Underfloor heating
Discussion
Sorry guys - asking a lot of advice. Need underfloor heating kit for electrician/tiling people to install. I assume that these run on an external to the bathroom thermostat/switch/timer. Ideally would like a timer and thermostat so they come on in the morning in the winter and are warm and ready to use, and remain warm until bedtime but don't burn power.
Cable probably better as allows running across whole floor area - mats I believe come in set sizes?
I will buy these myself; anyone have any recommendations as to brand?
Cable probably better as allows running across whole floor area - mats I believe come in set sizes?
I will buy these myself; anyone have any recommendations as to brand?
I've installed loads of UFH and repaired/replaced quite a few of the "warmup" brand. Only brand I never had any problems with is Accolade. Comes in rolls with a suitably reinforced wire/cable that has a very user friendly control panel.
Avoid wet UFH like the plague, expensive and prone to manifold failures !
Avoid wet UFH like the plague, expensive and prone to manifold failures !
Ideally you'd run a supply direct from a dedicated way on your consumer unit - one with an RCD protection but you can run them off the ring main using an RCD spur. However, if you have an RCD consumer unit then a regular spur will do.
Why is the sparks who is installing this for you not supplying it? To be blunt if they don't know what to / can't source the parts then I seriously doubt their ability to fit the system competently. Although they are very simple to install.
If you're laying over a timber sub floor - ie joists - then you can use a lower wattage system than those laid over a concrete sub floor.
If you are laying it over a timber sub floor then you'll need to over board it robustly enough to prevent your floor tiles (if you're tiling the floor) from cracking and lifting.
Dimplex do a system too - but it's a re-branded system from Devimat when you look at it closely.
Why is the sparks who is installing this for you not supplying it? To be blunt if they don't know what to / can't source the parts then I seriously doubt their ability to fit the system competently. Although they are very simple to install.
If you're laying over a timber sub floor - ie joists - then you can use a lower wattage system than those laid over a concrete sub floor.
If you are laying it over a timber sub floor then you'll need to over board it robustly enough to prevent your floor tiles (if you're tiling the floor) from cracking and lifting.
Dimplex do a system too - but it's a re-branded system from Devimat when you look at it closely.
We've just had warm water underfloor heating installed, with electric mats in the bathrooms (small rooms, not worth a water zone).
We used 'Heatmiser' thermostats all networked, they do a really nice touch screen one, there's a version available for electric underfloor. Very impressed with them so far.
Heatmiser.co.uk
We used 'Heatmiser' thermostats all networked, they do a really nice touch screen one, there's a version available for electric underfloor. Very impressed with them so far.
Heatmiser.co.uk
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