FloRad. Underfloor heating specialists

Did you know that a staggering 80% of all energy used in the home goes on heating and hot water alone? For the environment, that’s not good news. It accounts for over 25% of the entire UK output of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas contributing to global climate change. For consumers, that 80% directly equates to 80% of your home fuel bills.

Replacing an old boiler with a modern energy efficient heating system means you reduce carbon dioxide outputs. It can also stop you literally burning money compared to the running costs of outdated conventional systems. Underfloor heating means a green heating system that heats the house efficiently, with the heat diffusing throughout your living spaces. Older style radiator systems keep the heat at the edges of the rooms, leaving cooler gaps in the middle of the rooms. That creates relative fuel wastage and more emissions.

Underfloor ecologically protective systems need less heated water than traditional radiators to keep rooms at comfortable temperatures. Less heated water means less carbon dioxide output. In short, modern green heating systems keep you warmer, more comfortable and make significant savings for you and the environment.

Eco Energy

Underfloor heating can be powered by most conventional home water heating systems but offers incredible energy and long term cost efficiencies if used with more eco friendly heating systems. Solar power is a good way of fuelling the water heating process and from April 2010 qualifies for "clean energy cash back" where the customer can earn up to £900 from power generated by their domestic solar panel in addition to a £140 reduction in energy bills, according to the Department of Energy & Climate Change.

Once installed in the garden or the roof, they run with no noise, generating electricity that can substantially cut bills, paying for itself, giving a source of ongoing free electricity and heating for the water in your underfloor heating.

You can also power underfloor heating using ground source heat pumps. These use heat stored naturally in the ground and transform it into usable energy, using a similar mechanism to that of your domestic fridge. Also included in the “clean energy cash back” scheme, the estimated earnings are up to £1,000 plus, with energy bills reduced by up to £200 compared to using heating oil in an average semi-detached insulated house. The pumps are estimated to use electricity 300-400% more efficiently and if combined with solar energy, produce less carbon dioxide than conventional gas central heating boilers.

Combining with electricity from solar systems can reduce carbon dioxide emissions to zero. Even on their own, running costs are usually substantially reduced. For both solar power and ground source energy systems, you may qualify for a Government or utility company grant towards installation of up to £6,000.