The heat-insulated floor is not only comfort for inhabitants, but also the additional heating system of the room. Of course, it cannot replace completely heating in the house, but can significantly lower loading of the basic heating elements. There are several types of heat-insulated floors. And each type has pluses and minuses.
Classification of heat-insulated floors
Heat-insulated floors are subdivided on: electro and water. Electric heat-insulated floors share on:
- Infrared;
- Cable;
- Heating mats — thermomats;
Electric heat-insulated floors
This type of floors differs in high energy consumption. Therefore are mainly applied to heating of certain sites of the house. Most often electrofloors are applied to heating of balcony, loggia, the bathroom or the nursery. If to install electrical system on all house, then consumption of power in month can cost pretty penny for the owner considerably.
Usually electric floors consist of group of cables or TENOV, connected in mats. But there is also absolutely other subgroup. Film and infrared floors belong to the innovation electrofloors. The essence of their work consists in heating of special infrared rods or films.
Main advantages and shortcomings of electric heat-insulated floors following:
- Electric floors differ in long life cycle;
- The electric heat-insulated floor is also used as auxiliary source of heating;
- Mounting is made only on the dry basis;
- Additional equipment in the form of temperature regulator irrespective of covering from above is necessary;
- Besides thermal insulation, such floors need grounding.
Cable heat-insulated floor
Such type of floor is used quite seldom. The low popularity is connected with high consumption of such floor of the electric power. It also is the main lack of such floor.
When mounting both the single-core, and two-conductor special cable can be used. Before installation of cable it is necessary to make tie. Floors which system consists of sections or mats also belong to cable heat-insulated floors. For floors of a such type the tie is not necessary.
Infrared heat-insulated floor
Infrared floor is new product in the market of construction materials. And also it is called still carbonic. Long-wave infrared beams are completely safe for human body. Huge plus of such floor preservation of optimum moisture content in that room where such floors are established is considered. IK floors are subdivided into two views:
- core;
Core heat-insulated floor
The core heat-insulated floor is product of new generation. At once after emergence in the market this type of heating of floor has conceived success. It consists of conducting tires and flexible special rods.
Pluses of heat-insulated floor of this type are:
- reliability: it is considered that carbonic heat-insulated floors can work more than 50 years;
- profitability and resistance to corrosion;
- ltsutstviye of electromagnetic radiation;
- possibility of installation in damp rooms, for example, in the bathroom;
- high heat emission: the core heat-insulated floor can be used as main type of heating of the room;
- resistance to mechanical damages;
- availability of self-control gives protection against overheating and burn-out.
But there is also important nuance: such floor has no mobility. After installation its transfer is impossible somewhere.
Film heat-insulated floor
The principle of work of this type of floor is identical to carbonic. It is the best of all to use film floor under laminate because heating low and the covering is not deformed. Film floor can heat to the certain set temperature condition, and then passes into the economical mode. Film heat-insulated floor — the most energy efficient. Thanks to possibility of switching of the modes about 30% of the consumed energy are saved. Undoubted plus still consists in possibility of installation on horizontal, vertical and on sloping surfaces. The film heat-insulated floor cannot be assigned under carpet or tile. Before installation of film heat-insulated floor there is no need to do tie of floor or other additional manipulations.
Water design of heat-insulated floor
By the form the water type of heat-insulated floor is the radiator established on horizontal surface. Its main advantage consists in possibility of installation and heating of all house or apartment at the same time. The popularity of this system is caused also by convenience of assembling both in the room under construction, and in operated. Also water heat-insulated floor saves energy.
Treat shortcomings of water system of heat-insulated floor:
- high price of mounting;
- reliability of water heat-insulated floor is much lower than electric;
- complexity of adjustment of temperature condition;
- the water system of heat-insulated floor cannot be assigned under heavy furniture;
- the water heat-insulated floor considerably dries indoor air.
The aquarium established on floor or the bought humidifier will help to cope with the last problem.