Comments on: Plug-In Radiant Floor For Energy Efficient Heating http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: stev http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-40209 stev Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:58:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-40209 i want one of those plugs hahahahahahaa i want one of those plugs hahahahahahaa

]]> By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-4948 Uncle B Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:01:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-4948 My friend Ernie has hydrionic floor heating running off of his hot water tank! My next thought was," Can solar-heated hot water tanks store daily heat for night-time use?" My friend Ernie has hydrionic floor heating running off of his hot water tank! My next thought was,” Can solar-heated hot water tanks store daily heat for night-time use?”

]]> By: Uncle B http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-21865 Uncle B Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-21865 My friend Ernie has hydrionic floor heating running off of his hot water tank! My next thought was," Can solar-heated hot water tanks store daily heat for night-time use?" My friend Ernie has hydrionic floor heating running off of his hot water tank! My next thought was,” Can solar-heated hot water tanks store daily heat for night-time use?”

]]> By: Robin Green http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-4947 Robin Green Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:07:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-4947 Electric heating is 100% efficient at converting electricity to heat, but if your electricity comes from coal you're starting off with a maximum efficiency of about 30%. And since heat rises, heating your floors with an electric heater really isn't any better than having forced air - the heat is still going to go out the upstairs ceiling if you haven't properly insulated and weatherproofed. Where electric heating does save money - and where this radiant electric blanket will help - is in situations where it lets you heat only a small part of your house with electricity and keep other parts cool. My wife is constantly complaining of cold feet in winter. Having one of these that she could plug in while she sits at the dinner table or stands at the bathroom sink would allow us to lower the temperature of the house overall. Of course then she would have to carry it around with her, which is pretty inconvenient. I like the picture of slippers at the start of this post - that's a much lower-tech, more environmentally solution. Electric heating is 100% efficient at converting electricity to heat, but if your electricity comes from coal you’re starting off with a maximum efficiency of about 30%. And since heat rises, heating your floors with an electric heater really isn’t any better than having forced air – the heat is still going to go out the upstairs ceiling if you haven’t properly insulated and weatherproofed.

Where electric heating does save money – and where this radiant electric blanket will help – is in situations where it lets you heat only a small part of your house with electricity and keep other parts cool. My wife is constantly complaining of cold feet in winter. Having one of these that she could plug in while she sits at the dinner table or stands at the bathroom sink would allow us to lower the temperature of the house overall. Of course then she would have to carry it around with her, which is pretty inconvenient.

I like the picture of slippers at the start of this post – that’s a much lower-tech, more environmentally solution.

]]> By: Robin Green http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-21864 Robin Green Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:07:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-21864 Electric heating is 100% efficient at converting electricity to heat, but if your electricity comes from coal you're starting off with a maximum efficiency of about 30%. And since heat rises, heating your floors with an electric heater really isn't any better than having forced air - the heat is still going to go out the upstairs ceiling if you haven't properly insulated and weatherproofed. Where electric heating does save money - and where this radiant electric blanket will help - is in situations where it lets you heat only a small part of your house with electricity and keep other parts cool. My wife is constantly complaining of cold feet in winter. Having one of these that she could plug in while she sits at the dinner table or stands at the bathroom sink would allow us to lower the temperature of the house overall. Of course then she would have to carry it around with her, which is pretty inconvenient. I like the picture of slippers at the start of this post - that's a much lower-tech, more environmentally solution. Electric heating is 100% efficient at converting electricity to heat, but if your electricity comes from coal you’re starting off with a maximum efficiency of about 30%. And since heat rises, heating your floors with an electric heater really isn’t any better than having forced air – the heat is still going to go out the upstairs ceiling if you haven’t properly insulated and weatherproofed.

Where electric heating does save money – and where this radiant electric blanket will help – is in situations where it lets you heat only a small part of your house with electricity and keep other parts cool. My wife is constantly complaining of cold feet in winter. Having one of these that she could plug in while she sits at the dinner table or stands at the bathroom sink would allow us to lower the temperature of the house overall. Of course then she would have to carry it around with her, which is pretty inconvenient.

I like the picture of slippers at the start of this post – that’s a much lower-tech, more environmentally solution.

]]> By: Nick http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-4946 Nick Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:11:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-4946 Electric radiant heat is now used in a variety of applications: from under rug warmers to under-desk heaters, one can now add radiant floor heat mats to any room in the house. Manufacturers haven't stopped there: radiant heated towel warmers are also getting popular, as well as outdoor radiant floor heating for driveways or entryways. You can even find now outdoor heated mats that can be rolled out to create a pathway entirely free of ice or snow. Nicolas http://www.warmlyyours.com Electric radiant heat is now used in a variety of applications: from under rug warmers to under-desk heaters, one can now add radiant floor heat mats to any room in the house.

