Many people like to use floor sensors to program a minimum floor temperature such as in a tiled area where the occupant wants the tile to be slightly warm to the touch all winter long.
Floor sensor or room floor sensor setting radiant heat floor.
The floor sensor is thicker than the heating element.
Tekmar thermostats are available in both non programmable and programmable types.
If the home owner wants the room warm at 7 00 am and the radiant floor heating system takes 30 min to heat the room the thermostat will start the system at 6 30 am to achieve temperature at 7 00 am.
Floor sensor set at constant 61 with 1f differential floor on at 61 off at 62.
And radiant heat at night at low time of day rates 4 2 c kwh.
A wall thermostat for both floors.
The sensor was installed so what would cause the floor temp to show 87.
Most of my slab installations i run a short piece of 1 2 pex with the sensor located in the tubing at the time of the pour.
Just add a sensor for each room that has the radiant heat to create a different setting for each.
Floor sensor ranged between low 59 and hi 63.
You can see a little undershoot and overswing on the floor sensor as it takes time for heat cold to travel through the concrete.
This only comes with one sensor so you will need to order more for each additional room.
Made of high quality material and equipped with shock proof heating cable stand for safety the seal 70 sq ft system can be a decent option for heating your houses impressively.
If i increase the setting to 88 it kicks in and says heating but the floor is still ice cold tile.
The unit is set at 75 so it s naturally not heating but the floor is ice cold.
In this case the radiant system would maintain that floor set point with occasional flow of warm water through the floor without overheating the space.
And this one is a 120 volt electric radiant floor heating mat that is ideal for floors like ceramic tiles and mortar.
Nevertheless when installing a floor heating system under tile or stone the floor sensor nestles in nicely next to the heating element without adding to the floor elevation because the thinset provides a thick enough cushion between the heating element and the flooring.
If there is nobody on the upper floors during the daytime then there is no use in heating the floor there.
Radiant floor sensor location this is the first time i m using a screw down radiant panel system under a wooden floor and was wondering where and how the floor sensor should be installed.