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