Which one is better, electric floor heating or water floor heating? Consumers can choose according to their personal preferences and needs.
- From the perspective of cost. It is recommended to use water heating when the heating pipe area exceeds 50 square meters. The installation cost is relatively fixed. Gas boilers for water heating can solve domestic water problems at the same time. There is no need to buy an electric water heater at home. The installation cost of electric heating is related to the area. It uses electricity as the energy source and is affected by the current determined by the household electric meter. The operating cost is high, so it is suitable for installation in small areas.
- Viewed from the occupied floor height. Water floor heating generally occupies 5 to 6 cm of the building’s floor height, while electric floor heating generally occupies 2 to 3 cm of the floor height. Electric floor heating takes up 3cm less floor height than water heating. Houses with lower floor heights can consider electric floor heating in order to reduce the sense of depression in living.
- From the perspective of later maintenance. The service life of plumbing can be more than 50 years, and it needs to be cleaned every 2 to 3 years on average. During the later period of maintenance of electric heating, the heating effect is likely to be greatly reduced or even ineffective due to aging of electric tubes and long heating time.
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From the perspective of safety. Water heating is safer, but electric heating may have radiation problems. Electric heating will produce a magnetic field when it is powered on. Staying in a place with a strong magnetic field for a long time will cause certain harm to the human body. If you install electric heating, you must pay attention to the radiation detection data provided by the merchant.
Classification Of Floor Heating
1. Floor heating can be divided into two categories: water floor heating and electric floor heating based on the heating medium.
2. Functionally, it can be divided into ordinary floor heating and Nuanfeng far-infrared electric heating film floor heating.
3. From the paving structure, it can be divided into two categories: wet floor heating and dry floor heating. Dry floor heating does not require a backfill layer and generally occupies a floor height of about 4 cm, while wet floor heating has a backfill layer and requires a floor height of about 8 cm.
4. From the surface decoration materials, it can be divided into floor type floor heating and floor tile type floor heating.
The Difference Between Electric Floor Heating And Water Floor Heating
1. Different structures
Plumbing is mainly composed of boilers, sub-collectors, ground water pipes, radiators, thermostats, connecting accessories and auxiliary materials; electric heating mainly consists of heating main materials (including carbon fiber membrane, carbon crystal membrane, carbon fiber cable, heating cable etc.), it consists of three parts: thermostat and auxiliary materials.
2. Installation cost and usage
The price of water heating is relatively fixed. Generally speaking, the larger the heating area, the lower the single-sided construction cost; the smaller the heating area, the higher the single-sided construction cost. Electric heating is basically a uniform price and does not have the above problems. Due to different installation conditions, house types, house insulation structures, etc., the usage costs vary greatly, and this should be calculated based on the actual local conditions.
Therefore, whether you choose electric floor heating or water floor heating depends on your own needs, budget, etc., but when choosing electric floor heating or water floor heating, you must have professionals measure and install it for you.
