gas vs e powered underfloor heating

[Jag_NE]

evening all. we are looking to get underfloor heating installed in a new kitchen and were weighing pros and cons of gas/water heated vs electric. i was drawn to the wet kits as they will be cheaper to run but im concerned about the risks of springing a leak. the kits i viewed also come with their own stat and i was curious if they could run off the main stat in the hall as opposed to needing to fiddle with two stats. i presume that the wet kits will also be much more expensive to install versus e, also the wet kits are more expensive up front. its a medium size kitchen diner with 4-5m of bi fold doors just in case that influences anything. thanks in advance for any opinions or watch outs.

[Elysium]

Jag_NE said:

evening all. we are looking to get underfloor heating installed in a new kitchen and were weighing pros and cons of gas/water heated vs electric. i was drawn to the wet kits as they will be cheaper to run but im concerned about the risks of springing a leak. the kits i viewed also come with their own stat and i was curious if they could run off the main stat in the hall as opposed to needing to fiddle with two stats. i presume that the wet kits will also be much more expensive to install versus e, also the wet kits are more expensive up front. its a medium size kitchen diner with 4-5m of bi fold doors just in case that influences anything. thanks in advance for any opinions or watch outs.

Electric systems are very expensive to operate. I would go with wet.

[legzr1]

Probably better in the correct forum

[Jag_NE]

legzr1 said:

Probably better in the correct forum

st! fat fingers!

[Jag_NE]

Elysium said:

Electric systems are very expensive to operate. I would go with wet.

agree, per kwh gas is a no brainer. i was curious if anyone had any TCO/performance/fault issues with wet. obvious nightmare is that it springs leaks and floors need tearing up!

[Gingerbread Man]

Electric is cheaper to install and more expensive to run.

Wet is the opposite. The install could be troublesome depending on access and location of the heating flow before the zone valves.

[B17NNS]

What is the floor construction?

[Toltec]

Jag_NE said:

legzr1 said:

Probably better in the correct forum

st! fat fingers!

Unless you go electric and build the floor as a giant electrostatic speaker

[Jag_NE]

B17NNS said:

What is the floor construction?

its a newish house so its currently a concrete base with tiles on top.

[B17NNS]

Jag_NE said:

its a newish house so its currently a concrete base with tiles on top.

I've installed a couple of low pro systems from Nu-Heat. Gives you a wet system with minimal floor uplift. Should work well for you as you'll have some insulation in the slab.

https://www.nu-heat.co.uk/retrofit-ufh/?utm_source...

[Jag_NE]

B17NNS said:

I've installed a couple of low pro systems from Nu-Heat. Gives you a wet system with minimal floor uplift. Should work well for you as you'll have some insulation in the slab.

https://www.nu-heat.co.uk/retrofit-ufh/?utm_source...

thanks!