’s moisture content.
Radiant heat panels require no maintenance or service because there are no moving parts.
With separate thermostats for each room, zoned heating is easy as turning a light switch on and off. Significant energy savings can be realized by allowing only the occupied areas to be heated. The quick response time of radiant panels will return an unoccupied room to a comfortable temperature in minutes.
Radiant Heat Panel Applications
Radiant heat panels are an excellent source of heat for bathrooms , log homes, gazebos, screened in porches and stables. If you’re heating a greenhouse, radiant heat will protect your plants in the absence of sunlight by maintaining root temperatures.
Replacing a wood stove with ceiling mounted panels in auxiliary buildings such as workshops or studios allows the use of all available floor space.
Radiant Heat Panel Installation and Cost
The low amperage requirements for ceiling heat panels can usually be provided by existing 120 or 240 Volt circuits. The 30%-70% wattage reduction over electric baseboard heating eliminates the need for dedicated wiring. Wherever a single panel is installed, the existing 120-volt capacity circuit is usually adequate for the additional load.
Installation of radiant heat panels typically costs between $1.25 and $1.50 per square foot of heated space. For a 1,500 sq. ft. house the estimated cost would be $1,900 to $2,300. That's considerably less than the cost for a complete forced air system.
Disadvantage of Radiant Heat Panels
The major limitation of radiant heat panels is the absence of a cooling function. Installing a ducted central air conditioner would undermine many of the advantages of using radiant panels.
One way around this would be to install a mini-split air conditioning system. The mini-split, like radiant panels, is also a cost effective retrofit solution and can be zoned to cool only occupied rooms.
If controlling heating costs is your primary concern, radiant heat panels offer an easy, cost effective and healthy way to retrofit your home with comfortable, reliable heat.
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