Water Underfloor Heating

Water underfloor heating is a great way to give you radiant heating throughout a room whilst saving you money on your energy bills. You can easily adjust the temperature using a thermostat which can give you ease of life when it comes to your heating and hot water. Give Underfloor Store a call on 0330 1232 231 to get a quote on all the products you need for your new wet underfloor heating system today!

What is Water Underfloor Heating?

Water underfloor heating, also known as wet underfloor heating, is a heating system that heats a room from the bottom up. A series of pipes that are installed under your flowing are connected to your boiler, solar water heating system, air source heat pumps or ground source heat pumps. Hot water from these sources are sent through the pipes which then heat up and as a result, radiant heat rises through the floor into the room. As a result, drafts in the room are also reduced.

What Are The Benefits of Water-Based Underfloor Heating Systems?

Underfloor heating is becoming a popular way to heat modern homes, especially water-based systems in newly built buildings. This is because water underfloor heating systems are thought of as superior because:

They reduce your heating bill costs - Underfloor heating can provide the same level of heating as radiators through lower temperatures. This is because the heat is radiant and even throughout a room which means you need less heating energy to provide you with comfortable heating which in turn reduces your heating bills.
Low maintenance - There’s nothing worse than spending your time tending to and maintaining your heating system when there are many other things you can be doing with your time. Underfloor heating requires very little maintenance and in water-based systems, you can get a guarantee for 25 years.
Even temperatures throughout the property - With traditional radiators, you get hot and cold spots throughout a room due to the positioning of the radiators. Water underfloor heating ensures that the temperature throughout the room is even (no greater than 1-degree difference), this provides the ultimate comfortability.
Creates more space - With underfloor heating, you won’t have any need for bulky radiators throughout a room as your heating system will be underneath your floor. This frees up more space for you to do with as you will. This also improves the appearance of a room as you don’t have any unsightly radiators poking out.
Flexibility in room temperature - If you have underfloor heating in each room, then you’ll have a thermostat allocated to each room. This means that you can have a different temperature setting for each room offering you superior flexibility.

Underfloor Heating and Thermostats

Here at Underfloor Store, we sell thermostats that are the perfect accompaniment to water underfloor heating systems. We have a large range of thermostats that can cater to anyone’s needs, however, a smart thermostat can enable you to control your underfloor heating system from anywhere in the world with a WIFI connection. This can ensure that your heating is turned on once you finish work, so your home is warm and comfortable when you arrive.

Is Wet Underfloor Heating Suitable For Me?

Water underfloor heating systems are common in new builds as you can build the home with the underfloor heating in mind. If you’re looking to get the system installed into an existing building or property, then wet underfloor heating is suitable for stone or tiled floors. The system can be installed underneath carpet; however, the carpet should not have a tog greater than 2.5 as it can restrict how much heat gets through. With water underfloor heating, you should always consider your flooring and sub flooring as the system can raise the level of your floor. If you don’t want the floor to be raised, you should consider getting low-profile water underfloor heating.

Getting Your Underfloor Heating System

If you’ve decided on getting a water underfloor heating system for your domestic or commercial property, call Underfloor Store on 0330 1232 231. We can provide you with all the parts and accessories that you need to have a complete system installed. If you have any further questions, email us on theteam@underfloorstore.co.uk and one of our team will be able to assist you.