How Does Underfloor Heating Work?

Underfloor heating is up to 40% more energy-efficient than traditional heating methods. Our systems utilise radiant heat technology to warm the objects and people in a room directly from the ground up, as opposed to radiators which waste energy by primarily focusing on heating just the air of the space.  

There are two types of radiant floor heaters: electric and water systems (also known as hydronic or wet systems). An electric floor heating system uses electric heating mats or cables to radiantly heat the floors and are connected to your mains electricity source. Hydronic systems pump gently warmed water through heating pipes installed beneath the floor finish and can be used with boilers and heat pumps.  

What Project is the Loose Wire System Designed For?

The Warmup Loose Wire System (also known as DWSWire) is designed to suit irregularly shaped rooms and rooms with many fixtures, since the heating cable can simply be maneuvered on the subfloor around fixtures with ease. The spacing of the cable can be adjusted to your requirements in the desired power output and to the layout of the room you are installing the system in. The Loose Wire is ideal for installation under ceramic or natural stone tiled flooring.

For regularly shaped rooms, Sticky Mat system offers a quick and precise installation alternative to Loose Wire. If you are looking to find an electric underfloor heating system to also protect the tiles, the DCM-PRO Heated Decoupling Mat is a practical solution for you. Alternatively, for floor finishes other than tiles, the Foil Heater System is the ideal solution as it does not require flexible tile adhesive or self-levelling compound; providing a completely dry structure upon which to install floorings such as carpet or laminate.

Qualities Of The Loose Wire Heating Cable

At only 1.8mm, the heating cable is the thinnest on the market – so it does not raise the floor height visibly. The small cross-section of the heating element allows it to be installed without the need for a layer of a self-levelling screed. Install a Loose Wire System with a tile adhesive layer under tiles or with a self-levelling compound under other floor finishes.

Since installing Loose Wire does not require self-levelling screed, you do not lose any additional time or costs related to the drying of the system. Once the cable is laid down, the floor finish can be installed on top of it.

The Warmup Loose Wire System is suitable for all applications providing primary or secondary heating in all rooms or projects that adhere to Building Regulations.