How does underfloor heating and cooling work?

Underfloor heating works by circulating warm water through a series of continuous loops that are fitted underneath your floor, creating a large radiant surface that heats your room from the floor upwards.

This radiant form of heating is much more comfortable than the convected heat provided by radiators, which draws cold air across the floor, heating it and then converting it upwards towards the ceiling.

 

how underfloor heating works

 

Underfloor cooling works in very much the same way as underfloor heating, except the energy transfer is reversed. This process of passing chilled water through the floor keeps the floor area cool, which continually absorbs warm air from the room.

Where underfloor heating radiates thermal energy from the floor surface into the air space, underfloor cooling relies on warm air passing over the cooler floor surface which absorbs radiant energy from the air and reduces the air temperature in the room. This process of passing chilled water through the floor keeps the floor area cool which continually absorbs warm air from the room.

 

how underfloor cooling works