FAQ'S

Many homes have very high ceilings and your are probably paying big bucks to heat your home.
Baseboard heating and forced air systems heat the air in the room by circulating or forcing heat to a device such as a radiator. As your heating system produces hot air, the hot air rises to the ceiling and as it cools it drops and in theory is supposed to heat your space. This might work in very small rooms but if you have large rooms with high ceilings this type of heat will cost you big bucks. In larger rooms the hot air cools too quickly and as a result you will have to increase your room temperature setting on your thermostat just to feel warm. Many customers have asked us why they are setting their thermostats @ 78° and they still do not feel warm. My thermostat says my room temperature is 78° but I still feel cold!!! Is it a problem with my thermostat? No. Your inefficient outdated system that is to blame. Many inexperienced heating contractors will not admit they cannot explain why and choose to sell new controls just to make a quick sale. We will never sell anyone a product that is not needed!

Rather than heating your ceilings – where you don’t live – heated flooring heats your living area where you actually live. In turn you are not heating the air, you are not losing energy. You will be able to turn down your thermostat, enjoy greater comfort, and more importantly enjoy reduced fuel bills!!!

Your kitchen is the heart of your home.
Many customers have called and reported that their kitchens have, what we like to call, cold floor syndrome. Kitchens floors are made of a stone, granite or tile. This is a problem in kitchens. Who wants to goto the fridge for a late night snack and walk across an ice cold floor? Who wants to bundle up to eat breakfast in the morning? If you do not have radiant floor heat this is what you are experiencing.

Another issue is food prep in the kitchen. The last thing you want is a forced air system circulating dust, germs, dander, pollen and dust mites while you are preparing food for yourself or your family. With floor heat you enjoy a dust free heating source and you will make meals in a far more hygienic area.

Do you have surround sound in your home? Why not have surround warmth?
We like to make this comparison. Most homes have surround sound systems when watching tv or listening to music your are engulfed with beautiful sound. Why not enjoy surround heat? Just like a high quality surround sound system that directs specific sounds to precise locations you can have a heating system perform that same way. You will have your heat concentrated to exactly where you need it.

If you want balance in your home – install radiant floor heat. The entire idea of floor heat is balance.

Bathrooms
Warm floors in your bathrooms is a must. You have taken a warm shower or a bath – you step out onto your floor and burrrrrrr – cold floor? Eliminate your cold tile floor by installing radiant floor heat. Some bathrooms are the coldest area in some homes. Not big enough for an adequate heat source. Not a problem with radiant floor heat. Step out onto a warm tile floor – ahhhhhh!

Electric vs. Hot water systems:
Hydronic Tubes vs. Electric Cable
In a hydronic system, water is heated by a boiler or water heater and circulated through flexible tubes buried in the floor. The floor absorbs this energy, then gives it off as radiant heat, which warms people and objects in the room. An electric system works the same way, but instead of tubes, electric heating elements warm the floor. Electric systems are easier and less expensive to install than their hydronic counterparts. They're also less expensive to zone. They can be used to provide spot comfort in kitchens and baths. Small kitchens and bathrooms are ideal spaces. Electric radiant is not meant to heat huge areas. Leave that to a hydronic floor heat system.

Misconception that floors must get ripped out to install pex:
Radiant floor heating can also be installed from the ceiling below the space that you would like to heat. If you have a drop ceiling the installation will incur small repair costs. This is a better alternative that having to tear out your floors!

Misconception that radiant heat is too expensive to install:
Every system and application will vary in cost. It is not as expensive as one might think. Pex tubing in most applications will vary in cost per square foot and includes all labor and material to perform the installation. Manifolds, pumps, control installations will vary due to the size of the system and how efficient you would want the system to operate. With the rising cost of gas and oil a well designed system could end up paying it self off in just a few years.