How to Use Thermostats with Underfloor Heating

Those used to radiator heating are most likely used to older style thermostats located in the coldest room of the house, with the temperature set to accommodate that room. When you switch to wet underfloor heating with smart heating system controls, it fundamentally changes how you decide to heat your home.

This guide, from our underfloor heating Shropshire team, will help you understand how to work your brand-new energy efficient heating system. First, it is important to understand the differences between radiator based heating systems and underfloor ones.

Energy Efficient Heating Zones

Your wet underfloor heating will have been separated into different zones, each with its own thermostat. With a smart heating system, these would be controlled by an app on your smartphone or tablet. The immediate benefit of this system is that you can fine-tune your heating by setting the thermostat for each individual zone.

Have a room that is always cold over the winter? That zone will fire up your heat source more often, whilst your warmer rooms don’t receive any additional heating if they don’t need it. Or perhaps there’s a series of rooms you rarely enter. In this case, you can fine tune your energy efficient heating to heat these rooms minimally.

Wet Underfloor Heating Takes Time to Work

The boiler flow temperature for underfloor heating is many degrees lower than a radiator. So at first, it will take time for the room to heat up, but it will do so evenly. Increasing the thermostat temperature to speed up the heating isn’t necessary.

What’s the Ideal Thermostat Temperature for Underfloor Heating?

Your home’s ambient temperature will differ across rooms, and the ideal temperature for one zone may differ to others. After your wet underfloor heating setup has finished commissioning and has been used for the first time, we would recommend setting the thermostat at 20°C and see how you feel.

Adjust by a single degree at a time until you find the most comfortable temperature for that zone. We have underfloor heating Shropshire clients who keep their thermostats at 15°C, thanks to how energy efficient the heating is.

Remember that heat rises. If you have underfloor heating on the second floor of the home, and you’re feeling hot, you may want to adjust the zone thermostat directly underneath as well.

What’s the Ideal Thermostat Temperature for the Summer?

Your home’s going to be hot, and you don’t want it to get hotter. That said, a wet underfloor heating system should be exercised at least once every 2 weeks. This can help prevent sticking and airlocks.

Your smart heating system thermostat has the ability to change depending on the time of day. This allows you to set the system to a temperature (usually between 15-20°C) for the dead of night. This can be an easy way to keep your system in good health when heat is the last thing you need.