The concept of water heated floor means a pipeline diagram laid in a layer concrete screed. Heated by a boiler or boiler, the coolant circulates through the pipes and heats the floor.

In private houses and cottages, water-heated floors are increasingly being used, the opinions and reviews of buyers about which are ambiguous. To decide on the rationality of using such a design, you should understand some of its features:

• The heated floor is part of the water heating system, so it can be installed in country houses and cottages or new buildings with heat exchange risers or autonomous heating. In apartments of houses old building this type Underfloor heating is prohibited.
• The design is a “layer cake”, quite complex in execution. Installation requires certain experience and a high degree of qualification.
• When pipelines are damaged, a leak occurs, and the location of the breakdown is difficult to identify. To repair the area, it is necessary to dismantle the floor.
• Not all types of finishing coating are suitable for heated floors.

What are the reviews from users?

“The process of installing built-in underfloor heating is truly an amazing thing, I did it in my home. I hired contractors for installation - the floors turned out like something out of a fairy tale. General heating operates at minimum mode, the rooms are warm and cozy. The bathroom is absolutely classy, ​​there is no such dampness and the water dries quickly on the tiles. Even with the heating turned off, the cold floor does not cause any discomfort.”

Igor, Moscow.

“I installed heated floors throughout the entire area of ​​the apartment to use as the main option without radiators. In the hallway, bathrooms and kitchen there was a bed on top ceramic tiles, and in the remaining rooms - laminate. The room thermostat regulates the operation of the boiler, while the system copes well with heating - an economical and convenient type of heating.”

Anatoly, Nizhny Novgorod.

“In the house I heat the entire first floor only with a water system. heated floors- no radiators. Very warm even in very coldy. The main disadvantage is the price. Laying technology and materials are much more expensive more expensive than batteries, plus special thermostatic mixing pump groups. It’s better to hire specialists to carry out the work – this is also an additional cost.”

Konstantin, Volgograd.

“Heated floors have increased comfort compared to radiator heating - this is undeniable, but they also have a number of disadvantages. I have floors like this in my bathrooms, hallways and bathhouse. At temperatures below 25 °C, I heat the floor in the bathhouse to 30-35 °C - it’s hot for the feet. I visit the house periodically, so I lower it to 15 °C. The radiators can warm up the house to 22 °C in 4 hours, and heated floors in 8. In the summer I encountered the problem of a cold tiled floor.”

Alexander, St. Petersburg.

“I have a big house, I installed heated floors in all the rooms. They didn’t turn it on the first year, they started it up only the next year – the winter was harsh. The radiators were turned off, the temperature in the rooms remained 21-22 degrees - it was warm to walk on the floor even without slippers. The average monthly gas consumption turned out to be 1.7 times less than with radiator heating.”

Danil, Samara.

“I have been installing floors under the floor for quite some time. parquet board. I would like to note that Maximum temperature on the surface of the parquet should be no more than 27 ° C, and you should definitely avoid laying a warm water floor under the furniture. With good ventilation and insulation external walls the temperature in the room will be 24-25 degrees, taking into account floor heating to 27 °C without additional sources heating".

Maxim, Moscow.

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Today, heated floor technology is not much inferior in efficiency to radiator heating systems, but has many advantages. We propose to consider the main advantages of hidden heating systems, installation and connection features.

Advantages of hidden heating

One aspect of the attractiveness of underfloor heating systems is the concealment engineering communications. Neither radiators, nor heating pipelines, nor shut-off and control valves will disturb the harmony of the interior. However, this is not the only advantage of the secrecy of the heating system.

If in living rooms pipes do not pass through the wall ceilings and along them, this will greatly facilitate installation finishing works. For leveling and application decorative materials The entire plane of the walls is accessible, and there are no difficulties with trimming flooring, there is no need to hide the pipe passage during installation suspended ceilings. The absence of visible communications is especially beneficial when changing layouts.

In addition to aesthetic advantages, there are also technical ones: uniform heating of the floor creates optimal scheme distribution warm air. Since the main emphasis is not on convection heat transfer, but on its direct radiation, there is no need to warm up the upper uninhabited zone. This ensures a reduction in heating costs of about 10-15%. What’s most interesting is that savings here do not come at the expense of comfort: the temperature in the leg area is about 20-22 ºС, in the head area it is 3-4 ºС lower.

