They are called thermal floors or thermal fleece and provide cozy warmth everywhere, where classic underfloor heating cannot be used. We show, how to defeat the ice feet.
Who does not have underfloor heating, knows the problem: There you come to the morning toilet in the bathroom, the room is cozy and warm, only the floor tiles are cold. After a very short time you have ice feet. The only solution is often, Laying a bathroom rug over the attractive tiled floor. Der nachträgliche Einbau einer Warmwasser-Fußbodenheizung ist in den meisten Fällen technisch zu aufwendig oder gar nicht möglich. Nevertheless, you do not have to do without a well-tempered floor. If you have plans in the near future, To renovate your bathroom, do you have the chance, to clean up the cold floor.
Electric floor temperature control systems – by the various manufacturers they are called thermal floors or thermal fleece – put an end to cold feet in the kitchen and bathroom. Strictly speaking, they are not independent heaters, but rather additional heating, which represent a useful addition to classic central heating.
Heating mats form the centerpiece, those on the screed or – when tiles are laid on top of tiles – firmly glued to the old floor. The mat lengths consist of a textile fabric, in which a heating conductor is woven. It is insulated and moisture-proof. For the electrical connection, approx. four meter long cables attached. Almost all systems are operated with 230 volt alternating current, for special applications (with. B. Wall heating) there are also 42 volt systems. A sensor laid in the floor measures the floor temperature, which is then adjusted to the desired temperature by an electronic controller.