Controlling radiant floors (what thermostat to use?)

Daox · 10-01-13, 11:52 AM

I'm very close to putting the pex tubing down in my office. So, I am looking at options on how to control the heat to the floors.

In my sunroom I have radiant heated floors that the previous owners installed. They just used a normal thermostat. This is run to some control box (probably with a relay in it) that turns the pump on and off. This was the only room done up with hydronic radiant floors.

In my kitchen I have electric heated floors. The thermostat that controls these floors uses a temperature probe in the floor to control the actual floor's temperature. This is a neat idea, but I kind of fail to see how it relates to room temperature. I really don't use it enough to get a feel for if this method is any good. It is nice in the fact that you can make sure your floor never gets too hot.

What other ways are there to control the floor temperature?

10-01-13, 11:52 AM	#1
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