What Type Of Heat Source Can I Use For Underfloor Heating?

TotalUFH.com is the dedicated arm of Total Renewable Solutions, offering high quality underfloor heating systems to suit a range of heating systems. Find out more about what we offer.

Who are TotalUFH.com?

TotalUFH.com is the specialist division of Total Renewable Solutions, based at Ilton Business Park, Near Ilton, offering warm water or ‘wet’ underfloor heating solutions to suit a range of floor constructions.

As part of Total Renewable Solutions, itself a renewable heating installer, we fully understand the need for a system to be designed correctly, with the heat source and the individual property in mind. However we don’t just offer underfloor heating solutions for renewable heating sources. Our systems are also fully compatible with traditional heat sources such as oil or gas.

We work with our customers to design, supply and install a bespoke underfloor heating system that works for them. If you are an experienced installer we can provide parts only, but for the majority of our customers we supply a full CAD design service, allowing you to get the most from your installation.

This article gives you more information about the options available to you, depending on your heat source.

Underfloor heating with a gas boiler

Warm water underfloor heating can be installed alongside your traditional gas boiler. If your new underfloor heating system will be replacing your existing radiators then your boiler may well be powerful enough to run your new system. However, if you are looking to heat a new area such as a new extension then you may need a more powerful model of boiler. We can work with you to discuss the suitability of your current boiler and its heating capacity.

Combining underfloor heating with a condensing boiler can be particularly beneficial, being cheaper to run than radiators and achieving efficiencies of over 90%.

Underfloor heating with oil

Perhaps you have a conventional oil boiler? Warm water underfloor heating can also be installed alongside this heating system.

Whether you have a gas or oil boiler, because underfloor heating systems distribute heat more evenly, they don’t need to heat the water to as high a temperature as traditional radiators. The end result? Your boiler becomes more efficient!

Underfloor heating with renewable technologies

Renewable underfloor heating solutions are a great alternative to oil and gas boilers, and are much more energy efficient. There are a number of options available, which work really well with underfloor heating including heat pumps, solar thermal, solar PV and biomass.

Heat Pumps, either air source or ground source are arguably the most efficient way to power your underfloor heating system as they efficiently produce water at the ideal temperature for underfloor heating.

Find out more about renewable technologies. 

Working with TotalUFH.com

Our team has a wealth of expertise in the specification of underfloor heating. As an installer ourselves, we understand the importance of accurate and swift quotations and making sure that the correct equipment and parts is delivered to your project on time.

If you would like to find out more, or have a general chat about underfloor heating and the options available, give our team a call on (01749) 340490 or contact us here.