ᐅ No experience with underfloor heating! Previously used a "quick" electric underfloor heating system. What now?
Created on: 3 Jun 2016 09:11
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fraubauer
Hello.
In my old small apartment, I had an electric underfloor heating system.
It was very convenient. I came home from work and turned it on.
Half an hour later, the apartment was warm.
When I went to bed, I simply turned it off again.
During the day, I was at work anyway.
Now, however, I have a pellet underfloor heating system.
And I still don’t know how to operate it...
I leave the house for work at 8:30 a.m. and come back around 6 p.m.
I am at home on Saturdays and Sundays.
I live alone in my apartment about 90% of the time (80m2 (860 sq ft), 3 rooms, separate heating circuits).
Occasionally, my niece visits and stays overnight.
But how should I set the underfloor heating so that it is warm?
I don’t really like it very warm.
However, according to the builder, I have to properly ventilate and heat at first because I am moving into a new building.
Can anyone give me advice regarding underfloor heating?
Thank you very much
Erika
In my old small apartment, I had an electric underfloor heating system.
It was very convenient. I came home from work and turned it on.
Half an hour later, the apartment was warm.
When I went to bed, I simply turned it off again.
During the day, I was at work anyway.
Now, however, I have a pellet underfloor heating system.
And I still don’t know how to operate it...
I leave the house for work at 8:30 a.m. and come back around 6 p.m.
I am at home on Saturdays and Sundays.
I live alone in my apartment about 90% of the time (80m2 (860 sq ft), 3 rooms, separate heating circuits).
Occasionally, my niece visits and stays overnight.
But how should I set the underfloor heating so that it is warm?
I don’t really like it very warm.
However, according to the builder, I have to properly ventilate and heat at first because I am moving into a new building.
Can anyone give me advice regarding underfloor heating?
Thank you very much
Erika
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fraubauer7 Jun 2016 11:26Mycraft schrieb:
The underfloor heating actually needs to run continuously if you want to save energy.
Paradoxical, isn’t it?
But if it runs constantly, the system requires lower flow temperatures compared to intermittent operation, where higher flow temperatures are needed, for example, to have a warm bath in the morning.
And that’s where the savings come from... low temperatures over a long period save more energy than high temperatures for a short time on and off.
This is just a very basic explanation...
Thanks for the information.
But underfloor heating doesn’t run in summer, right?
The wall thermostat is set to zero anyway.
Or do I need to turn off the individual circuits in the manifold?
I have a south-facing apartment, which should actually be quite warm.
So how do you manage underfloor heating in summer, autumn, and winter/spring,
if you have no experience yet?
Thanks
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Sebastian797 Jun 2016 11:56Underfloor heating systems are usually weather-compensated, meaning the heating does not operate at all when outside temperatures are sufficiently high.
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