CarbonicHeat

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CarbonicHeat™ warms laminate and carpeted floors

Now, you can have warm floors all over your home, including rooms with carpet and laminate. The benefits of radiant floor heating can be safely achieved under carpet and laminate, although they will not be as great as you would experience with tile and stone floors.

CarbonicHeat™ with Carpeted Floors

All radiant floor heating will be more efficient as a room heating source if the flooring has a significant amount of mass. Thus, carpeting is not as good at holding heat as, say, tile flooring.

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CarbonicHeat can be safely installed and used under carpeting and carpet tiles and there are two recommendations, should you wish to do so:

• First, choose a dense carpeting. As an example, a Berber or thick pile carpeting has a higher mass than a shag carpet, resulting in a better heat retention.

• Second, choose an underlayment that is “recommended for use with radiant floor heating” by the manufacturer. These are typically a dense material with a low insulation rating (R value between 0.0 and 0.8). This will improve the performance of the radiant floor heating film.

CarbonicHeat™ with Laminate and Vinyl Floors

CarbonicHeat can be used with all types of laminate flooring, resilient vinyl and even linoleum.

It should be noted that these flooring types do not create a high “heat mass” for the radiant heating film and consequently will not be as efficient a heating source for a room, as denser flooring material.

For use in these flooring types, CarbonicHeat provides a product with a lower operating temperature (80-85F) and a power rating of 12 watts per square foot. This is required for compliance to flooring manufacturer’s requirements and for compliance with the National Electric Code.

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