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When it comes to heating your floors, there are a variety of radiant heat options to choose from. And each floor heating system can be easily customized to best meet your needs. Homeowners have the choice of installing an electric heated floor or a hydronic (water-based) system. While there are a few options when it comes to hydronic systems, there... are several, very distinct choices when it comes to selecting an electric floor heating system. And each systems heating element offers unique features that make it better suited for certain floor types. Before we take a look at some of the industrys top performing electric floor heating elements, lets look at the other components of radiant floor heating systems . Heated floor systems consist of a contactor/control center (sensor), an activation device (thermostat or timer), and heating element. The type of heating element is where these systems vary the most. Electric systems use a variety of heating elements while hydronic systems use PEX tubing for circulating specially treated hot water. Both electric and hydronic systems use thermostats to regulate the system. The premier thermostat is the programmable TOUCH thermostat (available with or without WiFi capability). The thermostat relies on a sensor (or sensors) to control the temperature. A series of sensor options are available with your floor heating thermostat. Temperature can be controlled by using either a sensor that is embedded in the floor (to detect the floor temperature), an external sensor (to measure the rooms ambient temperature), or a combination of the two. In addition to virtually no heat loss / wasted energy, each zone (room) in the house is controlled individually, further adding to the unmatched efficiency of radiant floor heating. The homeowner can also program the heating system to operate according to the familys schedule. For example, the floors can be programmed to heat just before you wake up in the morning and then shutoff when you leave for work. They can then turn on again shortly ...Read More