Infrared underfloor heating under tiles

Tile or porcelain tiles - a wonderful material: durable, aesthetic, with a lot of design and color options. The disadvantage is one - such a floor is cold, in the off-season and in winter, the feet are very cold, touching the tiles. Fortunately, this disadvantage is easily compensated by the underfloor heating system, which works well in symbiosis with the tiles.

Infrared floor heating has the same wave radiation, with the same range as the human body. By interacting with an infrared heater, the human body relaxes and calms down, fatigue disappears, and new energy appears. This is due to the fact that the body perceives infrared heat as its own, so it absorbs it well. Such heaters are often put in saunas, so having an infrared floor at home is not only very pleasant, but also useful.

Infrared heat is a personal sun in the room, as the principle of action was borrowed exactly from the celestial luminary. Warm floor of this type warms not the air, but the objects: people, animals, objects located on the floor.

Infrared heating is uniform and safe. Items heated by infrared rays (in the case of the bathroom - the bathtub itself, sink, cabinet, washing machine) receive and retain heat, then gradually give it to the room. Interestingly, due to this factor, over time a person becomes comfortable at a temperature a few degrees below the usual. Doctors consider this useful, because the body fights fatigue, illnesses and bad moods better in a cool room.

Today you can find two types of infrared flooring on sale:

• Stranded, which is made of carbon rod tubes connected to other wires.
• The film one is the most popular, consisting of a thin film with heating strips.

As we said above, infrared flooring gives neutral, human-friendly heat, so it is the best option for the home.

In addition, such a floor has numerous advantages:

The thickness of the infrared floor is very small, so such heating does not "eat up" centimeters of the room height, it does not require special surface preparation, and such a floor can be installed quickly, without noise, dust and dirt. During operation, the floor does not warp, does not vibrate and does not emit any noise.

When using an infrared flooring system, the air in the room is heated in such a way that the maximum heat remains exactly at the bottom, not rising under the ceiling. Your feet are always warm and your face, mucous membranes and skin do not dry out. In any room thanks to the infrared floor it is possible to maintain optimal humidity without worrying about the health of households, pets, flowers and wooden furniture.

Even a short-term operation of the infrared heating produces negatively charged ions in the air - as when you turn on the Chizhevsky chandelier, for example. Thus, the air in the apartment becomes natural, like in a forest or at the seaside. Negative ions relax the nervous system, have a positive effect on mood, kill dust and harmful germs.

It is in combination with tiles that the IR floor best reveals its merits. Since porcelain tiles are an excellent conductor of heat, the heat is perfectly distributed throughout the room.

The technology, by which infrared floors are made, does not burn oxygen in the room, has no harmful electromagnetic or microwaves.

IR flooring consumes a small amount of electrical energy - the average estimate is eight to fifty watts. In addition, such a floor warms up quickly, enough ten to fifteen minutes to become warm in the room. You can also use the remote control to pre-set the time the floor should warm up - you can immediately enjoy the comfort when you wake up or come home.

Infrared technology works smoothly for up to thirty years, and the multi-layer construction of such a floor is resistant to wear and tear, mechanical damage and moisture ingress. In addition, if the film is damaged in one or more places, the entire system will continue to work and heat safely.

Despite the impressive number of advantages, there are also some disadvantages of infrared flooring:

• The first is the high current consumption. We are not talking about power consumption, but the load on the electrical network when using such a floor. The most harmless thing that can happen if the wiring in the apartment is weak - it "blows" fuses.
• Another disadvantage is the difficulty in changing the heating zone. If you laid the floor in the kitchen, around the places where there is furniture, then in a few years, if you want to rearrange or change the furniture, those places where there was furniture, will no longer be warm, and disassemble the tiled floor - not the most pleasant thing.
• Also from infrared heat warms the furniture. If in the bathroom it can be even pleasant, but in other rooms you will have to sit on warm chairs and at a warm table.
• The last disadvantage is that the infrared floor is dependent on electricity. If there is a power outage in your house, it will be impossible to turn on the heating.

In order to lay an infrared floor without problems, you need to know what materials will be used in the work. Despite the fact that the IR floor is sold as a whole system, some materials may not be in the kit.

The following are needed for the job:

• The IR flooring kit itself: thermal tape, insulation materials, connecting wires, and contact clips.
• Heat reflective material, which will need to be laid out on the floor before putting the IR system on it.
• Thermostat and temperature sensor, which will be located on the wall or wherever you are comfortable.
• Double sided tape, which is electrically conductive.

Installing an infrared floor is a simple and even pleasant activity, which does not need to involve a professional. You can install a warm infrared floor on any surface that does not need additional preparation. To put the infrared floor, you do not need to summarize any communications. Please note that for laying the infrared floor under the tile, it is necessary to cut the film in some places, so that when you work with glue, it hit not only the warm floor, but also the base itself - so you get a solid monolithic structure.

The installation takes place in the following order:

• Heat-reflective material is spread evenly over the floor - it is necessary to avoid warming the floor of the neighbors instead of your floor. Such material, in addition, has waterproofing properties, which is very convenient for the bathroom or kitchen area. Laying the infrared floor under the tiles, you must also use glass-magnesian sheets. They will give the structure rigidity and protect the film.
• On top of the thermal film is laid and a thermo regulator is installed. In order not to lose efficiency, it is necessary to lay not less than 70% of the area of the room. Also, the film should not be closer to the wall than 10 centimeters.
• The installation cables are laid out on top, and the places on the thermal film where the insulation must be removed are determined.
• The wires and the foil are connected, and the material from the infrared floor kit is used to insulate the connection points again.
• The wires and the floor sensor are connected to the thermostat.
• The first test connection of the thermostat to the socket is made. It is necessary to set the desired temperature, wait for a while, check the effectiveness. If everything works as it should, complete the process.
• A protective film is laid on top, and the floor is ready to be covered with the finishing material, such as tile.

Infrared floors have really gained the trust and love of many homeowners and apartment owners. In the Network, you can meet a lot of good reviews, where the owners speak on the merits of infrared flooring, its convenience and efficiency. Owners of warm infrared floors note a number of important points: it is easy to install, which you can handle yourself, and low power consumption - this is the most important pluses, which are indicated in their reviews all.

Also for the users of this system turned out to be very nice is that it is possible to shut off the batteries for the winter, which strongly dry the air, and the room is still warm and comfortable. People who first installed a system of underfloor heating say that it is impossible to tear yourself away from it - you want to sit or even lie directly on the tiles, it is convenient and safe to play with children. By the way, users who have young children are the most loyal fans of the infrared floor. According to them, you don't have to worry about your baby catching cold or hypothermia while crawling or playing on the floor.

Learn more about infrared heat field in the following video.