Manufacturers haven’t stopped there: radiant heated towel warmers are also getting popular, as well as outdoor radiant floor heating for driveways or entryways. You can even find now outdoor heated mats that can be rolled out to create a pathway entirely free of ice or snow.

Nicolas

http://www.warmlyyours.com

]]> By: Nick http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-21863 Nick Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:11:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-21863 Electric radiant heat is now used in a variety of applications: from under rug warmers to under-desk heaters, one can now add radiant floor heat mats to any room in the house. Manufacturers haven't stopped there: radiant heated towel warmers are also getting popular, as well as outdoor radiant floor heating for driveways or entryways. You can even find now outdoor heated mats that can be rolled out to create a pathway entirely free of ice or snow. Nicolas http://www.warmlyyours.com Electric radiant heat is now used in a variety of applications: from under rug warmers to under-desk heaters, one can now add radiant floor heat mats to any room in the house.

Manufacturers haven’t stopped there: radiant heated towel warmers are also getting popular, as well as outdoor radiant floor heating for driveways or entryways. You can even find now outdoor heated mats that can be rolled out to create a pathway entirely free of ice or snow.

Nicolas

http://www.warmlyyours.com

]]> By: Solar Sasch http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-4945 Solar Sasch Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:28:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-4945 Electric heating is actually very efficient - technically speaking. Essentially 100% of the electrical energy is converted to heat energy. And having it on the floor where humans tend to roam will make it "feel warmer" in a home as opposed to forced hot air or the old cranky steam radiators. That said, electricity is usually an expensive way to heat a home (though recent surge of oil/gas prices probably made it close to parity to heating with those technologies). The only heating technologies that are more efficient that I'm aware of are those that produce more heat energy than the energy you put (paid to put) in. And, of course, that would be either solar air heaters or a solar water heating system that feeds a radiant floor heating system. Here is an example of some of the solar air heating systems commonly available: http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Air-Heaters/c469/ Electric heating is actually very efficient – technically speaking. Essentially 100% of the electrical energy is converted to heat energy. And having it on the floor where humans tend to roam will make it “feel warmer” in a home as opposed to forced hot air or the old cranky steam radiators. That said, electricity is usually an expensive way to heat a home (though recent surge of oil/gas prices probably made it close to parity to heating with those technologies). The only heating technologies that are more efficient that I’m aware of are those that produce more heat energy than the energy you put (paid to put) in. And, of course, that would be either solar air heaters or a solar water heating system that feeds a radiant floor heating system.

Here is an example of some of the solar air heating systems commonly available: http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Air-Heaters/c469/

]]> By: Solar Sasch http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-21862 Solar Sasch Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-21862 Electric heating is actually very efficient - technically speaking. Essentially 100% of the electrical energy is converted to heat energy. And having it on the floor where humans tend to roam will make it "feel warmer" in a home as opposed to forced hot air or the old cranky steam radiators. That said, electricity is usually an expensive way to heat a home (though recent surge of oil/gas prices probably made it close to parity to heating with those technologies). The only heating technologies that are more efficient that I'm aware of are those that produce more heat energy than the energy you put (paid to put) in. And, of course, that would be either solar air heaters or a solar water heating system that feeds a radiant floor heating system. Here is an example of some of the solar air heating systems commonly available: http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Air-Heaters/c469/ Electric heating is actually very efficient – technically speaking. Essentially 100% of the electrical energy is converted to heat energy. And having it on the floor where humans tend to roam will make it “feel warmer” in a home as opposed to forced hot air or the old cranky steam radiators. That said, electricity is usually an expensive way to heat a home (though recent surge of oil/gas prices probably made it close to parity to heating with those technologies). The only heating technologies that are more efficient that I’m aware of are those that produce more heat energy than the energy you put (paid to put) in. And, of course, that would be either solar air heaters or a solar water heating system that feeds a radiant floor heating system.

Here is an example of some of the solar air heating systems commonly available: http://store.altenergystore.com/Solar-Air-Heaters/c469/

]]> By: Daniel Jacobson http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/13/plug-in-radiant-floor-for-energy-efficient-heating/#comment-4944 Daniel Jacobson Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:23:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1865#comment-4944 How much electro magnetic pollution does rug buddy give off? How much electro magnetic pollution does rug buddy give off?

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