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Floor heating has been known and loved by many for a very long time now. Even ancient Romans liked this simple comfort and used circulating warm water under their marble floors in order to have warm floors. Nowadays the electrical floor heating solutions provided by DEVI are not only comfortable but also energy-efficient with a huge focus on environmental friendliness. However, we often hear a lot of myths about floor heating, and many of them concern installation. Let’s dispel the most common six myths about electrical heating installation. Myth 1: Electrical floor heating is complicated to install. Not true. Heating mats are a solution that can easily be mounted whether it is on new or old sub-floors. The installation time will be the same, regardless of the type of flooring under which the system is installed. Also, the heating cables offered by DEVI are easy to install especially when the newly designed DEVI Turntable is used. Installers proved that using the DEVI Turntable makes the installation of the DEVIflex or DEVIsafe cables much faster and easier. Myth 2: Floor heating can only be used in bathrooms Wrong! Electric floor heating can be used in all types of rooms such as bedrooms, kitchens, and hallways. Nowadays, thanks to modern thermostats (such as the DEVIreg Touch), floor heating is often used as a reliable and energy-efficient solution of choice for all types of buildings (including low-energy houses). You can easily install electrical floor heating in newly built houses as well as existing ones during renovation. The DEVI floor heating is often preferred and installed in residential, apartment blocks, renovated buildings, and public buildings. Myth 3: Electric floor heating can only be installed under terracotta Wrong again. Floor heating can be installed under lots of different types of flooring. DEVI electrical heating solutions do not take up any space, which allows designing a space in each room as you please. You can install the DEVImats under any wooden floors, concrete floors, or even laminate floors.Buy Underfloor Heating Mats Myth 4: A fault means that you have to rip up the whole floor Not quite. The DEVI heating cables have a very long lifetime; they come with a 20-year warranty. But in case of any misfortune, there is no need to rip up the whole floor. The problem can be pinpointed to a few centimeters of accuracy so that only one or two tiles (for example) have to be removed to make a repair possible. Nevertheless, if this needs to be done, in the case of a rare fault, the DEVI warranty of 20 years covers full floor repair. Myth 5: Using electrical heating is the most environmentally unfriendly way of heating Not true. An electrically heated house with electric floor heating and solar cells fulfills the requirements of the EU Building Performance Directive. The electrical house is cost-competitive since it needs no other energy sources apart from electricity and fresh water. This is why nowadays electric heating is the solution of choice for low-energy houses. Regarding the fact that the EU expects that 65% of electricity production will come from solar cells, wind, and nuclear energy in 2020, electrical heating is clearly the preferable choice. Improving the energy performance of buildings is a particularly critical step in reducing the EU’s carbon footprint. Myth 6: Using electrical heating for outdoor heating is a high-cost solution Not really. For example, the DEVI outdoor heating systems are equipped with energy-efficient and cost-reducing, advanced intelligent thermostats that automatically regulate the system based on the actual temperature and humidity conditions. In cold but dry weather, the system remains inactive, saving energy and costs. When the weather is cold and wet, the system is automatically activated, quickly melting snow and preventing the build-up of ice. Nevertheless, you always have the option to manually control the system via the thermostat. An outdoor heating system from DEVI is quick to install, easy to control and inexpensive to operate. The desired snow and ice prevention effect can be fully achieved by installing cables only in those areas that are most susceptible to major build-ups of snow and ice, for example where buildings meet each other, around exposed downpipes or at points where the most melt water is channeled. You can purchase DEVI underfloor heating from Sparks Electrical Wholesalers either via our showroom in North London or online at the Underfloor Heating Systems section.Underfloor Heating Mats at Sparks

The other day we were reading an article where the writer was answering a reader's question concerning underfloor heating. Though we are in April, winter is still here, and the cold weather outside persists. We all know that no matter how warm is it at home - with the central heating, the wall heater, etc - as soon as someone opens the door or the window, the whole heat goes away! As long as you have cold floors, it's not so easy to have a lasting warm atmosphere at home. Why You Don't Need Underfloor Heating You don't need underfloor heating if you love the cold weather both outside and inside the house. If you prefer to spend a lot of money on heating - either convector or storage heaters - then underfloor heating is not for you. Why disturb the cold atmosphere at home so that you may create warm air all year round no matter what weather you have outside? Why You Need Underfloor Heating If you want to feel comfortable at home, if you prefer not to wear thick socks and thick trousers inside your own home, then underfloor heating is for you. If you are OK with investing a little in the beginning and then benefiting from warm floors during the cold months of autumn, winter, and spring, then underfloor heating is what you need. If you are into DIY and you would like to improve your lifestyle, having no more worries about your electricity bill which can be affected by your heating elements in the house, then the underfloor heating solutions from Sparks Direct are what you need.What's so Special about the Underfloor Heating? Let's take the DEVI underfloor heating, for instance. They supply heating mats that can be installed under wooden floors, under concrete floors, and under laminate floors. They come complete with the instructions to do it yourself, and Sparks Electrical can advise you on the project for heating the floors in your whole house. And if you love gadgets, you can install their latest DEVIreg Touch Thermostat which can be set up and re-set as needed. Oh, did we mention you can change the settings via the internet or the smartphone? The DEVI underfloor heating solutions are really something good for the future, and the initial investment will definitely be covered and even forgotten as you enjoy lower electricity bills with all the warmth you ever dreamed of... Pictures credit: the first inspired from the Telegraph's, Should I Get Underfloor Heating? and the second from the DEVI amazing pictures. You can read more about underfloor heating solutions here and here.Buy online Underfloor Heating Mats

The Ancient Romans heated their homes and baths with hypocausts, which required the Roman to raise their floor with pillars and letting the smoke from a furnace heat the space left underneath. While this sounds nice, we aren't entirely on board with lifting the whole house up. Luckily, this is the 21st Century - we have fittings like the DEVImat. DEVI, a Danish company, is the world's largest manufacturer of floor heating systems. It's part of the Danfoss group, a well-established conglomerate with a focus on quality and energy efficiency.DEVImat - Underfloor Heating! The DEVImat system is an easily installed floor heating system for the whole house. Installed underneath wood, concrete or laminate flooring, the DEVImat will heat the whole room through convection! Even better, it does this without completely ruining the floor: this low-profile floor fitting is practically invisible. With this underneath the tiles, they will be raised by just a few millimeters. The DEVImat is an electrical underfloor heating system, rather than a water-based (hydronic) one. This makes it easier to install during a renovation, and for the end-user, it means it takes less time to respond to the thermostat controls. Speaking of which... DEVIreg Touch Control ...the DEVImat can be connected to a thermostat for greater economy and finer control. This is where the stylish DEVIreg Touch control comes in. This intelligent touch-screen thermostat has an intuitive programming interface that can be set up on a room-to-room basis with the baked-in setup wizard. It is compatible with several electrical frames and NTC thermistor sensors. Like the DEVImat, the control unit is easily installed with its "clip-on" design. If you're tempted by its good looks, there is a virtual controller that you can try online. (By the way, the DEVIreg thermostat is not actually specific to the DEVImat so if you're feeling envious, it can be connected to many different electrical floor heating systems!)You can buy the whole system in the Sparks Direct online store: why not check out our underfloor heating section to choose the right DEVImat for you, and/or pick up a DEVIreg touch-screen thermostat?DEVIreg Touch Thermostat