The good news with wet underfloor heating is that the pipework will never leak if it is of good quality and has been pressure tested. Make sure the pipework is made to the highest quality possible, by a manufacturer such as Henco (www.henco.be). A reputable company will test every mm of the pipe before it […]
Wet underfloor heating will work with many floor constructions, such as a screeded concrete floor, timber suspended floor and a floating floor. In a screeded floor the sand/cement mix is normally a ratio of 4:1 and 65-75mm in height. Liquid Anhydrite screed can be only 50mm. Timber suspended floor is normally fitted on the First […]
It is recommended that every standard wet underfloor heating system has individual room controls. Each room should be fitted with programmable digital room thermostats. Wet rooms, such as bathrooms and en-suites, can be together with bedrooms. Only a one large room system should be fitted with one room thermostat, a large Kitchen for example. Some […]
We offer free underfloor heating site visits all over the UK. Please contact our sales office from 9 am to 5 pm to arrange a site meeting. The telephone number is 01905-616 928. If you require a quote. Please email, post or fax the floor plans to us. We need to know the floor construction, […]
It is important that all aspects of installing underfloor heating are actioned correctly and so, below are some guidelines for notching the joists when fitting water underfloor heating systems with a suspended wood floor. We also recommend that you always check with your builder for the correct procedure. 1. Holes should only be drilled on […]
Most of the heating from a water underfloor heating system is in the form of radiant heat. This is why the comfort levels are very high. Radiant heat is one of the best forms of heating. Our system is suitable for domestic and commercial buildings. We can supply our wet underfloor heating system to all […]
Underfloor Heating Systems Ltd are supplying a wet underfloor heating system for a customer in central London. The project is for a ground floor area covering 70m². The floor construction is a concrete screeded floor. The underfloor heating pipes will be fitted on top of 75 mm high density Kingspan insulation. Our underfloor heating clips […]
Any boiler used for wet underfloor heating needs to be sized correctly. There are many heat sources that can be used for water underfloor heating systems. See page three on our quote for the maximum heat output from a water underfloor heating system. Normally 3 kW output should be added for the hot water demand. […]
Here at Underfloor Heating Systems Limited we use Reliance Water Controls underfloor heating mixing valves for our wet underfloor heating systems. The underfloor heating pump is made by Grundfos. The underfloor heating mixer is the ThermoMix mixing valve, one of the best mixing valves on the market. The underfloor heating mixing valve can be mounted […]
The normal procedure for installing wet underfloor heating is as below; 1. Fit the underfloor heating insulation. Check that perimeter insulation has been fitted. Tape all the joints. 2. Install the water underfloor heating manifold on the wall and connect the underfloor heating water pump pack to the manifold. 3. The underfloor heating wiring centre […]