The main disadvantages of water heated floors

The main disadvantage of a heated floor system is the complexity of its design. Laying process heating elements in the floor is quite technologically advanced and labor-intensive, but if we are talking about a water heating system, additional difficulties arise with organizing the piping and setting up the heating operation.

This is not at all a reason to refuse to use heated floors. Using quality materials and installation system, compliance with the technology of laying pipes in the floor and installing floor coverings, all efforts will pay off handsomely. Underfloor heating is a truly effective, economical and durable heating system, but, we repeat, only if it is designed in compliance with a number of key requirements.

Among the difficulties of the device, it is worth mentioning separately the need to carefully select the material for the floor screed. In addition to strength qualities, it must meet standards for heat capacity and thermal conductivity, as well as the ability to emit heat in a certain spectrum - about 9-10 microns. In principle, when heated to 40 ºС, almost all cement-bound materials emit heat in this range. All that remains is to achieve the highest possible density of the coating and uniform distribution of thermal energy in the warm layer of the screed. For this purpose it can be used steel fiber, liquid glass or special polymer additives for underfloor heating screed - plasticizers C-3, HLV-75, BV 3M and the like.

Materials for the device

As already mentioned, underfloor heating systems require extremely careful selection of materials. Just one and a half to two decades ago, everyone was content with laying in the floor metal-plastic pipe, convincing yourself that nothing threatens the heat exchanger in the floor other than corrosion. This approach has a number of disadvantages that become apparent during the first 3-5 years of operation.

In order not to repeat the mistakes of others, for heated floors you should use tubes that, if damaged, can restore the structure of the polymer over time and have the highest possible thermal conductivity. It is impossible to guarantee that when installing the tubes they will not be broken, but for metal-plastic this, without exaggeration, is a death sentence. The best way In this regard, cross-linked polyethylene behaves, the alternative to which is copper. In the latter case there is a series additional benefits: even higher thermal conductivity, a miniscule coefficient of thermal expansion and the ability to remember shape during deformation.

For open systems heating, the absence of excess pressure can lead to the ejection of gas molecules through the walls of the tubes; over time, gas particles can accumulate into fairly large plugs. To exclude such phenomena, modern pipes for heated floors they are made of composite materials with a built-in oxygen barrier.

When it comes to materials for installing heated floors, insulation cannot be ignored. Its choice is decisive for the durability of the heating system and the floor as a whole. The thermal barrier must be incompressible, retain its shape and, naturally, have high resistance to heat transfer. Of all the options, extruded polystyrene foam and polyurethane foam are most suitable for use as a thermal cutoff; polyisocyanurate boards are less commonly used.

Do you need a backup heating system?

You can often hear the opinion that water heated floor systems are unreliable, and therefore when using them as the main source of heating, there is an illusory risk that over time the house will be left without a single source of heat. This misconception is associated, first of all, with the experience of operating underfloor heating systems, which, in essence, are budget counterfeits of the original technology.

Judge for yourself: if low-quality pipes are used for the heat exchanger, the risk of their clogging, breakage and destruction of the screed due to thermal expansion increases significantly. Here it really makes sense to combine floor heating with the installation of radiators, although this version of the heating system is fraught with adjustment difficulties: you constantly have to adjust the flow, otherwise the temperature in the room increases to truly uncomfortable values.

However, if a warm floor is designed taking into account all technological requirements, it can work as the main heating system for many decades. Care and sensitivity during the installation of thermal insulation, pipes and when pouring screed eliminate the main risk factors for both the occurrence of leaks and damage to the floor covering or the base on which it is laid. In general, the costs of organizing a backup heating system and correct device water heated floors are approximately equal.

Preferred types of boilers

The main disadvantage of water floor heating systems is their extremely low resistance to overheating. This rule mainly applies to heat exchangers made of polyethylene - this material has one of the highest coefficients of linear thermal expansion. For copper pipes this figure is significantly lower.

Due to such restrictions, it is required right choice boiler unit and corresponding adjustment of its operating mode. Boilers running on natural gas and electricity are considered the most suitable. Their thermoregulation system eliminates the supply of too hot coolant to the underfloor heating system.

The least suitable for connecting a water floor heating system can be safely called solid fuel boilers. Their peak power is almost impossible to limit, especially when periodically changing the type of fuel. That is why such systems require inclusion in the hydraulic circuit special devices that maintain the water temperature in the heating circuit by mixing liquid from the return line.

Connection diagram

The final argument against underfloor heating systems is the complexity of organizing the coolant distribution scheme. If the system has more than one floor heating circuit, the installation of hydraulic manifolds with flow regulators is required.

