The big benefit is that the heat is in the room the floor and furniture not just the air.
In floor heat run by air temp or floor temp.
However everything i m reading says radiant floor systems shouldn t run water temps above 130 or there s a risk of damaging the concrete.
120 will provide 28 btu square foot of floor.
For starters here are some numbers.
Typically radiant heating systems warm floors to temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees f.
You can adjust your thermostat to a lower temperature in a radiant house and achieve the same comfort level because the floor and furniture are where the heat is.
For wood carpets and vinyl floor finishes we recommend a maximum heat temperature of 81 degrees and for stone and tiles a slightly higher temperature of 86 degrees.
In both cases the heat is run by setback programmable thermostats with floor sensors.
The warm surface then slowly radiates heat upward into the living space rather than blowing around the heated air.
Our systems can produce a lot of heat 41 51 btus per a square foot to be exact.
This means that most of our systems produce more heat than a baseboard heater and heat the room more evenly as well.
However you must also consider the heat loss value of a.
Where you set the thermostat is a question of comfort not numerical temperature.
Typical radiant heat floor system operating temperatures typical radiant floor systems operate at 85 125 f water temperature entering the tubing and put the floor surface temperature about 5 degrees above the room thermostat set temperature.
When floors are conditioned within this range most people wearing normal footwear will enjoy having their feet on the floor.
I m trying to get a mixing valve installed for the garage so i can run the wood boiler at 180 and mix down water temp for the garage but the contractor i talked to said the high water temp might not make a difference if the concrete didn t contain fiber mesh.
These aube thermostats sense the floor temp and calculate when to come on to meet the target temp time that has been set.
In floor radiant max temp.
With no covering on top of the concrete rugs wood floors etc 110 degrees will provide 24 btu square foot.
It really depends on the room.
The ideal temperature underfloor heating should be run at also varies.
A room in a well insulated modern house can usually be effectively heated using electric radiant floor heat.