Does the mat help increase the overall temperature of the room or just the floor?
1123989
Yes it does... Have also installed this mat in a 16' x 16' family room and it has made a huge difference in temperature.... Hope this helps
1123990
Mainly the floor if it's ceramic or stone tiles. Soom residual space heat but not much.
90515
No direct temperature control. You can alter how much of the mat is covered and how high over the mat the box sits.
1334328
You might want to consider getting at least a throw rug to put directly on your hardwood floor and then put the mat on the rug. That way no moisture would get under the mat to damage your floor. The mat also help to lessen the sound of my treadmill, and I'm really glad I have it. If you had to move your treadmill, having the rug under the mat would make it very easy to slide it on your floor. Hope this helps.
993651
It will help for awhile unless you begin to sweat. Suggest washing your mat with mild soap and water or getting a better mat.
219615
It sits on rubber feet, so not necessary unless you are worried about possible scuffs from the rubber feet. I'd probably put it on a thin mat to catch sweat, and protect the floor
1383066
You can definitely feel the output of cool air. Ours is on hard wood floors with a piece of felt underneath to prevent any scratches. Neither the floor nor the felt have ever been even slightly damp. I would imagine carpet would be ok
595982
Yes, it does heat the room a up little but, since ours is in the basement, it's a plus. I wouldn't say it heats the room up a lot but, since there's a fan running to circulate the air, the entire room is a nice even temperature. Cost depends upon the amount of usage but it's probably comparable to a small air conditioner.
1075062
If you want to heat all the air in the room, it would make sense to put the heater as near to the floor as possible, because hot air rises.You need to draw colder air from the floor into the heater. That will help to avoid cold feet
1461599
I don' know twhy the reader is asking again, when the answer to the question has been provided, that the treadmill will damage flooring. The mat is cheap in comparison to having new flooring installed.
1889606
I agree that if you do have a/c it def helps even more , makes it about 8 degrees cooler yet. If u don't have air, i think it makes it worse by putting more humidity in hot air .
1940400
The mat material is just cooler than other materials all by itself. My cat knows the difference if she's walking over it. When it's very hot she'll lie on it. It took a couple of "walk overs" for her to get that it was colder, however. I have also put a thin throw over it and that works, too. Putting it in the refrigerator makes it too cold for her.
190267
Our treadmill is upstairs in our condo. While the room is carpeted I think the mat does help reduce the noise.
1014658
It depends on the surface it sits and ambient temp...my issue is that my dog prefers the bare floor :-(.
2279050
Ours gets warm to the touch....we have -20° to -30° temperatures where I live. It melts the snow/ice at least a foot away from the mat.
2269461
Yes. It actually reduces evaporation even better than heating. However, it does raise the temp as well.
1510288
Yes and it also will circulate the air in the room. Moving air always makes you cooler.
819200
I've had this down on my hardwood floor for a bit over three months. The mat has had no effect on the wood floor. (I do like the mat - protects the floor and keeps the noise down).