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You may not know much about Suntouch radiant heating products, but finding out about them could save you a bundle this winter. Whether you’re building a new home or updating your current home, you owe it to yourself to check out the comfort and efficiency that Suntouch radiant heating has to offer.
Radiant heaters are a type of heater that warms objects instead of air. Radiant heat uses objects, such as the floor, to heat a home. The air in the room is warmed when it comes into contact with the warmed objects. Heat loss is reduced and the radiant heat remains in the lower part of the room, warmer near feet level and slightly less so at head level, creating the perfect climate for comfort. Seeing, or feeling in this case, is believing.
Not only is radiant heating is one of the most comfortable ways to hear your home, but Suntouch radiant heaters also offer a diversity of applications. Radiant heaters can be used in a number of applications in residential homes or businesses, including Tiled areas, with Hardwood Flooring, carpeted areas, and even cement floors (such as in basements, etc.  Because radiant heat is delivered via objects rather than through the air, radiant heaters help to keep the whole house at a more constant temperature, which will increase efficiency, and reduce your overall heating costs.

Floor warming mats are one of the most comfortable ways to heat your home.  As opposed to forced air heating, which heats the air, radiant heat heats objects such as your floor.  This increases the level of comfortability in your home because the heat is distributed at the floor level where we are usually cold, and gets cooler toward our head area, which is usually too hot.  Because radiant floor heating distributes the heat in this manner, the comfortability of your home is increased. No more cold feet!

Another benefit of floor warming systems are that they can be used for nearly any floor area.  Areas such as concrete, tile, hardwood, carpet, and even linoleum can all benefit from radiant floor heating.  Even if you live in an existing home, floor warming products can usually be retrofitted, in most cases, to your existing floors.

With fully armored and grounded power leads and a unique twin wire design, Suntouch are the only electric floor warming mats manufactured in America that registers no measurable electromagnetic field. The Suntouch electric radiant heat system is a simple, safe and efficient alternative to mechanical systems or multi-step mortar installation processes.
Convert your cold floors to warm living areas by installing Suntouch floor warming mats. More and more custom homes and remodeling projects include floor warming mats by Suntouch. Warm floors make for comfortable social areas in homes and a desirable feature to any home. Originating heat in your home from the floors is the ideal method to warm your home rather than forcing hot air to the ceiling.
Suntouch is the largest and most recognized manufacturer of electric radiant floor warming products in the United States. Special attention has been made in these electric floor warming products by using a special braided twin wire design that registers nearly zero EMF when measured ½ inches above the wire! SunTouch mats were the first with this patented innovation!
The most popular area for SunTouch floor warming mats is in bathrooms, where you can replicate the sensation of sand warmed naturally by the sun. Suntouch mats can be installed under almost every floor covering including tile, stone and even laminate flooring. Include SunTouch floor warming mats in your next home or remodeling project.

Here’s a question for you: how can you comfortably heat your home while also enjoying a reduction in energy usage? Through radiant floor heating by Suntouch, of course! Delivering heat by forced air makes allows heat to escape and increase your overall heat loss. However, heating through radiant heat is more efficient, which allows homeowners to turn down the thermostat two to four degrees.
Naturally, turning down a thermostat can reduce energy costs by 10-40%.This setback to your thermostat can happen because a radiant floor heats from the ground up and delivers the heat through objects not air. This makes the lowest three feet of your home the most comfortable where a forced air system loses its heat to the ceiling and is required to heat from the top down.
Believe it or not, the installation of Suntouch radiant floor heating is not a new development in the housing industry. Heated floors have been installed under bathroom and kitchen tile in the United States for the past decade and the warming products continue to gain popularity.
Heating Tip: Many in the kitchen and bath industry expect floor heating systems to continue to play a big role among homeowners who crave comfort features, while reducing energy costs – Which is something Suntouch can help you with.

Heated floors are one of the most comfortable ways to heat your home.  If you’ve ever been to a fancy hotel, or spa you’re familiar with the comfort offered by heated floors.  If not, you’re really missing out.  The heated floors that were once reserved for five star hotels are now available very affordably via floor warming mats.

