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Notes on radiant heating.

How infrared heating works, what it costs to run, and what it is actually like to live with. Written by the people who design and manufacture the systems.

A bright tiled bathroom with a walk-in shower and a towel hanging on the wall, on a snowy winter day, with no radiator or towel rail in sight
5 November 2026 · Sebastian Duchene

Low voltage electric heating for bathrooms: zones, voltages and safety

Low voltage electric heating for bathrooms: what the bathroom zones allow, why SELV heating is safe near water, and how a 12–48 V system is installed.

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A LaminaHeat Multi Zone Power Supply and a room thermostat fitted on a wall, feeding low voltage ComfortScrim heating hidden in the walls
5 November 2026

Low voltage heating: how it works and why it is safer

What low voltage electric heating is, how a safety transformer feeds a 12–48 V heating element, and why it is safer in walls, floors and wet rooms.

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People meditating on yoga mats in a bright, warm studio on a snowy winter day, with white infrared heating panels on the ceiling and no radiators in the room
2 November 2026

Infrared heating for yoga studios: warm, quiet and quick to install

How to heat a yoga studio with infrared ceiling panels: warm students on the mat, no fans or draughts, fast heat-up before class, quick installation and what to plan for.

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Thermal camera image of an office floor heated with SafeTech EGS, warm evenly across the whole surface
31 October 2026

Can underfloor heating be your only heat source?

Can underfloor heating heat a room on its own? How much heat a floor gives per m², how much your rooms need, and when you need a second heat source.

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SafeTech EGS heating film laid wall to wall across an office floor in Qingdao, connected and taped down before the tiles go on
31 October 2026

Electric or wet underfloor heating? An honest comparison

Electric vs water underfloor heating: install, build-up, warm-up time and running costs compared, with the sums shown, and when each one wins.

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SafeTech EGS heating film laid on underlay right up to a door threshold in a lived-in home, level with the finished floor in the next room
31 October 2026

Low-profile underfloor heating: adding a warm floor without raising it

How to retrofit underfloor heating without raising the floor: build-up heights compared, insulation, what to check first and where a 1.4 mm heater fits.

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An installer clicking vinyl planks into place over SafeTech EGS heating film laid across the floor
31 October 2026

Underfloor heating under laminate, vinyl and wood: what actually works

Can you put underfloor heating under laminate, vinyl or engineered wood? Yes, with the right underlay, a floor sensor and a temperature limit. Here’s how.

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A plasterer skimming over a ComfortScrim heating element on a wall, the perforated carbon film still visible below the fresh plaster
28 October 2026

Does wall or ceiling heating crack plaster? What causes it and how to avoid it

Can you plaster over a heating film without it cracking? Why some heated walls and ceilings crack, the five things that prevent it, which plasters to use, when to switch on, and what to avoid.

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A curved dining-room ceiling in a Qingdao villa, painted plain white, above an arched window
8 October 2026

A warm house with nothing on the walls: heating a villa in Qingdao

How we heated a two-storey villa in Qingdao through its walls and ceilings, including a curved dining-room ceiling, with nothing visible once it was painted.

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A dentist treating a patient in a warm, bright dental surgery on a snowy winter day, with no radiators in the room and a thermostat showing 22 °C by the door
25 September 2026

Infrared heating for dental practices, beauty salons and treatment rooms

Why infrared heating suits dental practices, beauty salons and clinics: warm clients and comfortable staff, no fans blowing dust, silent and easy to clean.

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