House heating scheme with water-heated floors. A - gas heating boiler; B - combined mixing unit and collector group; B - heated floor contour. 1 - boiler with built-in circulation pump; 2 - security group; 3 — expansion tank; 4 — three-way valve mixing; 5 - circulation pump; 6 - ball valve; 7 - needle valve or valve with a servo drive; 8 — pressure reducer; 9 - flow meter

On the one hand, installation and commissioning of such complex networks are comparable to additional costs. However, all the efforts to organize heating with underfloor heating are more than compensated by the comfort of its use: each room can easily adjust its own thermal regime, while the entire system can be easily and efficiently balanced even if there are several dozen “loops”.

Otherwise, the heating floor connection is made according to classic scheme organizations closed system heating with overpressure. The only addition is the water preparation unit at the make-up inlet: since the heat exchanger consists of fairly narrow channels located at the lowest point of the system, it is necessary to remove from the water all mechanical impurities that can settle and eventually completely clog the tubes.

One of the types of heating systems often used in homes is heated floors powered by electricity. For example, having a high degree of reliability cable systems. Modern electrical underfloor heating systems are designed to be easy and quick to install.

• Principle and features of work
• Pros and cons of warm electric floors
• Types of electric heated floors
• Cable heated floor
• Infrared heated floor
  • Film heated floor
  • Rod heated floor
• How to choose a heated floor model?
  • Electric heated floor under tiles
  • Electric underfloor heating for laminate and parquet
  • Electric heated floor under carpet or linoleum

Principle and features of work

An electric heated floor is heated by electricity, i.e. it heats up first electrical cable, and it gives off heat to the floor surface.

A typical heating system kit includes:

• underfloor heating element (cable, mat, etc.);
• power wires that supply voltage to the heating elements and are connected to them by couplings;
• monitoring device (sensor);
• control device (thermostat).

Additional materials may also be required during installation:

• thermal insulation;
• damper tape;
• reinforcement mounting mesh;
• tape and other consumables.

During normal operation electrical wires, which are connected to sockets and lamps, calculate the cross-section of the conductor and set the appropriate rating of automatic shutdown devices. This is done to ensure that the wires do not overheat during operation, because otherwise their insulation will dry out, crack and crumble, which will ultimately inevitably cause short circuit online.

The wires in the heating elements of underfloor heating work completely differently. In them, electricity must be converted into heat as efficiently as possible. Here the wires are special, they are not destroyed by heat and can work in this mode for many years. The best manufacturers of such systems guarantee 20-year operation of their products.

Pros and cons of warm electric floors

When choosing a heated floor design, you need to compare the pros and cons of the available options.

Advantages of electric heated floors

• Allows you not to be afraid of water leaks.
• It works completely silently.
• It does not require space and remains invisible because it does not require a boiler and pumps, like a water-heated floor.
• An electric heated floor heats the surface evenly, which is impossible to achieve with water systems.
• Easy temperature control using an ergonomic remote control and thermostat.
• Long service life, which can reach 50 years.

But there are also disadvantages to electrical systems heating:

• Very expensive operation does not allow heating large areas premises, in this case they are cheaper hydraulic systems heating
• The generation of electromagnetic radiation is true, it is very weak and does not harm a person, but it still exists.
• Serious burden on electrical network, which not every household network can withstand.

Types of electric heated floors

Electric heating in similar systems can be carried out by two types of heating elements:

• in the form of a cable;
• in the form of films with infrared radiation.

They can also be classified according to their design method:

• Heating cable (single or double core). It can be self-regulating.
• Warm floor “electric mats” - when the same cable is already attached to the mounting grid.
• Film heated floor - uses an infrared heating element.
• Rod heated floors also use the infrared heating principle.

There is no clear answer to the question of which floors with electric heating are best to choose, since each system is not without its advantages, but also disadvantages.

Cable heated floor

The heating element here is a special cable that converts the electricity passing through it into heat. Moreover, in cable heating elements there can be different cables: single-core, double-core or self-regulating:

• A single-core cable includes a single heating filament, its ends are brought together during installation and one of them is connected to the phase current-carrying wire, and the second to the neutral wire.
• A two-core cable contains two threads, so its installation should not be reduced to a loop, but use a “dead-end” installation method.

