We are currently in the middle of all the construction planning and are considering installing either underfloor heating or a surface heating system. I recently read that the placement of furniture against a wall with heating is quite important. Is this outdated information, or would that mean I couldn’t put shelves or a sofa against the heated wall? If so, wouldn’t the widely advertised benefits be completely lost?
Hello Mori, 🙂
We are also planning to heat our house using wall heating. Recently, we got some information from a representative of the company WEM here in our region. He told us that you should of course avoid placing large, closed cabinets in front of the wall heating. However, single shelves, smaller dressers, or even smaller bookshelves without a back panel can be placed in front without any problem. Sofas are also not an issue (it’s best not to put them directly against the wall but leave a few centimeters (inches) of space).
I can only share what the representative told us. Maybe someone already has practical experience with wall heating? I would be very interested!
@Mori, are you also planning to use clay plaster?
Best regards
Tatze
We are also planning to heat our house using wall heating. Recently, we got some information from a representative of the company WEM here in our region. He told us that you should of course avoid placing large, closed cabinets in front of the wall heating. However, single shelves, smaller dressers, or even smaller bookshelves without a back panel can be placed in front without any problem. Sofas are also not an issue (it’s best not to put them directly against the wall but leave a few centimeters (inches) of space).
I can only share what the representative told us. Maybe someone already has practical experience with wall heating? I would be very interested!
@Mori, are you also planning to use clay plaster?
Best regards
Tatze
Hello,
In underfloor heating, the limitation of heat output caused by permanently inactive heating areas, such as kitchen units, is taken into account during the calculation.
Precise sizing of the heating surfaces is essential for an energy-efficient overall solution, especially if the heat generator is going to be a heat pump or a condensing boiler.
Best regards.
Tatze schrieb:Wall heating installed on the inside of exterior walls is less energy efficient compared to underfloor heating. Additionally, the serpentine layout has some disadvantages. Wall heating should rather be considered as a supplement to underfloor heating when the available underfloor area is not sufficient to cover the space heating demand.
...we are also planning to heat our house with wall heating.
In underfloor heating, the limitation of heat output caused by permanently inactive heating areas, such as kitchen units, is taken into account during the calculation.
Precise sizing of the heating surfaces is essential for an energy-efficient overall solution, especially if the heat generator is going to be a heat pump or a condensing boiler.
Best regards.
I have also examined a wall heating system where only the bare multilayer composite pipe was installed in the installation layer, and it was put into operation without reinforcement or plaster. However, for efficient and energy-saving operation, wall heating systems need to be installed like underfloor heating— for example, embedded in lime plaster, clay plaster, or within panels or masonry elements with plaster finishes.
Regards
T.H.
Regards
T.H.
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