Hydronic Radiant Heating

December 19, 2008 00:12 AM  BY  STACEY BARRUS

Hydronic under floor heating are the most popular form of radiant heaters. This is mainly because these radiant heaters have been around the longest. This form of heating was first used by the Romans, but there have been significant developments since. In the most recent hydronic systems, PEX radiant tubing has been installed in a concrete mass called Gypsum Concrete or “Gypcrete.” This method works very well in most applications, but there have been developments in the installation process of hydronic under floor radiant heaters that make it easier to install for certain situations. This new development is known as a low-mass or modular board underlayment system. Rather than embedding the hot water tubing in concrete, the PEX tubing is laid in the grooves of pre-cut wood panels. This new method is ideal for remodeling and most new construction projects.

If you’d like to know more about both types of hydronic heating systems, contact the expert staff at warmzone.com.  They can help match your individual project with the best system at the best price. There isn’t a single system out there that is an ideal fit for every project, but there is an ideal system for every project. Also, because of the relationship that warmzone.com has with the manufacturers, they can guarantee the lowest price on the highest quality systems available.


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Hold the Press - Radiant Heating More Affordable Than Ever

April 08, 2011 00:04 AM  BY  JEN HALLAM

It's Time to Consider Radiant Heat

I did not grow up in the era when you could hear “read all about it” on every corner on your way home from work as small boys peddled papers touting the days big news stories. Even so, it makes me feel nostalgic for a time I didn’t get to enjoy but have heard about many times. I can be a part of the movement that says “hold the press” although print is becoming less mainstream now than digital. Since we are in a digital age I guess the more accurate way to tell you to stop what you are doing is “drop that keyboard and step away from your computer.” At least then I’d have time to share the exciting fact that radiant heating is more affordable than ever. In theory it has always sounded so appealing to enjoy the many benefits of radiant heating, both indoors and out. Many enjoy heated driveways, while many others enjoy heated floors. Radiant heated driveways and radiant heated floors alike have much to offer a home in terms of home improvement and the level of enjoyment you’ll get from each product.

 

The even better news starts here, so I hope you didn’t tune me out as I rambled on and on about stopping the presses and dropping your keyboards. Now radiant heating is more affordable than ever. It has become a popular home improvement choice for homeowners who want to add value and comfort to their home without laying out a lot of cash to do it. Contact a Warmzone radiant heat specialist today to get started and start enjoying some of the amazing inventions to come our way since the days of those newsies out selling the paper.


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WARMZONE Cited in Wall Street Journal

March 02, 2011 00:03 AM  BY  WARMZONE

Online Wall Street Journal Interviews Warmzone Sales Manager, Bryan Morris 

The Wall Street Journal recently cited Warmzone Sales Manager, Bryan Morris, in an online article, “ The New Cold Warrior ,” published January 19, 2011. The piece features an in-depth view of the various snow removal tools and methods that are available to homeowners nowadays; ranging from battery operated snow blowers and ergonomic shovels to fully automated radiant heat systems. The general emphasis of the article is that high-tech snow removal solutions are on the rise because they are not only easy on the driveway and surrounding property, but also on the body.

 

Much of the exposé was devoted to Warmzone, including a spotlight on one of its recent snow melting projects. Richard Silverstein of Chappaqua, N.Y., purchased the snow melting system from Warmzone for his home’s steep 8,000-square-foot stone-paver driveway and walkways around his outdoor hot tub. The 60-year-old neuro-ophthalmologist works out of his house and was concerned that patients and visitors might hurt themselves because of icy conditions. The Journal was particularly interested in the Silverstein job because of the size and scope of the project.

 

Dr. Silverstein emphasized that he didn’t want to be at the mercy of numerous plows and snow blowers, but instead wanted to be "stress free" during the winter months. That’s when he decided to explore the options for radiant heat. Bryan Morris was the Warmzone representative who answered Dr. Silverstein’s call. Together with a team of designers and electrical engineers, Morris worked to develop the extensive snow melting system.