• A type of two-core cable is a self-regulating cable, which is able to regulate the degree of heat generation in its different sections. It is often used to protect pipes from freezing and in snow melting systems.
• A heating mat is a single-core or two-core cable that is fixed to a mounting grid with a certain pitch. Its advantage is that it can be embedded not only in a concrete screed, but also in a layer of tile adhesive in the bathroom, if this is what is used there finishing coat. Thanks to this, you can reduce the thickness of the floor in the bathhouse and speed up the installation process.

Electric floor heating systems based on cable heating elements are good because they can conveniently create any configuration of the heating zone (heating mats, alas, cannot boast of this).

Any cable structures They heat up quickly enough (in 10-15 minutes) and are capable of continuously giving off heat for 4-6 hours.

Best for any stone covering(ceramic granite, ceramic tiles, etc.) install cable systems.

Infrared heated floor

This system is divided into film and rod heated floors.

Film heated floor

It is made from a multilayer polymer film, the thickness of which ranges from fractions of a millimeter to several millimeters. At the edges of the canvases there are thin copper electrodes, to which thin graphite strips located between the polymer layers are connected, which are heating elements.

Advantages of film heated floors:

• The film for heated floors with infrared radiation is universal - it goes well with different floor coverings: laminate, parquet, tiles, etc.
• You can create such a floor with your own hands if you have minimal skills.
• Relative efficiency - per unit area it spends no more than 30-70 W of electricity.

But film floors, especially those made of too thin film, are quite easy to damage, however, they will continue to work even after that, except at the point of damage.

Repairing such a floor, including dismantling the floor covering, replacing the damaged area and reinstalling it, will be very expensive. Therefore, the installation of such floors must be treated very scrupulously and carefully.

Rod heated floor

He also uses infrared system heating, but here the heater is flexible rods made of a composite material containing carbon and silver.

The advantage of this heating system is the possibility of its use on any flat surface, even on the ceiling.

Other benefits:

• Even if several rods are damaged, the system will continue to work.
• Installation rod systems so simple that any man who knows how to hold tools in his hands can handle it.
• It can be placed under any floor covering, including in a bathtub under a layer of tile adhesive or under thin layer screeds.

Video about the types of electric heated floors:

How to choose a heated floor model?

When deciding how to choose a particular heated floor model, you should be guided by the following criteria:

• will the warm floor serve as the main source of heat in the house or only as an additional one;
• what kind of flooring is planned to be used indoors;
• what is the total height of the room and the condition of its ceilings.

Different floor coverings require the installation of different heating elements. Not all systems are suitable for carpet or tile, and others cannot be placed under parquet or laminate, so you need to choose which electric heated floor is best for a specific finish.

Electric heated floor under tiles

Under porcelain stoneware and ceramic tiles you can put:

• self-regulating and resistive cables;
• rod systems;
• cable mats.

If you really need to combine them, then you need to put a reinforcing mesh on the heating film, and only then fill in everything tile adhesive. But at the same time, a significant part of the thermal radiation gets stuck in these layers. Therefore, this option will be ineffective, besides, rod mats and infrared films are the most expensive materials of all used in electrical warm floors. It is worth using a cheaper and more effective solution.

Electric underfloor heating for laminate and parquet

Laminate and parquet can be heated with the following systems:

• heating cable;
• infrared film;
• rod mats;
• cable mats.

Although you can use any design, the film one still turns out to be the most convenient, since its installation will be the easiest. If you take heating cables, you should prefer self-regulating ones.

Electric heated floor under carpet or linoleum

You can also place any heating electrical elements under the linoleum.

Therefore, if the elements mentioned above are used, they must be supplemented with a properly installed high-quality temperature sensor.

It is much better to combine self-regulating wires and rod mats with linoleum, since they do not overheat.

Film heating performed quite well in combination with these coatings. Although the film is afraid of overheating (blocking), its melting point is very high, which gives an additional margin of safety if temperature sensor the system will fail.

Are you considering electric underfloor heating as a heating system for your home? Which type would you install and why? Tell us about your plans or experience in the comments - they will be of interest to other builders!

The use of smooth and cool materials in flooring looks aesthetically very attractive. However, in the cold season it is impossible to walk on such a floor without slippers. A water heated floor will help eliminate discomfort while simultaneously solving the problem of heating the room. The versatility of the design allows it to be used in any single room, be it a bedroom, bathroom, living room or kitchen.

Technologically so heating system is laid inside the genitals building structures a piping system through which coolant water passes. In this case, an existing centralized heating system or an individual heating source can be used to heat the floor.

