Intermittent heating is an energy-saving heating mode, which can save energy in terms of time, and thus is worth promoting, particularly in residential heating scenarios. Conventional radiant heating terminals, that is floor heating, and convective heating terminals, that is fan coils, cannot achieve both intermittent and thermal comfort during intermittent heating. Therefore, this study proposes a switchable convective-radiant heating regulation method for floor heating and fan coils to achieve a comfortable indoor environment with high thermal response speed. Furthermore, a novel combined radiant-convective heating terminal was proposed for a reliable and effective solution. Results showed that the proposed switchable method could increase both intermittence and thermal comfort. In addition, the heating terminal showed better heating performance than the combination of two conventional terminals at the key points of heating capacity, flexibility, and thermal response. It could initially heat up a typical residential space within 20–40 min and then stabilize the room temperature in a comfortable range of 18–22 °C, showing great potential for intermittent heating in room-scale heating conditions. This study provides a reference technique for intermittent heating with reduced system complexity and precise environmental control.

Intermittent heating is an energy-saving heating mode, which can save energy in terms of time, and thus is worth promoting, particularly in residential heating scenarios. Conventional radiant heating terminals, that is floor heating, and convective heating terminals, that is fan coils, cannot achieve both intermittent and thermal comfort during intermittent heating. Therefore, this study proposes a switchable convective–radiant heating regulation method for floor heating and fan coils to achieve a comfortable indoor environment with high thermal response speed. Furthermore, a novel combined radiant–convective heating terminal was proposed for a reliable and effective solution. Results showed that the proposed switchable method could increase both intermittence and thermal comfort. In addition, the heating terminal showed better heating performance than the combination of two conventional terminals at the key points of heating capacity, flexibility, and thermal response. It could initially heat up a typical residential space within 20–40 min and then stabilize the room temperature in a comfortable range of 18–22 °C, showing great potential for intermittent heating in room-scale heating conditions. This study provides a reference technique for intermittent heating with reduced system complexity and precise environmental control.