{"id":3131,"date":"2009-12-31T19:46:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T02:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:05:30","slug":"radiant-heating-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/radiant-heat-news\/radiant-heating-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiant Heating 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of types of radiant heating systems&nbsp;available for residences or businesses is awfully mind-boggling. There&rsquo;s really a lot of selection for homeowners to choose from. Today we&rsquo;ll discuss the electric cable heating system kind of radiant heaters.<\/p>\n<p>Electric cable heating systems are gaining popularity in as <a href=\"\/floor-heating\/about-heated-floors\/\">radiant floor heating <\/a>systems&nbsp;and are ideal for heating smaller areas (10-300 <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_81ae4e987c54b76285cc16c9d62376c8\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">square<\/span> feet) like bathrooms, kitchens, and sun rooms. These systems are comprised of a <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_a739a003a0729a92cc4f123bab2a4de7\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">thermostat<\/span> and a heating cable. On some systems, the cable will be shipped to you as a large spool of cable. These systems are oftentimes less expensive, and give you the ability to space the cable how you want and customize a layout that will heat every <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_81ae4e987c54b76285cc16c9d62376c8\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">square<\/span> inch of your floor. Other systems have the cable attached to a plastic mesh or tape to create a <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_8c245b76815ca0ecd1ba719ee36a9505\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mat<\/span> to maintain its proper spacing.<\/p>\n<p>Every available cable system is equally effective, so when determining which <a href=\"\/floor-heating\/\">radiant heating<\/a>&nbsp;system to purchase, you should look at the warranty of the product, along with the ease of installation. Some cables must be embedded in a separate layer of <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_568f830d3e920efaca9c000fbe6aa146\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">concrete<\/span> or <span class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"cmtt_734c1084d0e97a606a7e0059afaceec5\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">mortar<\/span>, whereas other systems can simply be installed in the thinset.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of types of radiant heating systems&nbsp;available for residences or businesses is awfully mind-boggling. There&rsquo;s really a lot of selection for homeowners to choose from. Today we&rsquo;ll discuss the electric cable heating system kind of radiant heaters. Electric cable heating systems are gaining popularity in as radiant floor heating systems&nbsp;and are ideal for heating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[630,634],"class_list":["post-3131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-radiant-heat-news","tag-radiant-floor-heating","tag-radiant-heat","category-105","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Radiant Heating 101 | Warmzone Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warmzone.com\/blog\/radiant-heat-news\/radiant-heating-101\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Radiant Heating 101 | Warmzone Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The number of types of radiant heating systems&nbsp;available for residences or businesses is awfully mind-boggling. 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