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When choosing to install under tile heating in a new home, extension, or remodelling project, one of the most important choices is actually the underfloor heating thermostat you attach to the entire system.  Many people choose underfloor heating because it’s quiet and energy efficient, as well as beautiful, since there are no radiators or wall heaters to mar the beauty of your home.

However, that energy efficiency can be eroded quickly by an inefficient thermostat.  For peak efficiency, choose a programmable thermostat that has several settings per day.  For example, with 4 settings per day you could set Monday through Friday to turn on before you wake, and turn off as you leave for work.  Then the thermostat would turn the floor on shortly before you return home from work, and turn it off again after you’ve retired for the night. 

Many underfloor heating thermostats offer separate options for the weekends, so if you’ll be out all day you could turn it off, or leave the heat on a low setting if you’ll be in the house most of the weekend. 

If your schedule seems as if it always changes, there are even thermostats that can be controlled from any touch tone phone, including your mobile.  Won’t be home until several hours later than usual?  Call ahead and re-program your underfloor system to turn on later. You’ll save money on your heating bill, but still have the comfort of a warm home to return to.

Today’s underfloor heating thermostats come in a dizzying array of choices, so talk to the professional selling you the underfloor system.  Tell that person your typical schedule, and how many square metres you’ll be heating, and he or she will give you an idea of the options that best suit your requirements.