Water Underfloor Heating Tips

July 26, 2011 - PRLog -- Water underfloor heating systems are self regulating as the floor temperature is very close to the air temperature.  If the underfloor heating water system is one large area, then it is fine to have one digital programmable room thermostat controlling the underfloor heating system.

If individual rooms, then it is recommended to have a digital programmable room thermostat in each room.

Flow rates for underfloor heating loops are normally between 1 – 6 litres/minute.

Underfloor heating and radiator systems can be mixed.  In many cases underfloor heating is fitted to the ground floor of a property and radiators are fitted the the first floor of the property.

If a heat pump is installed it might not be practical to use radiators.  If radiators are used, then they will need to have a larger surface area than normal radiators.

Variable speed pumps can also be used, but at the moment they are a bit too expensive to use in domestic properties.  These pumps are A-rated, so in the future they will become more popular.

In lightweight floor constructions, the underfloor heating system will respond as quickly as a radiator system.  For example in a timber suspended floor, the response time will be very fast for a water underfloor heating system.

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