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I have electric Radiant Heating in the Master Bathroom at the cabin.
It works well... not as fast to warm as hot water heating.
The electric heating cables run under the tile bathroom floor and the system is on a dedicated GFCI circuit and a 24 hour timer.
The timer fits in the place of a light switch in a standard electric junction box. I have it set to come on at 5 AM on off at 8 AM... 7 days a week.
It is the primary source of heat in the bathroom and a luxury to have a warm floor.
I also added an electric towel warmer that works GREAT!
The cabin is high up in the mountains and the primary heat is wood. I was just looking to add a bit of luxury living and that is why I opted for the radiant floor and towel warmer.
Would you know what the KWH rate is for your floor? I'm having trouble finding that answer with google.
The floor is at the cabin and I don't remember the KW rating... I do know it is on a single 20 amp circuit... which would limit it to 2400 watts or less.
If its 1600 watts, that equals 1.6 kwh. ordinary space heaters consume 1.5kwh. These are on timers for a small space, so it's not too awful. Do the math by multiplying 1.6 x 3 hrs, then multiply that sum by your electric rate- thats the daily operating cost. The timer is in your control though, and it shouldnt be needed all year round for most regions.
We did the electrical radiant heating in the bathroom. Since the radiant mats come in 2'x5' or 3'x 10, it wouldn't work well for us. H found a product which involves laying a plastic track on the sub-flooring, and snapping a a wire into it, so it looks like a refigerator coil when done. Then the tiles go over it. It took him and a neighbor less than 3 hours. I think it was more expensive than the mat...with the thermometer and timer it was about $450, but this way we got all of the room done.
And everyone wants to be in the bathroom, it feels great!!
Thanks for all the help and suggestions!
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