Electric Underfloor Heating Running Cost Comparison

Use our running cost calculator below to find out the potential cost of running a thermosphere electric underfloor heating system in your home.

Electric underfloor heating running cost comparison.

Electric underfloor heating is typically more expensive to run than water underfloor heating and a conventional central heating system. Electric and water underfloor heating comes in several different forms and systems so a direct comparison is virtually impossible. Both systems however are suitable for use as primary heat sources or simple floor warming and when installed with sufficient insulation can be run very economical. How much does underfloor heating cost to run.

A wet system could cost upwards of 80 per m more than double the amount in comparison with electric underfloor system. Looking at a 6 month period of heating over the colder months this figure reaches 113 30 making it almost 20 cheaper than the projected running cost for electric underfloor heating system. System cost we offer a range of water or electric floor heating systems at different price points. The running costs of water underfloor heating depend on many factors such as the main system generator boiler or heat pump types.

Learn below more about the costs involved in underfloor heating consisting of the cost of a warmup system the estimated installation cost and the running costs. Here are those figures compared side by side. Please note running cost estimations may vary depending on the property whether you choose to include insulation your heating management and also the cost of your local energy tariff. The cost for heating pads begin at around 50 per square metre rising to around 100 for more high end products.

Electric underfloor heating costs are lower than those for wet systems. Installation cost will be around 200 to 300 for the work which should take a day for a typical bathroom. But it will generally be cheaper to install because installation is less intrusive especially if it s being retrofitted. Underfloor heating cost depends entirely on what system you opt for and whether you install it into a new build or install at the time of renovating an existing property or not.

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