Speedheat Floor Heating Australia

Speedheat has the thinnest cable on the market. Being 1mm thin it sits closer to the floor finish. This gives it numerous advantages

• Being so thin and does not trouble tilers or affect critical floor levles
• Being closer to the floor finish it uses less power to do the same job
• Being closer, it is much quicker to warm up, an 'on-demand' system
• Unlike most it's designed in the southern-hemisphere for our climate
  

Speedheat floor heating uses design parameters suitable for Hobart in Tasmania, being 60W/m² (bedrooms) and 80-90W/m² (living areas). Assuming good wall and ceiling insulation, this system is used as primary heating.

Yes. All Speedheat floor heating heaters comply with AS/NZS 3000:2007 standards and Speedheat floor heating elements must be connected to an earthed power supply and connected through an earth leakage circuit breaker (RCD).

All Speedheat floor heating cable is waterproof and earthed. It can even go into shower recess' or be steamcleaned under carpet.

Floor heating in general is particularly safe for Families with children. Unlike other radiant forms of heat it does not pose a fire hazard. When installed as per instruction there is no chance of electrical shock. 

Speedheat floor heating heaters are manufactured in compliance with IEC (International Electrical Committee) safety specifications.

While all forms of electric heating result in the release of greenhouse gas, the question is, how can you best minimise this? Conventional underfloor heating are in slab or in screed types. Having the elements in the cement means a higher thermal mass surrounding it. This requires the elements to output more energy per square meter. The floor takes longer to warm up, and similarly takes longer to cool down.

Speedheat elements sit directly below the floor finish and as “on demand” heating, only requires 80W/m² of the room area (rather than in slab/screed storage type heating of between 150-200W/m²)

Unlike in slab heating, Speedheat floor heating can be separately zoned so that if you aren't occupying some areas, they can be switched off - saving energy.

Speedheat floor heating elements are controlled by programmable thermostat which only turns on the heaters in discrete periods of the day, at peak periods of use.

By using a floor heating system that has a lower wattage output, it can be zoned to heat only the areas you are using, react fast enough to heat only in the times you need heating. You will reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and running costs.

With regard to solar power, it is our experience that the clients achieve the best environmental and economical gains by simply having their solar panels produce energy and supply the electrical grid during the day. Heating is mostly needed in the absence of sunlight, and while your floor will store some heat from energy produced during the day, the system will need to be boosted at night anyway.

With regard to gas fired hydronic (hot water) underfloor heating. This style of underfloor heating is best suited to larger houses where the concrete slab is still to be cast - in many cases the boiler itself can cost nearly as much an the entire electrical floor heating system. Most hydronic boilers cannot double up as domestic hot water systems for the house.

Heating is generally not extended into shower recesses, however the element is waterproof and it is possible if there are no floor shower screen fixings.

Heating can be extended under wall hung vanities and wall hung toilets.

Again being closer to the floor finish our heating is quciker to react, hence our company name.