| Radiant heat is gaining high popularity at present time. It's a system of warming a room by heating one of its surfaces such as walls or a floor. The previous method of heating was equipped with radiators that were situated in the corners of the room. But the problem with this method was that to heat the whole room they had to get very hot, and if a person touched them by chance he could get burned. Another minus of this tool was that they heated the room irregularly, mostly the space around them while simultaneously in the opposite corner of the room it was much colder. The contemporary tool of radiant heating is completely different owing to utilizing broad surfaces.
The principle of operation of tool is founded on thermal radiation and is similar to the previous systems. Temperature and heating radiation are peculiar to any article. The ability of items to take up heat from contiguous structures permits to use heating radiation of the floor to warm your feet, for example.
One more procedure of heating is known as forced air system. Its role is to blow warmed air into the rooms. The disadvantage of this technique is that forced air heats particles of different origin: mold, dust and others, so this system can not be used in the houses where people with allergies live. Moreover, hot air has only local action, it doesn't heat the room. As regards radiant heating technique, it's constructed to let the heat rise uniformly from the floor, in such a way, the room is heated evenly and supports the temperature during longer period of time.
The radiant heating is highly efficient in large houses. Forced air method works for small houses, but do not forget about allergy problems. Make sure your home is well-insulated, so the heat will not be lost through windows chinks or ceiling.
There are 3 types of radiant heating: electric system founded on electric cables, air system founded on the application of hot air under the floor, and hydronics founded on the application of hot water under the floor.
Heating methods are numerous and it's your right to decide which one suits your best. But as the practical experience indicates the most effective way to heat a house is radiant heating. |
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