Archive for January, 2006

What’s an IEE-compliant electric undertile heater?

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Some confusion had recently arisen in the media, raising doubts over the safety of electric undertile heaters that are currently on the market. Here was the response from Charles Mathias, Warmup’s Chief Executive, in clarification. I personally found it insightful and thought it makes an interesting read in any case.
Dear Sir,
I am writing [...]

Radiant Heating Google Adwords Adverts

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

I was taking an interest the other day in who was paying for Google adverts for the term “radiant heating” just to see what the competition were doing and how much they were paying.
Anyway I ran a search for radiant heating and then clicked on “more sponsored links” (http://www.google.com/sponsoredlinks?q=radiant+heating&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wa) to find a list of [...]

Is UFH too unaffordable to run?

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

The press has recently reported laments against the sky-high running costs of underfloor heating in certain residences, quoting an off-putting £7 per day. But are you really condemned if you have underfloor heating?
With underfloor heating, running costs are typically related directly to the heat up time, so the longer the system takes to heat [...]

Electric radiant heating search results

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Its noticable that the search engines are doing their level best to offer users a variety of results - they are increasingly devoting the number 1 position for this pushing down the so-called natural search results.
A search for electric radiant heating on Google now produces the following results:

Google is doing its best to offer relevant [...]

Types of Electrical Under Floor Heating

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Types of Electrical Under Floor Heating

Heating cables
Cable elements can be both loose laid and pre spaced on mats. There are two main types, which include single core and dual core elements. The single core element heaters generally emit low levels of EMF, whereas, dual core elements have a negligible EMF reading. European legislation [...]

Choosing the right underfloor heater

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

With electric underfloor heating becoming all the rage this winter, here are some tips on selecting the right system for your home.
Decide on your floor finish
Different floor types demand different heaters. If you are going for ceramic or natural stone tiles, choose a system designed for undertile heating. If it’s parquet you prefer, [...]

Use of Insulated Tile-Backer-Board with underfloor heating. Is it really necessary?

Monday, January 9th, 2006

Many electric underfloor heating companies recommend the use of insulated tile backer boards when installing onto concrete subfloors, but is it really necessary or just an added expense? (at £10-15/m² for insulation board, this is a good question!)
Strictly speaking, the answer is, “It depends on the situation.”
For example, if the concrete subfloor you’re installing onto [...]