What is the Cost to Run Electric Underfloor Heating?
With the current cost of living crisis and the increases in electricity costs in the UK when looking at the sustainability of installing electric underfloor heating. In other words we want to know is how much is it going to cost to run on a day to day basis, so we can budget accordingly. In this article we will explain the different types of electric underfloor heating systems and the cost to run electric underfloor heating in the UK.
What type of Underfloor Heating?
One of the most important factors to take in to account is which type of underfloor heating system are you looking to install, so we have two main types of underfloor heating systems to choose from.
Electric Underfloor Heating Mat
Electric Underfloor heating mats are cheap and simple way to install underfloor heating under your tiles, but can be a little more time consuming when it comes to installing.
Which type of Underfloor Heating Mat do i need? 100w/m2 or 150w/m2?
100w/m2 heating mat
The 100w/m2 electric floor mat the lower wattage matting suitable for when tiling over wooden floors substrates.
150w/m2 heating mat
The 150w/m2 electric floor mat is the higher wattage matting that is best used on top of the concrete floor substrate floors. (we always recommend using an insulation board to help with heat loss.)
Loose Cable & Membrane System
Our loose cable and membrane system is a versatile and cuts the cost on installation time, so with when using the decoupling it absorbs movement from the subfloor that helps prevent cracking coming through to your tiles.
The loose electric underfloor heating cable is installed in the groves, as a result leaving three spaces between the cables will give you 104w per square metre and leaving two spaces between the cables will give 156w per square metre.
So what is the Cost to Run Electric Underfloor Heating?
The electric underfloor heating cost per m2 will be based of a unit of electricity which is 1000w (1kw), so if you take the example that an hour of electricity at 34p/unit, so below we have given some examples of costs per day based on 3 hours of running time with AmberMat.
100w/m2 Electric Underfloor Heating
3m2 Bathroom Floor – £0.38p a day
6m2 Kitchen Floor – £0.76p a day
12m2 Living Area Floor – £1.52p a day
150w/m2 Electric Underfloor Heating
3m2 Bathroom Floor – £0.57p a day
6m2 Kitchen Floor – £1.14p a day
12m2 Conservatory Floor – £2.28 a day