Advantages of water-heated floors

Using a water heating system through flooring based on the principle of conversion. In this regard, its main advantages include:

• A high level of efficiency of the heating system, which ensures uniform heating of the room without incurring unproductive costs for heating the ceiling and walls.
• The possibility of damage from hot surfaces of radiators is excluded;
• Lack of dust and pollution, which are inevitable during convective air movement.
• Protection from harmful organisms.
• Designed adjustment capability temperature regime in a separate room.
• Using a heated water floor under different types coverings (laminate, parquet, tiles)
• Due to the absence of radiators on the walls, interesting solutions in interior design.
• Creating a comfortable environment not only in winter, but also in summer, cooling the room with cold water.
• A guarantee of health for the whole family, when you can walk barefoot in winter, and the air is clean and healthy.

The undoubted advantage of a warm water floor is its long term services. In this case, the service life depends only on the quality of the pipes used in this system. The low temperature of the coolant, which does not exceed 50°C, and in some cases 40°C is sufficient, reduces costs by an average of a third compared to using traditional system heating.

Disadvantages of floor heating with water coolant

If we talk about the disadvantages of such a heating system, then first of all, it is installation difficulties. The system itself consists of several layers, including waterproofing, cement-concrete screed, and floor covering made of decorative material.

Before laying pipelines, the subfloor surface must be thoroughly prepared and leveled. High initial costs, which compared to installing radiators or electric heating, approximately five times higher.

Effectively use underfloor heating technology water coolant it is impossible in a room where there are many stairs, because landing it cannot be applied. In an apartment building, it is prohibited to install a water-based floor heating system on high floors due to the fact that this significantly increases the hydraulic resistance.

Another disadvantage of using a water floor is significant impact on air humidity levels, requiring the installation of a humidifier. Installation work It is recommended to carry out during the construction of a house or during major renovations. A water heated floor leads to a significant increase in the floor level, which also needs to be taken into account with such a heating system.

Features of choosing flooring and installation

When choosing the type of flooring under which you are going to install a heating pipeline system, you need to decide what goal you are pursuing. In rooms with high level loads, it is preferable to cover from parquet ceramic tiles. Practical coverage tiles last a long time, but require large initial costs when heating due to the low thermal conductivity of the tiles.

Laminate and parquet do not have the high wear resistance characteristic of tiles. However, the simple installation process and excellent thermal conductivity speak in favor of choosing a wooden floor. Linoleum is also often used for covering different rooms, but it should be taken into account that the thickness of the heated floor is not more than 10 cm.

Depending on the choice of execution form, the technology for laying water mains may differ radically. The most important condition efficient work underfloor heating systems are correct installation, correct engineering work on power and heat loss. In addition, it is necessary to take into account local climatic conditions, features of housing that may be in apartment building or a private house with cold walls.

Previously, the main procedure for installing a heated floor was laying a pipe system with concrete screed. Such installation requires a long time, since it will not go away until complete drying(28 days), the system cannot be used. Currently, instead of screeds, wooden or polystyrene linings are used, with niches for pipes. Lightweight systems make it possible to reduce the thickness by four times (from 80 to 20 mm), providing quick regulation of room temperature. In addition, they are ideal in conditions where, due to heavy weight Concrete screed cannot be used as a standard heated floor. Doesn't fit water design, if the floor is covered with a rug or carpet.

Modern technologies for warm water floor systems completely eliminate the possibility of damage to pipes, leaks and water hammer. Warm water floors offered by well-known brands are distinguished by quick installation, efficiency, and the ability to be used in different schemes heating systems, no matter how complex they may be. The manufacturer provides a guarantee for the underfloor heating collector.

A worthy alternative radiator heating, water heated floors are not a bad option for owners of private households and those living on the first floors of high-rise buildings.

The climate of our latitudes does not allow us to provide coziness and comfort in our homes. cold period years without a heat source.

Unfortunately, the heating system used does not always sufficiently warm the room over the entire area.

Because of this, with the onset of cold weather, discomfort begins due to the cold penetrating into the house.

One of the promising options for heating systems in houses and apartments is water heated floors.

Peculiarities

Water heated floor systems are a fairly new solution in the field of built-in heating systems. The peculiarity is that the coolant in this case is heated water circulating through pipes laid in the floor, which transfers heat radiated through the decorative flooring into the room.

