Asked by: Onisim Varzaru
home and garden indoor environmental quality

Are floor heating thermostats interchangeable?

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Yes, all the new thermostats are compatible with older mats, cables, and sensor wires. Simply turn off the breaker, unwire the old thermostat, wire the new thermostat, and turn the power back on. Your system will work like new. (See instructional photos under “How do I install a new floor heating thermostat?” below.)


Similarly, can you use any thermostat on underfloor heating?

Choose a Thermostat That Works with Your House The first thing to look at is the heat source, as not all thermostats are compatible with all heat sources. They can be suitable for underfloor heating only, central heating only, or in some cases both.

Secondly, how many thermostats do I need for underfloor heating? The general rule for Touch underfloor Heating mats is that you can connect 23 square meters of Underfloor Heating Mats to 1 x Thermostat.

Similarly one may ask, do I need a special thermostat for radiant heat?

Regular forced air heating thermostats are not well suited to operating radiant floor heating systems. These thermostats turn on the radiant floor when the air is below the temperature setting, and shut off when it's above the temperature setting.

Does it matter what thermostat I buy?

Before choosing a thermostat, you'll need to make sure it's compatible with your heating and cooling system. The most common system types are central heat or central heat and air, which can be 24-volt (V), gas, oil or electric. Other system types include heat pump, electric baseboard, fireplace and floor/wall furnace.

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Eulogia Hieselmayer

Professional

Is underfloor heating expensive?

This is because water underfloor heating systems can warm a room more evenly than a radiator can. As a result these underfloor heating systems are more energy efficient and cost a lot less to run than traditional heating methods. The cost of this will depend on whether you have a cheap gas supplier.

Qing Tembras

Explainer

What temperature should underfloor heating run at?

21C

Azzouz Garagorri

Explainer

Should you leave electric underfloor heating on all the time?

It is advised that in the depths of winter, an underfloor heating system should be kept on at all times. Although it should be at different temperatures depending on usage and activity in the house. This is because underfloor heating can take two to three hours to warm up, so it is best to not completely turn it off.

Zaharia Bueschler

Pundit

What is the best way to use underfloor heating?

The best way to install wet underfloor heating is as part of a renovation or extension, and at an early stage of the the work. If this isn't the case, you'll either have to take up existing flooring and lay new – screed is best with the underfloor system laid on top – or add a floating floor to accommodate the piping.

Karamba Jivotovsky

Pundit

How do you control underfloor heating?

Underfloor heating runs at a lower temperature than radiators, so your builder's suggestion to run the underfloor heating all the time, controlled by the thermostat makes sense. You use your thermostat to set the temperature you want. It is an efficient way of running the system.

Zunbeltz Tierra

Pundit

Where should I put my underfloor heating thermostat?

Place the thermostat at a suitable height on the wall, usually at the same height as light switches. The thermostat should not be placed on the wall in WC, bathrooms, shower rooms, en-suites or wet rooms. Place it in an adjacent room, and always place the thermostat according to local regulation on IP classes.

Tiburcia Zerah

Teacher

What height should a room thermostat be?

five feet

Teodocia Grawenhoff

Reviewer

How long does underfloor heating take to warm up?

A good guide is between 2 – 8 hours for the full desired temperature using a non-insulated concrete floor. Insulated concrete slab flooring takes slightly less time, between 2 – 5 hours, whilst concrete with 10mm tile-backer insulation can take as little as one hour to heat up.

Yaneisy Renneke

Reviewer

Are heated floors worth it?

In short, if you already have plans to replace the flooring in a room, then installing in-floor heating is definitely worth it. These radiant heating systems must be installed under the flooring, which means the best time to install heated floors is when you're updating the flooring anyway.

Atta Eiglsperger

Reviewer

Does a heated floor need a dedicated circuit?

Radiant-floor heating has been around for centuries. The principle is simple: The floor radiates heat to your feet, warming you all over. If you're installing radiant floor heat in an existing room, you'll need a dedicated 15- to 20-amp GFCI-protected circuit to power the system, and an excuse to lay a new tile floor.

Keltse Lauer

Supporter

How much does it cost to install heated floors?

Electric radiant floor heating costs about $5 to $7 per square foot for the materials or $8 to $12 or more per square foot with professional floor installation. However, electric Unfortunately, it's far more costly to operate and therefore generally makes sense as a supplemental, not primary, heat source.

Helmuth Tendeiro

Supporter

How do you install heated floors in a bathroom?

Table of Contents
  1. Step 1: Expose the Subfloor.
  2. Step 2: Apply a Crack-Suppression Membrane.
  3. Step 3: Install the Grids for the Radiant-Heat Wires.
  4. Step 4: Snap the Cables Into the Grids.
  5. Step 5: Mix and Spread the Thinset Mortar.
  6. Step 6: Power the Radiant-Heat Floor.
  7. Step 7: Determine the Layout.

Abdel Chantre

Beginner

Can you cut heated floor wire?

You cannot cut the floor heating wire for any reason. If you cut the system, you could possibly permanently damage the wire. However, if you have too much floor heating wire for your floor configuration there are some options: If you have excess wire, it is possible to adjust the spacing of your wires.

Paulica Diebus

Beginner

How do you install heated concrete floor?

  1. Measure and Design the Template. Electric radiant heating systems use wires embedded in a mat laid right on your concrete.
  2. Prepare the Floor and Mat. Make sure your concrete has completely cured before you lay down your in-floor heating mat.
  3. Fit the Mat.
  4. Install the Mat.
  5. Finished Flooring.

Vivencia Potes

Beginner

Should I turn down radiant heat at night?

Does it pay to turn down the heat at night when you have a radiant-floor heating system? “My opinion is that lowering the setpoint at night is a good thing, as the system will put fewer BTUs into the house, saving energy. When the system ramps up in the morning, it will reheat the slab without any loss of efficiency.

Lakeisha Gauggel

Beginner

Can you turn off radiant floor heating?

The only way I can see to disable the radiant system is to turn off the valve before the pipe splits into tubes and is distributed throughout the house, and to turn off the valve after the return tubes combine back into a pipe.

Marvella Benusch

Beginner

Can you use a Nest thermostat with radiant heat?

True Radiant is enabled automatically when your Nest thermostat is connected to an in-floor radiant or radiator system that circulates hot water for heating. But in some rare cases, you may have a heat pump that controls cooling and an in-floor radiant or radiators for heating.

Yanara Clemares

Beginner

What temperature should radiant heat be set?

Typical radiant floor systems operate at 85 - 125 °F water temperature entering the tubing, and put the floor surface temperature about 5 degrees above the room thermostat set temperature.

Petruta Adamyuk

Beginner

Can you use a smart thermostat with a boiler?

Wireless/WiFi – Boiler Thermostats
If you're looking for an affordable modern thermostat, then WiFi enabled boiler thermostats are a good choice. Just like smart thermostats for boilers, these WiFi enabled models are good to use as a gas boiler thermostat or as an oil boiler thermostat.

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