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Radiant Floor Heat vs.Conventional Heat

July 06, 2009 00:07 AM  BY  AMY MORBY

Weigh in on the competition between Radiant Heated Flooring Systems and Traditional Heating Systems.

Warm Ribbon, radiant heated floor system being installed. For years now, furnaces have been the status quo of the heating world. They’re cumbersome, loud, costly, and overall a colossal maintenance nightmare. Fortunately for us, a new kind of home heating is taking the county by storm—radiant floor heating systems.

Radiant floor heating is the latest and greatest eco-friendly way to heat your home. They’re affordable, easy to install, and even easier to maintain, and they’re quickly taking the place as the reigning heat method of choice.

When placed side by side in the proverbial heating rink, it’s easy to see that conventional heating systems don’t have a chance. Take a look for yourself:

Comparing Radiant Floor Heating to Conventional Heating Systems
Radiant Floor Heating Systems Conventional Heating Systems

Maintenance-free. One you install it, you’re done. Heated floors are fully programmable, and can practically run themselves.

Never-ending maintenance. There’s always a potential for numerous problems with conventional heating. (New filters, wear and tear—one colossal mess of endless repairs.)

Easy and affordable to install. Any motivated handyman can install radiant floor heat quickly and painlessly.

Complex installation leads to expensive installation. You’ll definitely pay for the skills and parts needed to install conventional heating.

Flexibility. Each room is its own zone, meaning that you only heat the rooms you need heated, saving you bundles on your bill.

No flexibility. You heat all rooms at once with one thermostat. If you don’t want to heat the basement, too bad—you’re doing it anyway, and you can certainly count on an outrageous bill.

Evenly distributed heat keeps you comfortable no matter where you are in the room.

Heat only comes out from the vents, meaning you’ll find yourself huddling around the tiny vent on the floor to keep warm.

No vents required, meaning your house is dust and allergen free.

Vents, vents, and more vents, which means you let all kinds of dust, allergens, and bacteria into your home.

Radiant heated flooring is hidden, giving you perfect heat the aesthetically- pleasing way.

Furnaces aren’t pretty—they’re huge, loud, and take up way too much space.

The most efficient heating method out there. Radiant heated floors can achieve the same comfort level at lower temperatures, meaning you pay less for the same—if not better—comfort you used to get from conventional heating.

Energy hogs. Conventional heating systems use up to 15% more energy than radiant floor heating, racking your bill up fast.

Doesn’t look like much of a competition to me. Electric radiant heated floors easily trump conventional heating when it comes to ease, affordability, and comfort. Don’t waste any more of your money on expensive conventional heating. Convert to radiant floor heating systems today and experience the dust-free, green, and money-saving comfort of radiant heat.


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