Winter can be a tough time of year for those suffering with asthma and allergies. Often once the heating comes on at home, those that suffer with allergies or asthma can find that they see an increase in their symptoms. Why is this and what can you do about it?
Radiators make a great home for dust mites
Dust mites are thought to be one of the major triggers for allergies. Even very clean homes can have dust mites and this is through no fault of our own as we wouldn’t even know that they are there. Traditional radiators are well renowned for making a very comfortable home for dust mites. As you make your room warmer using the heat of the radiators, the convection of the warm heat helps spread the dust mites across your home – without you even realising.
Why allergies seem worse when the heating comes on
This is the reason why so many families find that allergies seem to get worse over the winter months and as soon as they switch their heating on. You’d never know that by simply warming your room using your conventional radiators you are actually triggering the allergies which are quite often aggravated by dust mites.
Underfloor heating a healthier way to heat your home
Underfloor heating is considered a much healthier way to heat your home. Warming the room from the heat up, there is no hot air being convected across the room. This massively eliminates the distribution of the dust mites through the home. Also with no radiators installed on the wall, you’re reducing the risk of providing the mites a lovely warm home to live in!
A cost effective way to heat your home
If you are considering installing underfloor heating to reduce allergies, you can rest assured that it is a very economical way to heat your home. Warm water underfloor heating runs at a lower temperature than a traditional radiator system, while still effectively heating the room. It can be combined with a standard boiler but also newer renewable technologies, such as heat pumps, which can generate further efficiencies in your home.
In addition, when correctly installed, underfloor heating requires very little maintenance. This long term financial saving can greatly contribute to the cost of installing your underfloor heating system.
TotalUFH.com are always happy to help
If you are looking for advice or guidance on an underfloor heating system or have any more questions at all our team will be more than happy to assist in any way that we can.
We offer underfloor heating systems compatible with gas, oil and renewable heating systems, and to suit a wide range of floor coverings.
Get in touch today, or download our full brochure, and make 2018 an easier year for the allergy sufferers in your family.