Wet Floor Heating

Underfloor heating comes in two types.

Wet floor heating.

Wet which is so called because hot water is pumped through pipes in the floor or dry which is the name used for electric systems that run off the mains. Wet rooms are almost always designed with tiled floor and walls which even in warmup areas tend to be cold to the touch. Water underfloor heating typically runs at a lower water temperature than radiators. With water underfloor heating pipes carrying warm water are laid beneath the floor and it works just like a radiator does on your wall allowing heat to flow through the floor and into your room.

It s usually between 27 c and 31 c but the exact temperature will be determined by the flooring used to cover it. Due to their open spacious nature wet rooms are ideal to be heated with an underfloor heating system. The harder it is for heat to get through the floor the warmer the water running under it will need to be. Wet systems are fed off hot water often heated by a boiler but also work well with renewables such as solar panels or heat pumps.

Wet systems are most easily installed where it s possible to take up floors or where new floors are being constructed so is likely to suit new extensions conservatories and new open plan kitchen cum living areas. Electric heating elements or hydronic piping can be cast in a concrete floor slab poured floor system or wet system. Underfloor heating is mostly used in ground floor rooms but in reality there is a system to suit any type of floor construction. They can also be placed under the floor covering dry system or attached directly to a wood sub floor sub floor system or dry system.