 

“At Warmzone,” Morris stated, “we deal with a variety of affordable environmentally green products; ranging from interior floor heating solutions to heated driveways and snow melting systems that melt snow and ice from roofs, gutters, walkways, ramps, etc.  Our approach is to thoroughly understand our customer’s needs, recommend services and solutions to meet those needs, and to support them before, during and after the sale.”

 

As a leader of radiant heat solutions, Warmzone carries a host of industry-leading snow melting and radiant floor heating products. The company also provides professional radiant heat design services along with detailed CAD drawings of each radiant heat system.

 

The Wall Street Journal article further elaborated on the components of Warmzone’s automated snow melting systems in addition to the cost and benefits of electric radiant heating. For a FREE quote, or to learn more about Warmzone heated driveways, roof deicing or radiant heated floors, visit the Warmzone website or call a radiant heat expert today, at 888.488.9276.

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Now Appearing in a Home Near You

December 21, 2008 00:12 AM  BY  STACEY BARRUS

Innovations in home heating are here and ready to keep your home comfortably heated!Flat panel radiant heaters are used to heat objects via radiant heat transfer. These radiant heaters have traditionally been used in a variety of industries and applications. Some of these applications include space heating, drying, curing, and water evaporation. More recently, these heating systems are also gaining popularity in home heating applications as well.

Radiant heaters use different types of emitter surfaces. Choices include: quartz, high-temperature glass, stainless steel, and ceramic tiles. These are all materials that are easily and efficiently used in home applications such as flooring, countertops, and towel racks. Because these items are easily turned into emitter surfaces for radiant heat, they can easily and beautifully be incorporated into home heating applications such as heated floors, walls, and towel racks.

To find out about radiant heaters for your home, check with the folks at warmzone.com. They have a complete product catalog of radiant heating solutions that can accommodate almost any application or budget.

Radiant Heaters Tip: Not only are radiant heaters a great way to efficiently heat a home, while maximizing your home’s beauty, but they are very cost effective and easy to install.

 


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Too Many Choices for Home Heatng Systems

October 25, 2008 00:10 AM  BY  STACEY BARRUS

If you’ve been researching home heating systems, chances are your head is spinning right about now.  It’s no wonder! The number of types of radiant heaters available for residences or businesses could make anyone dizzy in no time at all. There’s really a lot of selection for homeowners to choose from. Today we’ll discuss the electric cable heating system kind of radiant heaters. Electric cable heating systems are gaining popularity in as radiant heaters and are ideal for heating smaller areas (10-300 square feet) like bathrooms, kitchens, and sun rooms. These systems are comprised of a thermostat and a heating cable. On some systems, the cable is be shipped as a large spool of cable. These systems are oftentimes less expensive, and give you the ability to space the cable how you want and customize a layout that will heat every square inch of your floor. Other systems have the cable attached to a plastic mesh or tape to create a mat to maintain its proper spacing.

Every available cable system is equally effective, so when determining which radiant heater system to purchase, you should look at the warranty of the product, along with the ease of installation. Some cables must be embedded in a separate layer of concrete or mortar, whereas other systems can simply be installed in the thinset.

Radiant Heaters Tip: When heating smaller areas with a radiant heater, it is next to impossible to beat the simplicity and price of an electric cable heating system. 


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Efficient, Environmentally-Friendly Heating for Your Home

December 15, 2008 00:12 AM  BY  STACEY BARRUS

Yes, it might take a little effort, but being more environmentally friendly doesn’t have to involve major renovations. Many people waste a lot of energy by not sealing cracks, doors and windows. Checking to make sure a home’s insulation is in good shape and replacing it if it’s not is another good surefire way to stop, prevent, and reverse energy waste.

Quite simply put, radiant heaters are the most efficient form of heat available in today’s market. Significantly less operating time is required to attain and maintain the desired warmth compared to furnaces and other, traditional methods of heating, which keeps operational costs to a minimum.

High efficiency boilers or electric radiant floor systems makes radiant heat one of your most efficient ways to heat your home. Combined with a well-insulated home these systems can quickly warm your home and then shut down or wait idle for long periods of time before being called upon by the thermostat to operate. Don’t waste expensive heating fuel another day.

