Electric Heated Floors Under Carpet

Radiant floor heating with carpet underfloor heating is well suited for use under carpet provided that care is taken when choosing the carpet.

Electric heated floors under carpet. So if you have open access to your floor joists now you can add the comfort and efficiency of radiant floor heat to your home. Foil underfloor heating is an ideal heater for larger areas and for use with so called floating floors such as laminate engineered wood and carpet simple to install the foil heater delivers a consistent heat distribution with the thermal properties of the reinforced aluminum foil used in the heater helping to spread the heat evenly. If you choose electric heated flooring under hard flooring and plan to use an area rug consider installing the cables only under the flooring that won t be covered by the rug. The 120 volt system will reach 15 amps at 120 square feet of electric floor heating coverage.

The foil heater is made up of a fiber reinforced foil wrapped around a thin multi strand dual core heating cable that is insulated with an advanced fluoropolymer. The retroheat floor heating system was designed specifically for providing electric radiant heat to existing floors by accessing the floor joists below. Radiant floor heating systems are commonly installed in bathrooms kitchens and bedrooms but can also be used to provide extra warmth for rooms like the basement that are hard to heat with traditional air heating systems. Carpet or rugs can go over a heated floor but they act as insulators and reduce heat flow to your feet and to the room as a whole.

Our programmable thermostat can control a radiant floor system up to 15 amps. A low profile line voltage system it features gradual warmth from low wattage resistance heating of ultra thin flexible radiant heat film. However the 240 volt system will reach 15 amps at 240 square feet of electric floor heating coverage allowing a much larger system to be connected to the thermostat. Types of electric heated floors.

A gentle electric radiant heat system designed specifically a gentle electric radiant heat system designed specifically for dry installation under floating wood and laminate floors. Schluter systems 155 in x 195 in orange 120 volt digital floor heating kit. The retroheat system can be installed to heat tile hardwood laminates. Electric floor heating is easy to install and there are options for every floor type including tile vinyl nailed hardwood.

The overall thickness of any materials above the heater needs to be taken into account too as this will ensure efficient heat transfer. Since 1996 thermosoft s electric heating products have created comfort for over 1 500 000 north american families.