Why doesn t the floor feel hot ?
Many people have the misconception that radiant floors must feel hot in order to do an effective job in heating a building. Remember however, radiant heat is not about heating the building but about warming the objects in a building (the floor, the counter top, the kids, cat and carpet). If the floor feels hot , it is too warm and will feel uncomfortable to the people in the building. Ideally, the temperature of the floor in properly managed radiant system is around 80 degrees a temperature that the human body senses is not too hot or too cold just right. So, when the thermostat calls for heat, the floor is brought up to around 80 degrees and radiant energy is released from the floor into the room.
