Radiant Heated Floors

Radiant Heated Floors A way to heat spaces using radiant energy that is emitted from a heat source. There are three types of radiant floor heat: radiant air floors (air is the heat-carrying medium); electric radiant floors; and hot water (hydronic) radiant...

Radiant Floors – Hydronic

Radiant Floors – Hydronic A popular and cost-effective choice that pumps heated water from a boiler through tubing underneath the floor. In some systems, the temperature in each room is controlled by regulating the flow of hot water through each tubing loop....

Radiant Floors – Electrical

Radiant Floors – Electrical A system that consists of electric cables built into the floor. Systems that feature mats of electrically conductive plastic are also available and are mounted onto the subfloor below a floor covering, such as tile. Because of the...

Radiant Floors – Air

Radiant Floors – Air An ineffective choice for residential applications. Although they can be combined with solar air heating systems, the system suffers from the obvious drawback of only being available in the daytime, when heating loads are generally lower....

Radiant Barrier

Radiant Barrier A barrier, installed on the underside of roof sheathing in warm or hot climates to reflect some of the sun’s radiant heat energy so it does not enter the attic. Radiant barriers can also help prevent winter heat loss from the home.