Floor warming mats are a type of heater that warms objects instead of air.  These floor warming mats heat objects, such as the floor, in order to heat a home. The air in the room is warmed when it comes into contact with the warmed objects. Heat loss is reduced and the radiant heat remains in the lower part of the room, warmer near feet level and slightly less so at head level, creating the perfect climate for comfort.

Floor warming mats can be used in a number of applications, including:

• Tiled areas

• Hardwood Flooring

• Carpeted areas

• Cement floors

Whether you’re building a new home, or updating your current home, you owe it to yourself to check out the comfort that floor warming mats can provide.  For more information on the benefits and costs of floor warming mats, contact Suntouch.

Recently John Thiffault of Carriage Lane Homes was  recognized by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for building homes that maximize health and efficiency.  So what is it about Thiffault’s homes that set them apart from other homes, and make them safer and more efficient?  Well, using floor warming mats to heat the home is the primary way he does this.

Health Benefits.  Floor warming mats, which provide radiant heat, improve the air quality, This is especially important for anyone who suffers from either dust allergies or asthma. Floor heating provides ample heat alleviating a breeding ground for germs to multiply not to mention the added benefit of not having change filters or clean heat ducts.

Health experts also claim that floor heating via floor warming mats can help in eliminating dust mites that live in our homes, and since dust mites love a warm moist environment, towel heaters aid in maintaining a consistent room temperature and keep it moisture free. Furthermore, mold and mildew are also caused from excessive moisture especially in bathrooms with insufficient ventilation.  By placing radiant heaters or a radiant heat towel rack in the bathroom you can combat the spread of germs for only pennies a day.

Efficiency. Radiant heaters are also on of the most efficient form of heat available. Significantly less operating time is required to maintain the desired warmth compared to furnaces and other methods of heating keeping operational costs to a minimum. High efficiency boilers or electric radiant floor systems makes radiant heat one of your most efficient ways to heat your home. Coupled with a well insulated home these systems can quickly warm your home and then shut down or wait idle for long periods of time before being called upon by the thermostat to operate.

How many times have you walked barefoot on your tile floor in the middle of winter and said “Man that’s cold!”? A few times I’m sure. Well, with floor warming mats you can say goodbye to cold feet on your tile floor. Floor warming mats go one step further than just keeping the floors in your home warm. It also helps in warming the entire house. So how do these mats do that?

Basically, floor warming mats are a system of heated cables that are installed beneath your flooring. These mats transfer heat from the cables into your flooring, which then dissipates into the room, heating not only your floors, but your entire room. It is kind of like how an old hot water radiator worked when you were in school - for those of us who are old enough to remember those radiators in the classrooms.

Not only are floor warming mats very comfortable, but this type of heating is very economical as well. Because radiant floor heating is very energy efficient , it can dramatically reduce the need to run your forced air furnace. If you are searching for a way of keeping your floors warm in the winter and save money on your heating bills, consider taking a serious look at floor warming mats from Suntouch.

Believe it or not, under floor heaters were first used by the Romans. While under floor heating was initially reserved for the rich, it eventually became increasingly commonplace in public buildings and villas. This form of radiant heating was used particularly in the colder regions of the Roman Empire. The Roman system was based on hypocausts, comprising ducts that underlay the floor (itself built on raised brick piles) and flues that were built into walls. Hot air or steam from fires circulated up through this system, warming the floor and walls, with heat passing into the rooms.

Today we recognize the brilliance of the Romans and Koreans as early adopters of radiant heating. Years later, radiant heaters are still a desired method for delivering comfortable and efficient heat in our homes. Suntouch, a leader in radiant heating, offers radiant heaters that use electric resistance cables that are constructed of highly rated materials and carry warranties up to 25 years.

If you’re looking for efficient, comfortable heat for your home, radiant heating could the solution you’ve been looking for. For more information about the many different forms of radiant heaters, contact the staff at Suntouch.