Underfloor Cooling Technology

Underfloor Cooling

Thermo-Floor underfloor heating systems provide cost effective and energy efficient heating during the winter months but they can also be used to provide underfloor cooling in the summer months. Our range of products also allows us to provide underfloor cooling all year round if required (for warmer climates) and we can also provide simultaneous underfloor heating and cooling – so one room heating and another room cooling at the same time from the same manifold.

About Underfloor Heating

Thermo-Floor underfloor heating systems provide heating where it is needed most, at floor level. The concept has been around for centuries, first used by the Romans who warmed air by an open fire which passed through voids below their dwellings. Today underfloor heating systems are far more advanced and are the 'next generation'.

How Does Underfloor Cooling Work?

An underfloor cooling system works by the transfer of energy by radiant heat exchange. Radiant heat is when warmth is passed to cooler objects so when the floor is cooled to a temperature cooler than the surrounding air, the floor then absorbs radiant energy proportional to the temperature difference between the surface and the room. This reduces the radiant air temperature more than the temperature of the floor. By continuing to pass cool water through the floor we are able to keep the floor area cool, which enables us to continually absorb warm air from the room through the floor.

Why Choose Underfloor Cooling?

The benefits of underfloor cooling are similar to those of underfloor heating. It is more cost effective – Thermo-Floor underfloor cooling systems are more cost effective than air conditioning as the outside of the building accumulates less heat therefore reduces heat build up and consequently reduces energy consumption. It is more comfortable and healthier – Thermo-Floor underfloor cooling systems eliminate drafts, air pollution and dust circulation. It looks great! – Thermo-Floor underfloor cooling system is out of site and there is no need to unsightly air conditioning units. It is flexible – Thermo-Floor underfloor cooling system can have different rooms at different temperatures so you can heat and / or cool different rooms at the same time. You choose when you want the heating and / or cooling to be switched on, it does not have to be continuous.