subject: How To Heat Your Home With Energy Saving Underfloor Heating Systems [print this page] Tired of the chilling weather? When it is really cold outside we all want our homes to be warm and toasty. Luckily to solve your problem, there are a lot of home heating systems available in the market. They work in different manners, but serve the same purpose, and that is, heating your home. The systems differ according to the room where they will be used.
You can choose a variety of systems, the most efficient one are those that run on electricity. In an electric heating system, a hundred percent of the electricity is used by the heating system to generate heat, which means less energy is wasted. However, running them can be quite expensive, although it comparatively costs less to install them, as compared to a propane or gas heating system.
Other heating systems run on natural gas or propane and its main advantage is the absence of any smell, which is prevalent in those systems that run on oil. However, compared to the oil systems, natural gas is less energy efficient. Besides this, running them has become more expensive than before. The next option is oil run systems, which are more volatile to use due to the shifting prices of oil. Newer technologies have made oil run systems a bit more energy efficient. Another option is wood, it is cheap, but it is more suitable for those people living near the wood. The last and most environmentally friendly option is using solar power to heat homes.
Besides running individual systems to heat homes, you can use an under floor heating system. This provides heat by warming up the floor itself, this means you do not have to go through the hassle of installing other heating systems individually all over the house. This also saves up your valuable space. There are two different types available; one runs on electricity and the other on water. The water-run system uses the circulation of warm water inside the pipes laid into the floor to warm the house. In an electric system, current runs through the low-voltage heating system to produce heat.
Water-run underfloor heating systems are more energy efficient than a traditional central heating system that runs with radiators. Both the water and electricity run systems provide the same level of heat than the traditional one. They require less space, which means you have more space to use for furniture. When installed in wet areas like the bathroom, the floor dries up fast. Nowadays you will find easy installation services provided by renowned companies, the electric one usually cost less than the water-run system but both are equally comfortable to use.
