Heated flooring might be the best heating device for a home.
First, radiant flooring is probably the cleanest system in terms of air quality.
A furnace or fireplace sucks up dust and then blows it into the air quality. Any device that uses air runs a risk of having harmful debris in it. How radiant flooring works is either by hot water or electric. Either there is piping installed within the floorboards and connected to a boiler system creating hydronic heating, or electric heated mats are placed under the floors for a traditional heating method. Either method of heating installation doesn’t require air being blown, allowing for cleaner operation. Since the heated flooring is under boards, it is more protected from abuse. Less heating maintenance and repairs is required. No dust gets inside the system, messing with operation and causing pipes to overheat. Really a yearly check up on the heated flooring is all that is required. How the heated flooring heats is way more efficient too. With furnaces or boilers, it is hard to get every corner of the house heated. Since heated flooring is installed all along the floorboards, there is no space left without heat. Additionally the heat doesn’t rise and get wasted by the upper level. The radiant heat also absorbs into stationary objects like the ouch, loveseat and chairs. Since the heat lingers at the lowest level, a homeowner can set the thermostat lower and save on energy bills too. So the system is cleaner, cheaper, more effective and saves money overtime. Is there anything radiant heating can’t do?