Underfloor Heating Lytham St Annes Lancashire (FY8): A cost effective and efficient way to heat your home in Lytham St Annes, is to put in underfloor heating. You can employ underfloor heating systems to take the place of traditional heating solutions, such as radiators, or use it to boost existing heating to reduce cold spots in your home. Electric and water systems are the 2 main types of underfloor heating system.
Both electric and warm water underfloor systems provide consistent and efficient heating from floor to ceiling. Underfloor heating requires less energy to run than a traditional radiator heating system because it does not need to run at such high temperatures. Typically a gas central heating radiator will run at temperatures of approximately sixty five and seventy five degrees Celcius, whereby underfloor heating requires only a temperature of around 25-30 degrees Celsius to effectively warm up a room of similar proportions.
BENEFITS OF UNDERFLOOR HEATING IN LYTHAM ST ANNES
Consistent Heat: Cool spots can frequently be created with regular radiators, because the air close to the radiator's surface is warmed up first, before slowly spreading around the room by means of convection. With underfloor systems, the heating pipes or mats are arranged across the whole floor area to provide a consistent heat which radiates upwards from the floor right throughout the room.
Cheaper Running Costs: Underfloor heating systems are significantly cheaper run since they use less energy for the warmth benefits of a conventional heating system, therefore also making them better for the environment.
Simplicity of Use: Temperature control and energy use are controlled by a programmable digital thermostat, which can be linked with your smart phone, in both wet and electric underfloor installations. It can be pre-programmed in line with your circumstances at different times of day or season, giving you complete control of your heating system.
Lower Maintenance Requirements: Being more or less maintenance-free and providing years of reliable service an electrical underfloor system could be perfect for heating your home in Lytham St Annes. Unlike radiators, wet underfloor heating should not need flushing or bleeding and only needs occasional checks to ensure it is working at optimum performance. The reduced running temperatures required also puts less demand on boilers and alternative heating methods (ground/air source heat pumps etc), therefore making them longer lasting and more reliable.
Perfect For Any Room: The installation of an underfloor heating system can free-up the 10% of wasted space that's generally taken up by conventional radiators. It matters not if you've got a wooden kitchen floor, a tiled bathroom or a carpet in your living room; there are different types of underfloor heating system to suit your situation. You can even go with fully waterproof exterior underfloor heating for your garage, summer house or patio in Lytham St Annes.
Better Air Quality: Underfloor heating generates radiant heat from the floor upwards, which reduces convectional air currents like those caused by electric halogen heaters or traditional hot water radiators. This establishes a better and healthier environment by lessening the quantity of dust particles and pollen which circulate around your home.
The type of underfloor heating system which is better for your circumstances depends on just how much work you're willing to do. Electric underfloor heating systems in Lytham St Annes are normally quicker and simpler to install and design. Retrofitting into an existing property is also far simpler with electric underfloor heating systems in Lytham St Annes. If your project is a new build property or part of a major restoration, water based underfloor heating will be more suitable, particularly if you're going to be laying a brand new sub-floor.
ELECTRIC UNDERFLOOR HEATING
Electric underfloor heating in Lytham St Annes is fast and simple to put in, needing only a link-up to a thermostat and the electricity mains supply. Existing structures can have electric systems retrofitted into individual rooms or the entire property without any issues in most cases. If heating is not necessary on a daily basis, for example in spare rooms and loft space conversions, it is the perfect alternative.
In not much more than half an hour an electric heating mat can be installed. Just spread out and bond the heating mat to the sub-floor or insulating surface, have it connected to the electric mains supply by an experienced person, and it's all set to go. Different sorts of underfloor heating mats are available for varying floor coverings and your underfloor heating installation company in Lytham St Annes will be delighted to give you some guidance on which is best for your property.
In unusually shaped rooms where cutting standard mats to the appropriate size could be a problem, free form electric heating wire is used. This calls for arranging a single cable heating element in "runs" onto a suitable insulating material on your sub-floor before being covered over with the floor covering of your choice. A certified electrician will connect the cable to an appropriate electric point or spur, in addition to installing a digital room based thermostat.
An electric underfloor heating system can be installed as a "whole house" setup which is managed from a main control unit, or can be installed independently into specific rooms as freestanding units. If you have a smart home in Lytham St Annes, or are considering an installation of smart thermostats or other devices, electric underfloor heating systems can easily be integrated into your proposed design.
