Suitable flooring for floors with underfloor heating

Carpet and underfloor heating: Does it collect dust? Karsten

What exactly should collect dust where? If dust or dust bunnies are visible somewhere, then you are dealing with vinyl, ceramic, wood, or plastic surfaces, in other words non-absorbent surfaces.

Regards, Yvonne

I just thought... because we are also partly considering carpet. Warm air rises... and if there is dust in the carpet, that too. but if that is not the case, all the better. K.

I know carpet + underfloor heating in an existing building, and apart from the carpet feeling visibly warm there (higher flow temperature), I don’t notice any difference compared to a "conventional" carpet with radiators.

Where is dust supposed to settle? If dust is visible or dust flakes are lying around somewhere, then you are dealing with vinyl, ceramic, wood or plastic surfaces, i.e. non-absorbent surfaces

That is not correct. I am relatively strongly allergic and cannot stay overnight in a room with carpet because dust and thus mites cannot really be removed.

I am a relatively severe allergy sufferer and cannot stay overnight in a room with carpet because dust and thus mites cannot really be removed.

There are also contrary statements, the reason then: In the carpet, the dust is largely bound, whereas on smooth/hard floors it swirls freely around.

There are also opposing statements, the reasoning then: Dust is largely trapped in the carpet, while it swirls freely on smooth/hard floors.

Yes, fresh dust is indeed trapped by the pile. However, there will probably be corners that are not necessarily freed from dust due to surface-level vacuuming – thus dust corners form. On smooth surfaces, fresh dust swirls up into lint, but the corners can be wiped better. Therefore, it also depends on one's own cleaning behavior.