The infrared underfloor heating under the laminate, whose power is high enough, is a high-tech, energy-efficient design that is very convenient to install under the laminate. The device provides good room heating with minimal power consumption.
What should be the power consumption for the infrared floor under the laminate
The experience of consumers and specialists in installing infrared underfloor heating in residential premises and offices suggests the following indicators:
- At the peak of energy consumption, when the room temperature is much lower than required, the energy consumption per square meter is 230 watts. After the appropriate heating is carried out, the power of the installation is reduced to 110 W per square meter.
- To achieve the required heating, it is enough active work of the warm floor for 20 minutes per hour. This is an average indicator, the power supply of the device depends on many factors.
- In order to achieve such attractive indicators, it is necessary to have an effective temperature regulator that determines the parameters of the installation in order to achieve a certain indoor climate.
How to calculate power consumption
Those who have chosen an infrared heat-insulated floor under a laminate for full or partial heating of a room need to have an idea of what the energy consumption of such a device is made up of, on which factors the energy consumption depends, and in what way it needs to be made the most efficient. First you need to learn how to calculate these indicators yourself.
If you calculate the energy consumption for an infrared floor with a power of 220 W per square meter, you should determine the heat loss and some other indicators. It should be borne in mind that the presence of a programmable automatic temperature controller is able to reduce real energy consumption by 90%.
To calculate the energy consumption, it is also necessary to take into account the level of heat loss, which is determined by SNiP (building codes and rules) at the level of about 1 kW per 10 sq m, with ceiling heights of up to three meters. For the selected room 18 square meters of heat loss will be 1.8 kW / h. The indicator must be blocked by the capabilities of the infrared film floor heating, if this is the only device for heating. This will require:
- (1.8: 0.22) * 1.25 = 10.7 kW;
- where - 1.8 kW - heat loss;
- 0.22 kW - energy consumption per 1 sq. M of underfloor heating;
- 1.25 - power reserve factor in case of cooling.
What determines the energy consumption
The energy consumption of an infrared floor heating for a laminate, the power consumption of which is impressive, is determined by a number of important factors. This is, first of all, the parameters of the floor itself, the heat resistance of the room and its other characteristics, the initial temperature.
The heat losses of a particular room are important. The average of their indicators is calculated by SNiP, that is, by building codes and rules.
There are also a number of increasing or decreasing coefficients that determine the necessary power reserve in the event of a sharp cooling or other changes in the temperature regime.
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