| Indoor climate control in cold regions is | | | | cold regions. |
| very important. As per ergonomics the floor | | | | |
| temperature should range between 19 to 29 | | | | Water or Liquid Type Floor Heating System |
| degrees C and the air temperature should | | | | |
| range between 20 to 24 degrees C for maximum | | | | In this type warm water is circulated in |
| efficiency. There are two types of indoor | | | | pipes laid under the floor. Usually 5/8-inch |
| climate control namely convection type and | | | | tubes are used. The water is heated in a |
| radiant type. Convection type heats the air | | | | boiler and circulated by means of thermo |
| then air is moved around the interiors. | | | | siphon. Thermo siphon is a natural system to |
| Convection type uses systems like radiators, | | | | flow water in tubes. A small pump is used to |
| blowers and fireplaces. Radiant heating | | | | purge air bubbles trapped in the tubes. There |
| systems heat the floor using air, liquid or | | | | are cutoff valves in case you want to heat a |
| electricity. | | | | particular room and not other rooms. The |
| | | | tubes usually have a life of 100 years and |
| A radiant system is a modern and superior | | | | require very little maintenance. The same |
| system to a convection type system. The | | | | system can be used to circulate chilled water |
| convection system heats the air and does not | | | | if the weather becomes hot. This system is |
| heat the floor whereas the ideal system | | | | the most common and electricity savings of 40 |
| should heat the floor more than the air. In a | | | | to 15% are common. |
| convection system the air tends to escape as | | | | |
| it becomes lighter and moves towards the | | | | Electricity Type Floor Heating |
| ceiling. Further convection systems can be | | | | |
| harmful to people suffering from allergies or | | | | In this type of system electric coils are |
| asthma as air is circulated. A convection | | | | laid underneath the floor. The main advantage |
| system is not aesthetically good to look at, | | | | of this system is the floor build up. It can |
| whereas the radiant systems go underneath the | | | | be as low as 3 millimeters. The coils are |
| floor and are invisible. | | | | installed on an insulation board like marmox |
| | | | and then the flooring is tiled over using |
| Air Type Floor Heating System | | | | tile adhesives. This system has faster warm |
| | | | up times compared to other systems. Floor |
| In this system the air is heated in a central | | | | heating systems can be installed on almost |
| radiator and passed through pipes underneath | | | | any type of floor such as concrete, tile, |
| the floor. However air heating systems are | | | | vinyl, linoleum, ceramic tiles, hardwood etc. |
| not popular because they are unable to retain | | | | Ceramics are most commonly used as they have |
| heat over time. Hence they are used only | | | | higher thermal mass and good aesthetics. |
| where little heat is required such as mildly | | | | |