In Floor Heating Too Hot

Warm water systems run hot water through pipes to create heat whereas electric underfloor heating heats wiring beneath the floor to generate heat.

In floor heating too hot.

According to the radiant panel association a radiant heated floor normally feels neutral with a surface temperature usually lower than normal body temperature although the overall. Quite simply concrete floor radiant heat is a system of pex tubes that carry hot water throughout a concrete floor or slab. Radiant heat can be an electrical heating element embedded into a very thin concrete overlay then tiled carpeted or have wood flooring installed over it. I would take care to keep your radiant heat temperatures in the heating loop under 135 f 57 c.

Both provide heating in a room from the floor up for consistent efficient warmth. About 75 f at floor level declining to 68 f at eye level then to 61 f at the ceiling. Radiant floor heating and water heater problems. In general if you boost temperature too high with a radiant heat floor you can find the floors too hot to walk on comfortably.

And of course adding rugs to make walking comfortable block the heat output. Radiant floor heating produces room temperatures very close to ideal. A common cause of problems with any in floor radiant heating system is a defective wall thermostat.