Legalett air heated floor / Discussions

What is the best heating system for new home build?

...floor radiant floor heating. As for the slab on grade with frost wall – an alternative to explore is a raft slab frost protected shallow foundation with air heated radiant floors, that is what we built in our recent LEED Platinum demonstration home. They can be heated with gas or electricity; we of course chose electri...

Posted by Maureen Thompson Oct. 28, 2021 Heating and cooling 5 responses

What is the best way to do a radiant floor in an off grid house?

...Legalett air distribution part but keep the forming? I'm trying to achieve the least amount of electrical use required to make the in floor system work. Pumps vs fans, liquid vs air for heat transfer, such a complex comparison! Advice please. The Legalett air heated floor system can run either with electricity or gas. ...

Posted by Julien Comtois Oct. 2, 2021 Heating and cooling 6 responses

Will air heated floors work in a northern climate?

...air heated floors are just as effective and reliable as hydronic radiant floors for heating your house. This page explains the differences well – Air heated radiant floors vs hydronic, which is best?  We’re happy to help with all your questions, best to put them on individual threads to keep topics straight, so we will...

Posted by Matthew holmes March 22, 2022 Slab on Grade 1 response

Can I use thermal evacuated tubing with a Legalett radiant air system in a raft slab?

...floor heating with air tubes such as this. But there are a lot of advantages, you can see here on our page comparing the advantages of air heated radiant floors to liquid. The air heated floors provided by Legalett circulate air in a closed loop system rather than liquid, but the coil that heats the air can be water or...

Posted by kathryn saunders Jan. 20, 2023 Renewable energy 1 response

Would a Legalett in slab radiant heat system be better than a heat pump?

...heated floor. Just like hydronic radiant floor systems, the Legalett air heated radiant floor can be powered with a boiler, in which case you wouldn’t need to choose because you could pair it with an air-to-water heat pump.  Legalett circulates air through the floor rather than liquid (see the pros and cons of air heat...

Posted by dean c Jan. 20, 2023 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response

Are there any updates on the progress of the second demonstration house?

...Legalett air-heated floors across Canada and the U.S. since the mid-70s, and even longer in Sweden where the company originated, so there is nothing new there; it's the addition of the solar air panels that is new at this point. We expect to see about 60-70 % of the heat load but we won't know for sure until the winter...

Posted by dean c April 30, 2019 Solar thermal collectors 2 responses

Why are Legalett air heated floors better than electric mats for under floor heating?

...Legalett air heated foundation system better than radiant heat mats which are electric and nothing is wasted heating the air? I wouldn't say one is better than the other, all forms of under floor heating have pros and cons. It really depends on whether its a new build or a renovation, and how much of the floor you are ...

Posted by tony wolff Dec. 17, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response