Floor heating: Do I really need thermal insulation?
You don’t have to install thermal insulation (other than what’s required according to the building code). But this means that vast amounts of heat…
Does it make sense to use SOLAR hot water with a hydronic heating system?
The peak heating load for most buildings is when the sun is not shining. When heating is most required (winter) the amount of available…
Common heat pump placing mistake: Try breathing with a plastic bag over your head
When you get hydronic heating for your house, the warm water that circulates in the floor pipes (and heats up your home in winter)…
Floor heating: What is the warranty on a floor heating system?
Each part of the system has its own specific warranty, for example: – Floor heating pipes from 10 to 25 years. – Manifolds 10…
Euroheat: Sophisticated heating and cooling systems with heat recovery – Hydronic heating and cooling Perth
At Euroheat Australia, we’ve been designing and installing these systems for houses and commercial buildings in Western Australia for over 30 years (since…
Floor heating: Can the pipes leak… and what happens if they do?
Floor heating pipes can only leak if they are cut or punctured – which means someone has to physically drill, cut or penetrate them.…
Floor heating: Can I combine floor heating with air-conditioning?
Because heat pumps can also produce chill (in addition to heat), this cold water can be utilised to cool the air in your home…
Floor heating: I only want to heat my bathroom floor – can I use hydronic?
You can use hydronic, but the initial investment cost will be very high for such a small heated area. For areas less than 35m2…
Floor heating: Does my condensing boiler have to be positioned outside?
In Australia we generally put our boilers outside on the wall. But in Europe they’re usually in the laundry or the kitchen (with a…
Floor heating: Will my polished concrete floor crack if I have floor heating installed?
If the system is designed and installed properly, and care is taken with the preparation of the slab, it will not have surface cracking…
Floor heating: Should I/can I zone my floor heating system?
Yes, you can zone your system electronically, by having a separate thermostat timer for each zone. This means you can set up different automated…
Floor heating: Will the heat travel from the lower floor upstairs to the upper floor?
Some of the heat from the floor heating system is transferred to the room air (but the majority is emitted as heat radiation), and…