Underfloor Heating - Which type should I use?
Using underfloor heating to heat your conservatory / home can prove to be a very efficient way to heat because it's invisible once installed and allows you the freedom to design your interior the way you want.
Basically there are two types of underfloor heating:
Electric underfloor heating and water-filled Underfloor Heating.
Suppliers of each type of underfloor heating method will of course claim that their method is best.
Electric Underfloor Heating is a cable underfloor heating system - its main advantages are that it's easy to install and cost effective.
Warm Water Wet Systems however are growing in popularity. Some conservatory installers we have consulted say that they now only fit / recommend the water underfloor central heating system, as they have found that with the electric under floor heating, you may still need to use additional heaters on the coldest days. Unfortunately however - it's often not really practical to consider water-filled Underfloor Heating in a conservatory - the logistics and space available can make it quite difficult but not impossible. The important point here is to plan ahead - provided the option to add a "warm water wet system" is considered at the planning stage, before the conservatory base is constructed, then this is one of the best ways to heat a conservatory.
Underfloor heating is a great ideWarm water from the boiler system is circulated through continuous lengths of pipe embedded in the floor, each room has its own circuit and all circuits are connected to a distribution manifold. As each room has its own circuit it is a simple process to apply room temperature control, a thermostat is fitted in the room and connected to an electrically operated valve on the circuit serving that room.