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• Underfloor Heating – An Expanding Market
• Underfloor Heating is Energy Efficient
• Underfloor Heating In Conjunction With Renewable Energy Sources
• Why Get Rid of My Radiators?
• Underfloor Heating Advantages
• Room Applications
• Underfloor Heating Costs

Underfloor Heating – An Expanding Market

Our electricians have installed underfloor heating for both residential and commercial customers throughout the UK. The rise in demand for underfloor heating installations by our electricians has much to do with changing customer requirements and climate change concerns. Builders, architects, electricians and electrical contractors like Mr Electric are required to install the correct products in domestic and commercial properties to reduce energy consumption. See our Energy Saving Electrical Installations that work in conjunction with underfloor heating.

Our electricians have installed a number of Ebeco Underfloor Heating Systems, throughout the UK. We even have one of their cable systems installed at our Head Office. For more information on Ebeco click here.

Underfloor Heating is Energy Efficient

Electric underfloor heating is an ideal option for our electricians to install as it meets stringent sustainable criteria. With an underfloor heating installation by a Mr Electric electrician you will not only be making an ecologically sound decision, but also an economically viable decision too. It makes sense to prepare for renewable energy by having an electric underfloor heating system installed by one of our electricians. See the Energy Saving Legislation relating to renewable energy and sustainability.

Underfloor Heating In Conjunction With Renewable Energy Sources

Underfloor heating can work well in conjunction with renewable energy sources such as wind, water, sunlight and biomass. Renewable energy sources, such as Microgeneration Technologies will play a big role in both residential and commercial energy production. In fact more and more customers are exploring the opportunities to generate their own electricity through renewable sources including the installation of photovoltaic solar panels. Producing your own electricity is known as Microgeneration and there are a number of technologies that can work well in conjunction with an underfloor heating installation by our electricians. Click here for more information on Microgeneration Technologies.

Why Get Rid of My Radiators?

With an underfloor heating installation from our qualified electrician, you can have heat in your home in a way that suits you! The radiators can be easily removed by a plumber. You rarely see designers implementing radiators in bathrooms, kitchens and lounges, so it is old technology and not very easy on the eye.

Radiators are inefficient, costly to maintain and ultimately they result in a lot of wasted energy and money down the drain.

Our electricians will provide you with a specification to suit your heating requirements, so request an energy saving installation today.

Underfloor Heating Advantages

An Underfloor heating installation by an electrician from Mr Electric provides a comfortable environment. Imagine standing bare foot on a tile floor, feeling the heat on a cold winter’s day? As well as exceptional comfort, underfloor heating offers many other advantages when correctly installed by an electrician including:

Energy Saving Capabilities

Underfloor heating offers the most optimum heat distribution for any room when correctly installed by an electrician. The temperature can be decreased by 2–3 degrees and the climate of the room will remain comfortable. Underfloor heating solutions provided by Mr Electric electricians can offer energy savings in the region 15% as long as the property is correctly insulated.

Heating That Is Healthy

Underfloor heating operates at low temperatures to provide a comfortable environment without hot, stale air. The electrician will explain that underfloor heating produces less air movement, with less dust particles to provide a healthier, cleaner environment. This is particularly advantageous for people with certain allergies. The heat will rise from the floor, so the carpets will always be dry and in wet locations such as bathrooms there will be a much lower risk of mites and bacteria.

Practical Heating

Locations such as reception areas and entrances are susceptible to damp conditions, due to wet shoes, umbrellas and the like. During the colder months underfloor heating will quickly dry up wet areas in locations such as this. Your electrician will show you the optimum comfort scenario of 23-25°C at ground level and 18-20°C at head height. This as your electrician will confirm is an ideal heat distribution situation and one that can be achieved by an underfloor heating installation by Mr Electric electricians. See our other Energy Saving Electrical Installations.

Heating To Suit Your Needs

The most common form of heating installation is on a wall but there are downsides to this type of installation as your local electrician will discuss with you. Traditional radiator installations dissipate heat by a process of convection, which results in higher temperatures at head height. With an underfloor heating installation by our electricians the heat is dispersed in a more efficient way. Warmth at floor level and colder at head height provides significant heating efficiency.

Aesthetically Pleasing Heating Solution

Radiators don’t make a room look good and often influence the setup of a room. The sofa is then placed in front of a radiator so it can’t be seen; which further reduces energy efficiency. With an underfloor heating solution from our electricians the heat source is not in view and the room layout can be set to suit your needs.

Clever Heating

Underfloor heating solutions from our electricians offer greater flexibility than standard water based systems. Water based underfloor heating is more than twice the diameter of heating cables and should be installed deep in the ground. The result is a much less responsive system. Electric underfloor heating, which is installed by our electricians, is fitted closer to the surface to offer more rapid hot air dispersion. This also offers much better energy efficiency. From a maintenance point of view electric underfloor heating is easier to maintain and won’t leak!

Cost Effective Heating

Fuel prices have been increasing for some time now, which has led to more electric heating installations by our electricians and electrical contractors. See other Energy Saving Electric Heating solutions.

Recent research suggests that since 2003, gas prices have increased by approximately 92%. Conversely electricity prices have only seen an increase of in the region of 54%.

Your electrician will confirm that electricity is approximately 100% efficient at the point of use. In contrast gas boilers waste energy, so consumers with gas installations will be pay more and receive significantly less energy.

Long Lasting Heating Solution

Our electricians will install systems incorporating cables that are insulated with a Teflon material. This tolerance to high temperatures provides greater durability than other lower quality products in the market.

Safe Heating Solution

All Mr Electric underfloor heating installations completed by our network of electricians are approved by the suitable standards authorities.

Guaranteed Heating

Ebeco Underfloor Heating Systems installed by our electricians offer a high quality solution with a 10 year guarantee. It is unlikely that a material defect will occur but if it does this will be dealt with free of charge.

Room Applications

The use of underfloor heating is not restricted to certain rooms and can be applied to residential and commercial applications? Our electricians install underfloor heating systems that are applicable for a multitude of scenarios. Here is an overview of how underfloor heating could work for you:

Kitchen

Keep the floor dry and maintain a pleasant environment, free from mould and bacteria. Whatever the floor finish our electricians can install a solution to suit you.

Reception

Wet shoes and umbrellas are often left in the hall as you walk in, so the underfloor heating system will assist in drying up the area.

Bedrooms

No more cold feet in the morning as drag yourself out of bed! The heat is below you, not on walls, so there are no limitations with an underfloor heating solution from our electricians.

Cellars & Basements

With poorly insulated concrete floors, cellars and basements require a good heating solution like underfloor heating. The dampness can provide a serious challenge, so a special system can be installed by our electricians to minimise energy loss.

Bathrooms & Toilets

Bathroom and toilet underfloor heating installations by our electricians provide hygienic choice for the customer. Walk in comfort on the tiled bathroom floor and maintain energy efficiency in important rooms of the house.

Living Room

Place your sofa where you want to and have no restrictions in the space to provide an invisible heating source. Our electricians can install underfloor heating in a situation like this whether for tiles, marble, natural stone, slate, timber, or carpets.

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Underfloor Heating Costs

The installation of underfloor heating by our electricians depends on a number of factors including the number of rooms and the type of installation required. External factors such insulation, the windows, the season and geographical location all impact on the solution offered by our electricians. To ensure maximum energy efficiency the floor should be correctly insulated.

For an underfloor heating solution that meets your exact requirements contact Mr Electric today and one of our qualified electricians will discuss the options with you. Request an energy saving installation today.