Radiant Heaters Tip: More than ever before, homebuilders, househunters, and home renovators alike are looking for energy-efficient heating options for houses. We say they need look no further than radiant heaters for their ideal home heating solution.


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Treat Yourself to a Warm Home

December 27, 2008 00:12 AM  BY  STACEY BARRUS

When the first day of winter arrived over the weekend, it brought along cold weather and the potential for incredibly high heating bills. Installing radiant heaters in a home under construction or in an existing home is proven to cut heating costs. It works by putting water lines in the home’s concrete floors or under existing floors and running hot water through them.

Radiant heaters help to keep the whole house at a more constant temperature. In this way, our regular heaters don’t have to do as much to keep things warm and toasty during the winter. It might take a little effort, but being more environmentally friendly doesn’t have to involve major renovations. Many people waste a lot of energy by not sealing cracks, doors and windows. Checking to make sure a home’s insulation is in good shape and replacing it if it’s not is another good way to stop energy waste.

Switching to radiant heaters will not only help save energy, and lower heating costs, but you’ll soon find that it really adds to your family’s comfort as well. That is because it put the heat at our feet, which are generally cold, and offers cooler air near head level, where we are generally a little warmer.

Radiant Heaters Tip: If you are looking for a great way to save energy and maximize comfort in your home at the same time, then radiant heaters may be the perfect solution for you.


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Radiant Heat vs Forced Air Heating Systems

October 28, 2011 00:10 AM  BY  WARMZONE

What are the Pros and Cons of Radiant Heat and Forced Air Heating Systems?

A room with radiant floor heating will have a very uniform temperature from the ceiling to the floor. Heating a basement floor is an ideal application for a radiant heat system. If you've lived in a house with forced air, you know that you can crank the heat up, but the basement floors will remain chilled. Installing a radiant floor warming system will add comfort and warmth to your lifestyle.

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Say Goodbye to Annual Heater Maintenance with Heated Floors

You dread it every year; the dreaded heater maintenance. It's been sitting there all summer long, and it's dusty, it's old, and you just don't want to deal with it. Luckily for you, there is a way to put an end to your annual heater maintenance once and for all: radiant floor heating.

Electric radiant floor heating systems are virtually maintenance free. That's right, with absolutely no effort from you, heated floors bring you unparalleled comfort at an affordable price.

Traditional home heating methods require a daunting list of tasks you should perform yearly to keep them running properly. With electric radiant floor heat, however, all of these annual tasks can be eliminated from your schedule.

Comparing some performance features and maintenance tasks of forced air heating and radiant heat systems:

Conventional Heating Systems Radiant Floor Heating Systems
Make sure the pilot light is lit. No pilot lights here.
Clean or replace your furnace filter regularly. If you don't do this, your heater has to use more energy and work harder, sending your bill through the roof. No messy filters required. Just a silent radiant heating system that efficiently warms up the house.
To Heat Only the Areas that you want to Warm

Close the ducts to the rooms where you don’t want heat. Unfortunately, most ducts are not air tight, and heat escapes into areas where you don't want/need it.

Radiant heating systems can be controlled in zones, with each zone/room controlled by its own thermostat. Radiant floor heating thermostats are also fully programmable, so you can program the floors to warm just before you get up each morning, or activate and shutoff according to your schedule.
Call a professional to clean and inspect your furnace every year. Brush and vacuum the exchanger surfaces and blower blades. Save your money. Electric radiant floor heating systems are maintenance free.
Also, make sure your gas furnace is inspected to make sure no harmful Carbon Monoxide fumes are escaping. A furnace that is not running at peak performance can be deadly.

Virtually every gas furnace produces Carbon Monoxide, which is usually carried away from your home through the furnace’s venting

No such issues with radiant heat systems.

The bottom line is this: You don't have to limit your decision to one heating system. Many homeowners have installed radiant heat simply to supplement their traditional heating systems in an effort to manage their heating costs. Radiant heat can be used to efficiently warm the areas in your house where you spend most of your time, and dramatically reduce the demands of your furnace and blower.

With all the extra costs you rack up with conventional heating system maintenance, perhaps it’s time to consider installing radiant heat. Install floor heating in your home today and see the difference it makes for your wallet and your home.


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