A Heated Floor That Has Gone Cold
Most “dead” radiant floors are not actually dead. The system is usually alive but blocked at one specific point: a tripped breaker, a failed sensor, an…
Heated Bathroom Floors: What It Takes
A heated bathroom floor takes four things: a subfloor solid enough to bond to, a thin electric mat or hydronic tubing embedded in mortar, a thermostat…
What Radiant Floor Heating Costs to Run
Radiant floor heating has no running cost of its own. What you pay depends entirely on what feeds the system: an electric floor costs whatever your…
What Floor Coverings Suit a Heated Floor
Tile and stone top the list because they conduct heat with almost no resistance, letting a radiant system run at lower water or cable temperatures while…
How Radiant Floor Heating Works
Radiant floor heating warms a room by turning the entire floor into a low-temperature heat source, rather than blasting hot air through vents.
Electric or Hydronic Radiant Floor?
The short answer: electric radiant floor heating fits a single room, usually a bathroom or kitchen, because it needs no boiler and installs in a thin…
Storage, Tankless, Heat Pump or Solar
Four technologies make hot water in American homes: storage tanks, tankless units, heat pump water heaters, and solar systems.
What Temperature to Set a Water Heater
Most water heaters leave the factory with the thermostat set closer to 140°F. The U.S.
Sizing a Water Heater Without Guessing
The right water heater size has nothing to do with tank gallons or how many people live in the house.
The Safety Devices on a Water Heater
Every water heater ships with safety devices that do their job silently, until the moment they’re asked to prevent something worse.