Radiant Heating Retrofit Project

Existing homes may be retrofited with electric radiant floor heat installed if there is a basement or crawl space. We recently installed WarmZone's Retrofit Electric Heating Panels in our home, replacing the existing baseboard electric heat. The heating panels come in a roll, which is cut to the desired length using a tin snips or scissors. Special clips are provided which must be crimped to one end of the panel, the other end must be taped over the electric leads with electric tape.

The panels are then stapled in place between the wooden floor joists. The panels are wired together in parallel and connected to a special thermostat designed for this heat. In our case, I was able to use the original circuits which ran to the baseboard heat, as the electricity requirements was the same. Then three inch unfaced fiberglass insulation is placed under the panels. The fiberglass forces the heat up.

Our electric radiant floor heat works really well. The floors are warm and the heating cost for our home appears to be not excessive at all. Previously, we heated primarily with wood heat, so I have no previous heating bills to compare, but our electric bill was in the three hundred fifty dollar range for all our heat, hot water and cooking.

The electric radiant floor retrofitting was a successful installation project.