Prices & types of radiant systems
Radiant heating prices differ largely. Prices
vary with the size of the project, the type and quality of
equipment, and also with the type of system.
The several radiant heating systems
1- Hydronic / liquid floor heating;
2- Electric floor heating;
3 Radiant Panel Heating
have very different initial and running costs.
The initial investment on a Radiant electric
floor or on a Radiant Panel for a single room is much lower than
the cost of a Hydronic Radiant Heating system for that same
room
On the other hand, a Hydronic Radiant Heating system
may have lower operative costs but it demands a much
higher initial investment. Only in larger projects, involving
the whole house, Hydronic Radiant Heating is more cost-effective
(and offers significantly lower running costs).
Running costs of radiant heating
Running costs depend mainly on the energy source
of the radiant system.
Hydronic Radiant Heating systems with their
boilers connected to a solar system or a
ground heat pump have
very low running costs. But since most Radiant Panels and most
Radiant Electric systems are connected to conventional electric
sources, their operative costs are much higher.
Radiant electric floor prices
The installation of a radiant electric floor
system in a small room like a bathroom or a kitchen (the main
use of radiant electric floor systems) is relatively low: about
$500 - $800 to an average-size bathroom.
See: Uses of Radiant
Electric Heating Floor
Radiant panel prices
Most radiant panels range in price from $200 to
$500. The price of the thermostat connected to each panel is
approximately $40-$50.
See, for more information:
Radiant Panel Heating systems
Hydronic radiant floor heating
prices
Sophisticated radiant-floor heating systems are
expensive, though prices vary significantly with the size of the
house and quality of equipment.
Costs ranging from $3 to $10 per square foot are
very common. Systems able to heat a 2,500-square-foot home may
cost about $5,000
This is, obviously, just a reference. Costs may
indeed vary a lot, and the size and the type of installation
counts a lot: projects of about 2000 square feet with
sophisticated controls and high efficiency boiler, may run to
about $ 4-6 per square feet in the case of wet
installation or $5-7 in the case of dry
installations. But smaller projects will have an average higher
price, while larger projects will have a lower one.
For more information, see:
Hydronic radiant floor heating
Basics on Radiant Heating Systems
Radiant heating floor coverings:
ceramic, wood...
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