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Objectives:
1. Floor warming; eliminate those cold bathroom or entry floors, warm up
cold tile or chilly wood floors.
2. Space heating; as the primary heating system for a room, house or
commercial building.
3. Spot (zone) heating; apply heating to specific areas with individual
control.
4. Snow and ice melting
Locations:
1. Floors; electric elements are embedded or applied to the floor
beneath the floor covering.
2. Walls; manufactured finished panels are mounted to the wall in
variety of sizes and shapes including towel warmers.
3. Ceilings; electric elements are embedded in the ceiling or
manufactured panels are mounted to or hung from the surface of the
ceiling.
4. Sidewalks and Driveways; electric elements are embedded in or under
concrete or asphalt.
Controls:
1. Room thermostat; a wall mounted thermostat controls room temperature
when the system is used for space heating. Each room can have its own
thermostat. The thermostat may have programmable features if desired.
2. Floor sensing thermostat; when only floor warming is desired, a wall
thermostat is used to control the floor surface temperature.
3. Unit thermostat; some wall units come with the thermostat mounted
right on the panel.
4. Snow and Ice sensors; sensors measure outdoor temperature and the
presence of moisture such as snow or ice.
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