WARM WATER UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS
Warm water underfloor heating, also called hydronic or wet floor systems employ hot water to effectively warm your home. You can use a pre-existing central heating boiler with these underfloor heating systems, or in new build properties they can easily be linked up to air or ground source heat pumps.
Water fed systems are installed into the flooring screed layer and therefore produce a greater thickness of floor. In Lytham St Annes new build properties this increased height can be allowed for in the design stage, but for older homes there are thin pipe solutions which keep the extra thickness to the bare minimum. As an alternative technique for "whole house" heating, these warm water systems have grown increasingly popular. More Lytham St Annes people are changing to these underfloor systems owing to their lower running costs, higher efficiency and greater thermal effect when compared with conventional heating solutions.
HYBRID UNDERFLOOR HEATING SYSTEMS LYTHAM ST ANNES
A hybrid alternative combines the top features of both water and electric underfloor heating systems. Upstairs rooms and loft conversions will use electric underfloor heating, while basements and ground floors, which have higher heating requirements, use a water fed system. This combination delivers maximum heating levels with greatest efficiency.
DESIGN, PLANNING AND INSTALLATION
Before starting on any underfloor heating installation it's crucial that a heat loss survey is completed on your home in Lytham St Annes. This survey will be carried out by an accredited heating engineer or architect who will establish the insulation needs and heating requirements of your house. Areas that are notorious for losing heat, such as conservatories and orangeries, will need a greater wattage than those of internal living areas. The design of your underfloor heating setup, electric, hybrid or water, will depend on this on-site survey which establishes the heating needs, size and shape of the entire installation.
In most installations insulating boards will have to be placed beneath the mats or pipes to eliminate heat loss through the sub-floor. This insulation has the added benefit of increasing efficiency and decreasing heat-up times by literally "pushing" the heat up into your room, instead of being absorbed by the floor below.
It's quite possible for a capable DIY-er to install underfloor heating systems, but any electrical hook-ups must be performed by a qualified NICEIC electrician trained to Part P standards. As is the case with any electrical and plumbing installations in Lytham St Annes, the best advice is to use a professional service for the added safety and guarantees that come as part of the installation process. Despite the overall reliability of underfloor heating systems it's necessary to consider the level of warranties and aftercare support, such as servicing, offered by your Lytham St Annes installation company.
SUMMARY
Owners of older homes in Lytham St Annes who are considering underfloor heating should concentrate their attention on electric systems, due to their easy installation and reduced floor thickness needs. Water fed underfloor heating is better integrated into new build houses or major renovation works where the extra flooring allowance can be factored in at the design stage.
Underfloor heating systems have less running costs, are more efficient, are easily controlled through smart digital thermostats and are more dependable than traditional heating solutions.
Underfloor heating systems are an ideal way to warm up your entire house, or just as readily be installed into a single room, loft conversion or extension to your property.
Underfloor heating installation can be undertaken in Lytham St Annes and also nearby in: Layton, Marton Fold, Wrea Green, Ansdell, Great Marton, Singleton, Fairhaven, Warton, Little Marton, Blackpool, Higher Ballam, Kirkham, Hey Houses, Weeton, Staining, and in these postcodes FY8 1BN, FY8 1RE, FY8 1AW, FY8 1ND, FY8 1DA, FY8 1NT, FY8 1AE, FY8 1AU, FY8 1EN, FY8 1AR. Locally based Lytham St Annes underfloor heating will most likely have the dialling code 01253 and the postcode FY8.
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Lytham St Annes Underfloor Heating Questions
One day last week I was looking through the questions that householders ask in regard to underfloor heating in Lytham St Annes. Several of our web visitors emailed noteworthy questions that are worth mentioning here. The most pertinent ones seemed to be, "What underfloor heating is best?", "Are underfloor heating mats any good?", "How does underfloor heating work with radiators?", "Can underfloor heating go under floorboards?", "Is underfloor heating cheap to run?" and "Do underfloor heating systems need servicing?" Most of these questions hopefully have been covered somewhere on this page, and if not an underfloor heating "Questions and Answers" section is a feature we will be putting in quite soon. My thanks go to Joseph Maloney, Nevaeh Conroy, Bryce Simons and Alice Pritchard from Lytham St Annes, for taking time out to present these excellent questions. It was also awesome to receive questions from Tracy Kell in Fairhaven, Peggy Churchill in Wrea Green and Billy Stark in Marton Fold.
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