Underfloor heating: wet or electric?

Karenandian

Hi - Underfloor heating (UHF) can someone advise/recommend?

Project - I am renovating my kitchen into an open plan living area. It will be approx 40 metres square, all brick built with solid floors finished with a porcelain tile covering.

I want to have UHF with no radiators in the new open space. Do I get a wet system or electic system?

Which system will heat the room best (most efficient)?

Info - the rest of the house (4 bed end terrace) has rads using a new boiler (Glow Worm 38cxi).

Thanks for any guidance.

MX5huggy

Wet, as gas is more efficient than electric.

cybergibbons

MX5huggy wrote: »

Wet, as gas is more efficient than electric.

Gas is never more efficient that electricity, as electricity is 100% efficient.

Gas is however, much cheaper than electricity.

Electric underfloor heating is generally only good for small areas in my opinion.

Mankysteve

Agreed with above water is the way forward. Make sure you insulate well underneath the pipeing otherwise you'll be heating the ground.

C_Mababejive

Wet...gas fired.