At the same time, the efficiency of water heated floors is high; this type of heating seems to be extremely economical, allowing one to reduce the cost of heating a home to a comfortable temperature by 20-30, or even 50%. It's all about the temperature of the circulating fluid, which, as a rule, does not exceed 50⁰C, and often 40⁰C is enough.

Why? It's simple. The floor in a room, in the case of a heated floor, is a continuous convective surface that radiates heat. At the same time, the floor covering remains pleasant and comfortable, without posing a risk of burns, and the air in the room is heated evenly over the entire area.

Unlike traditional heating radiators, a heated floor immediately warms up the air to comfortable temperatures below (22-24⁰С), while at head level the temperature is already somewhat lower (18-20⁰С), and an overheating zone does not form under the ceiling, and no empty heat loss occurs. This property is one of the advantages of water heated floors, as it provides optimal “healthy” heating that promotes comfort and health.

Pros and cons of water heated floors

Like any type of heating, water heated floors, of course, have their own advantages and disadvantages. And this must be taken into account when deciding whether to install this type of heating system.

The undoubted advantages of water heated floors include the following:

1. Economical– compared to radiator heating from 20-30% to 60%. When heating water to low (30-50⁰C) temperatures using gas in autonomous systems, especially with large heated areas, a water floor is even superior to an electric floor in terms of operating costs (up to 5-7 times more economical).
2. Safety, because the pipes with the coolant, firstly, have a low temperature, and secondly, they are completely hidden. This eliminates the risk of injury and burns.
3. Comfort, ensured by uniform heating of the air and pleasant tactile sensations when walking on the floor barefoot.
4. Aesthetics, because the built-in system solves the problem of hiding or camouflaging unaesthetic radiators and opens up wide horizons for implementation design ideas for remodeling and interior design.
5. Smooth and soft heating, safety for capricious floor coverings due to gradual heating and low temperatures, absence of thermal shock (in the case of installing a thermostat and the ability to control the temperature of the coolant).
6. No generation of harmful electromagnetic field and oversaturation of air with positive ions.
7. Water heated floor does not dry out the air in the room.

Before designing and installing a water heated floor, taking into account its low-temperature regime, it is necessary to ensure that heat loss in the room does not exceed 100 W/m2. To do this, you may have to insulate the walls or provide additional radiators. This will allow you to achieve comfortable conditions and will increase heating efficiency.

While listing the advantages of water heated floors, it is worth analyzing its disadvantages:

1. Labor intensity of installation– to lay a water floor you will have to start major renovation with alignment and careful preparation subfloor surfaces. The system consists of several layers various materials, including waterproofing, cement-concrete screed and decorative flooring.
2. Significant initial costs for installing a hydronic floor option- approximately 5 times higher than electric or traditional radiator. However, with active use, water heated floors demonstrate high efficiency and pay for themselves.
3. It is impossible to install heated floors, for example, on stairs and in small corridors. In such areas it is required additional installation radiators.
4. The likelihood of a leak and the difficulty of eliminating it– to find damage and repair the pipeline, you will need to completely dismantle the floor covering and remove the screed.

Due to the risk of leakage and, accordingly, flooding of neighbors below, water-heated floors are not recommended for installation in multi-storey buildings. Also, when connecting water-heated floor circuits to the central heating system, there is a high risk of pressure drop in the system throughout the house and a sharp decrease in heating efficiency.

Health effects

Is it enough to analyze the information on the query “water heated floor advantages and disadvantages” to make a final decision, especially if people with poor health live in the home? On the one hand, if the difficulties do not frighten you, but the advantages captivate you, it is worthwhile to critically evaluate them again.

The point is that she main feature and the advantage of this type of heating, namely, constant elevated temperature flooring, which allows you to “keep your feet warm” all the time, may also have a downside.

Namely, to provide negative impact on the vascular system of the legs, because blood constantly flows to the “warm” legs, putting a constant load on the veins and expanding them.

Therefore, it is recommended to install a water or electric floor in rooms with periodic and short-term presence of people there, or to limit the time they walk on the floor or stay on it.

To the question of whether heated water floors are harmful to the general physical condition and well-being, it is also impossible to answer unambiguously. The air in the room is not overdried, there is no improper mixing of layers, but in the case of heated floors it is difficult natural ventilation. In order to avoid air staleness, it is necessary to ventilate the room more often and take care of forced ventilation.

Conclusion

Water heated floor is an effective alternative to radiator heating and a good option for first floors, private houses. However, making a decision about installation requires a scrupulous analysis of the pros and cons.