Does Hot Floors cost more than conventional heating to run?
Electric underfloor heating can be the most cost effective heating method simply because the entire floor acts as the radiator and the heat is radiant heat and is evenly distributed. Further, as the temperature of each room is individually controlled by a programmable thermostat you can have the system only working when and where you need it. The on-off cycling effect of the floor temperature-sensing thermostat can reduce cost by as much as 50%. Whether using electrical under floor heating or any other electrical heating system, if operated at the same time of day they should cost exactly the same to provide 1KW of heat. Based on an insulated floor example, the typical running costs of a 250W model in a bathroom, based on electricity prices, would be less than 1p/hr.
