Carpet is a popular flooring. It's nice to walk on the soft floor. But often the thermal insulation quality of the carpet is not enough and additional measures are needed to create a coziness.

Effective solution will be a warm floor under carpet. With the help of heated water or electricity, you can set the necessary temperature on the floor surface and indoors. Experts believe that the temperature of the floor should be within 25-30 ° C. To find out what ways you can achieve, as well as choose the most suitable information set out in this article.

Advantages of warm floors

Compared to the traditional ways of heating the system, the "warm floor" has the following advantages:

• the ability to create local surface heating zones (for example, in the bed area or in the children's room);
• the absence of drafts due to the absence of air convection;
• aesthetic appeal: disguised heat sources do not require the installation of heating radiators on the walls;
• safety: Children will not receive burns due to the absence of heated to high radiators.

Radiant Floor Heating

It is an efficient heating method in favor of whom say it the following characteristics:

• efficiency: The Water Warm Paul system requires a minimum amount of electricity - for the functioning of the circulation pump;
• universality: This method of heating can be used both as the main and additional heating;
• safety: There are no conductive parts and electromagnetic radiation. However, there are disadvantages:
• such a heating system must be planned in advance;
• installation in the apartment of a multi-storey house is impossible if it is not provided when designing a house;
• there is a danger of flooding the following apartments when leakage of the coolant;
• repair difficulties in case of leakage;
• installation of water warm floor requires considerable costs.

The impossibility of using this system in the apartment and its high costs are forced to consider another possibility of insulation. To this end, the electric warm floor is arranged under the carpet.

Electric warm floor

The source of thermal energy with this method of heating is the heating cable. The current passing through the conductor increases its temperature, as a result of which the floor heats up. Distinguish a single-core and two-housing electric heated floor. The last type is preferable for use in residential areas, since the electromagnetic radiation emanating from them is several times less than that of a single-core system.

A variety of such sexes are heating mats. They are fixed by specially cables on the grid, so that such a system of heating is conveniently mounted.
Cables used as heating are:

• resistive;
• self-regulating.

The effect of resistive is based on the heat release by the conductor that has resisted by electrical current passing along it. It is highly highlighted evenly, which means that the cable under the carpet will be heated stronger than in the open sections of the floor. This may cause its failure.

You can solve the problem with a self-regulating cable. It is less heated there, where the floor is quite warm or installed furniture. This significantly increases its service life and contributes to the economy of electricity. To install and adjust the heating temperature, electrical systems are supplied with a thermal sensor.

Warm Power Choice

In the trading network, the electric warm floor is implemented by sets with a cable of different length and power. When choosing, it should be guided by its purpose. If the system is used as the main - the power of the cable must correspond to 170 W / m², and for additional heating, 110 W / m² is sufficient.

It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that not for any reason can be used high temperatures. If the carpet is planned to be kept on the wooden floor - it is necessary to use a cable of less power. Otherwise, wood will come into disrepair. It is also required to take into account the limitations of the power consumption for the consumer: a large load may not withstand networks and protective devices.

Installation process of heating cables and mats

Work on the installation of warm electric floor systems of various types is performed in stages.

1. The basis is preparing: concrete floors are aligned, the joints of the walls with walls are sealed.
2. The thermal insulation material with a metallized reflective coating is laid, due to which the heat energy will be sent to the residential zone.
3. The cable or heating mats are stacked and fixed on the basis. Conclusions are connected to the adjusting device (thermal sensor) and the electrical network.
4. A cement-sand screed with a thickness of 50 mm is performed. To create a solid and smooth surface apply an iron.
5. Outdoor coating is laid. Carpet is laid by the "floating" method, is fixed with the help of special glue or bilateral tape.

Film warm floor under carpet

This method of heating of the floor has a number of advantages compared to electrical systems operating with cables.

1. When laying a film, the ceiling level does not decrease.
2. No tie devices are required: Infrared warm floor under carpet can be mounted on top of an existing screed.
3. Film laying is performed in a short time. This makes it possible to put the carpet immediately after the end of the installation work.
4. It is possible to create a separate heated zone.
5. Floor exploitation can begin immediately after laying carpet.
6. Electromagnetic radiation is absent.
7. A small mechanical damage does not output the system.

For laying a carpet should be chosen PET film: This material is used in electrical engineering. It can be distinguished by a characteristic milky white shade. Such a film is superior to other analogues:

• on insulating characteristics;
• by fire resistance;
• on the voltage of the breakdown (for the pet film it exceeds 100 kV).

Laying the infrared film under the carpet is performed after purchasing directly a set of film, wires for installation, thermal insulating material with a foil surface (based on foamed polyethylene) and thermostat. The performance technology implies the following actions:

1. Preparation of the foundation: cleaning it from dirt and dust. Alignment of the surface (irregularities should not exceed 3 mm per 1 m²).
2. Fungalized thermal insulation material is stacked. The joints fix the scotch.
3. The film is cut through the line passing outside the graphite layer and laid on the base.
4. Connect copper wires to the film by clips from the same material. Contacts are poured with silicone for their sealing.
5. Connect the conclusions to the thermostator and electrical wiring.
6. Under the film placed the thermal sensor.
7. The thermostat is strengthened on the wall. Connect and check the operation of the system.
8. Paul ground with foil scotch. To prevent the shift, the strips stick to the tape and diagonally, and in length. The edge of the tape is connected to the grounding conductor.
9. Over the film, foamed polyethylene fill, which will serve as a protective layer. Moisture-resistant plywood is suitable for this.
10. Carpet is laid with a tape or special adhesive. A day later, the floor can be operated.

Warm floor carpet

For floor heated, a high pile carpet is best suited. Such an outdoor coating is better maintained by the fact that the heated air is delayed among high veins. It can be both natural and artificial material. Most often, such carpet is made from felt.

Distinguish carpet with a high pile of two types:

1. SHEGGI (SHEG) - is distinguished by the effect of coarse yarn. You can use in rooms with high permeability.
2. Callup - has a specific texture with a multi-level effect.

In conclusion - video about the installation of film warm floor under the carpet.