Practical advice on heating and cooling your Perth home
Straight answers from the engineers who design and install the systems. Floor heating, radiators, heat pumps, geothermal and heat recovery.
Why is one floor heating quote so much cheaper than another?
Same house, two quotes, a big gap. What usually explains it, what to ask for in writing, and how to compare them fairly.
How much does hydronic floor heating cost to install in Perth?
Why there's no honest price per square metre, what really sets the cost of floor heating in Perth, and how to get a real number.
Do I need heat recovery ventilation if I have floor heating or radiators?
Floor heating warms the house but doesn't change its air. When a sealed home needs heat recovery too, and when it doesn't.
Is underfloor heating worth it in Perth? The pros and the cons
July mornings average 8 degrees and our floors are tiles. When it's worth it, what it costs to run, and when it isn't.
Can you put underfloor heating into an existing home?
Yes, but only by lifting the floor. When retrofitting makes sense, and the option that leaves your floors alone.
Will floor cooling make my floors wet? Condensation, dew point and humidity explained
A cool floor sweats only below the dew point. How good controls keep it dry, and why the air con helps on sticky days.
Underfloor cooling vs air con: can floor cooling replace air conditioning in a Perth summer?
It covers about a quarter of what a Perth house needs. What a cool floor does well, and why it works best alongside air con.
Is floor heating better for allergies, asthma and damp?
No fan, no blown dust, warmer walls. What floor heating can and can't do for allergies, asthma and mould, from engineers, not doctors.
Which pipe is used for floor heating, and does the choice matter?
Most heated floors use the same kind of plastic pipe. What decides whether it lasts and heats evenly is the joins, the loops and the design.
Does underfloor heating add value when you sell your home?
Nobody has measured it in Australia. What buyers do notice, and when floor heating helps a sale or quietly costs the next owner.
Electric or hydronic floor heating: which costs less to run?
Electric cables give one unit of heat for each unit of power, a heat pump about three. And why one bathroom is the exception.
Why does floor heating feel warmer at a lower setting?
You feel the floor and walls as much as the air. Why a warm floor is comfortable at a lower setting, without the physics lecture.