Electric Underfloor Heating Mats
Electric under floor radiant heating offers floor warmth year-round. SunTouch® UnderFloor™ heating mats are the perfect solution for nearly every type of floor covering. These special electric floor heating mats warm existing floors without having to replace the floor coverings. If you have access under a floor, simply staple UnderFloor heating mats between the joists. Get the heated floors you desire with electric heated floors from SunTouch.
UnderFloor heating mats will warm wood, vinyl, laminates or tile floor coverings. They deliver 10 watts/sq. ft. of floor area (about 34 BTU/hr/sq. ft.). With UnderFloor radiant floor heating mats, most floors can be heated up to 12° to 15°F warmer than they would otherwise be. However, carpeted floors will not warm up as much as other floor coverings due to the high insulation value of carpet and padding. You may experience a temperature rise in the floor of only a 6°-10°F, which may or may not meet your satisfaction. Insulation installed below the mats is essential to complete the installation.
Consider the Benefits…
- Easy staple-up installation between floor joists.
- Manufactured in nearly 40 different lengths in 12", 16", and 19.2" widths. Mats of any size (same voltage) may be combined to heat any type of room.
- 120-VAC and 240-VAC models for small to large projects.
- Highest-quality heating wire using Aramid reinforcing, ETFE high-temperature insulation, and oxygen-free copper alloys for corrosion-resistance, temperature-resistance, abrasion-resistance, and longevity.
- Shielded and fully grounded 10-ft. power lead for safety and jobsite durability (longer lengths available on request). Power leads are color- coded for 120 VAC and for 240 VAC.
Sample Kitchen Layout Using UnderFloor Mats
Each electric UnderFloor heating mat is designed to be installed in only one joist bay. The heating mats cannot be cut shorter to fit a shorter joist bay or modified in any way to fill multiple joist bays. However, more than one mat may be installed in a joist bay where there are barriers such as cross bracing or blocking.
In this kitchen layout, four 9.5' × 16" and eight 4' × 16" mats are required to warm the floor area. The electric floor heating mats are wired together in parallel (not in series) at junction boxes below the floor, then electrical wire is fed over to the FloorStat control.
Select mats for the easiest wiring possible. If all the power leads end up at one end of the room, it will be much easier to wire them together in the junction boxes. Junction boxes must be accessible after all finishing work is completed.
