underfloor heating

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    Water underfloor heating system, using an electric boiler?

    I want install underfloor heating (UFH) and, apparently, because of the wooden floor boards we can’t use an electric UFH system, so we have to use a water system. But I don’t have a gas boiler to make hot water. There are electric boilers which apparently- according to google- will be ok for...
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    Combined wet and electric underfloor heating in wet room

    Hi All, What would be the correct setup for combining wet (primary) and electric (secondary - for summer use) underfloor heating. We are installing a wet room on a concrete slab and will be insulation about this and then Screeding. The screed will contain wet underfloor heating pipes, the...
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    UFH - Which pipe? (Screed between Joists)

    Hello UFH people. I am about to install a wet underfloor heating system 25mm 8:1 screed over celotex between joists @ 400 centers. Seems to be the best fit for our project. I need to get the pipe work in soon so that the floor can go down. And then I’ll do a bit more research on manifolds/...
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    Old House, wobbly floor, where to start?!

    https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOSGrU9QO4RcZsYLrcJ8UsEDhoWhJcSbZ2rU1fllWdUwegHjgizxqk7Roq-XpDy3A/photo/AF1QipPW3CJZ4nCYV8azVssnKEsj4ZOPlUTFhUU-IQo?key=dnkyejUxbkZHMHNudm1fc1NFN3E3a0RZR3N4VlFB...
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    UFH and heat loss calcs show insufficient heat

    Have started renovating our house. We will be removing our LPG gas tank and ancient boiler to be replaced with an Air Source Heat Pump. As part of the renovations we'll be adding insulation in the roof, floors, walls, and doubling glazing windows. The company installing the ASHP have run a heat...
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    Underfloor Heating - blowing RCD

    I've had electrical underfloor heating in the bathroom for 4 years and its been working perfectly. We went away for a couple of days and I set the Devireg touch to holiday mode so that it would come on when we got back. When we returned the RCD that supplies the underfloor heating (and the...
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    Powering up underfloor electric heating (1100w) using 3 pin socket plug

    Hi, I am planning to put underfloor electric heating in Kitchen (8m2 - 1120watt) which seems fairly straight forward with my current DIY skills. Just need to confirm if I can run the power to electric heating (using thermostat) via 3 pin plug in one of the available socket in the kitchen...
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    uponor ufh manifold leak at flow meter

    We had a small weep on the flow meter side of an Uponor underfloor heating manifold. When I tried adjusting the flow, the weep turned into a flood! I shut down the pump and isolated the CH from the UFH and tried to remove the flow meter. It is the older black plastic meter with the yellow...
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    Water underfloor heating advice

    Looking for advice on UFH as well as general heating system. We have made the choice to get water underfloor heating in the middle of our refurb works for the kitchen. Rather than placing PVC pipes in plastic castellated floor panels, we will have them routed between joists and on top of...
  10. Podgkin

    Underfloor heating thermostat, resets when active

    Hello, The issue is similar to this thread? Don't know what to do (or if it's the same) as there's no follow up....sorry. :confused: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/underfloor-heating.301227/#post-2199695 The thermostat is a TH132-F. Connected to a conservatory floor of approx. 10m²...
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    Stopgap77 vs SikabondRapid DPM under engineered wooden floor?

    Hi, We have a large village hall that we've installed UF heating in - wet system, covered in 75mm concrete screed. We don't have the sufficient drying time so looking to put down a liquid DPM ahead of an engineered timber floor (all flooring, underlay etc is UF heating- compatible). We'd been...
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    Electric underfloor heating, forgot the floor sensor

    We have had Cozytoes heating matt laid and tiling done. They have come to install the Touchscreen Timerstat and they have realised they forgot the Probe/sensor that lays under the tiles amongst the matt. I know, cowboys, plonkers, not paying for it etc etc. However is it possible to fix this...
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    Vented Indirect Cylinder, Solid fuel boiler and underfloor heating

    Good Morning, I am in the early stages of planning the central heating system to install in a stone cottage. The property is currently served by a truburn solid fuel range with a back boiler capiable of 90 000 BTU (26kw)in 24h feeding a 117l tank. Aside from this there is no other heating...
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    Underfloor heating circulation

    Hi All I was hoping to get some advice regarding my underfloor heating. Setup is as follows: 6 circuits connected using 1 6 port manifold Grundfos UPS 25-60 130 pump Polypipe mixing valve All controlled as a single zone, no actuators, wire thermostat Worcester boiler (with a pump inside it)...
  15. EllaGnu

    Flow and return layout for addition of UFH to existing system

    Hello all. Just in case one of you knowledgable people understands the intricacies of flow and return planning I'd like to ask for your advice. I've just ripped out most of the old ground floors in my house and laid underfloor heating. I've laid a new flow and return from the existing...
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    Underfloor system, flooring problems, advice please...

    I have a wet underfloor heating system installed between joists in a 1930's house. The heating system itself works. The issue is with the subfloor.... The builder installed insulation between the joists, then clipped the pipes to the insulation as seems to be the standard approach. He then...
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    Screed, underfloor heat and bifolds !! Help

    Advice please! I have a 5m x 4m extension underway. Got my slab down, with the insulation boards under whacked down type 1 below the slab. My plans say to put 75mm screed down, BUT no allowance has been made for dry underfloor heating - and the bifold company are due to visit for measurements...
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    Bricks for Shower Base Support?

    New to this, so please excuse if this is a obvious question. I have a ceramic shower base that I need to put into a very tight space that is closed on three sides. The base is to replace a base that was put over a cemented in heated floor. I have been told putting a shower over a heated floor...
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    Boiler Problem, Please Help.

    I have tried a number of local plumbers but unfortunately, have had no success. I have a vented heating system and am running a glow worm 30 HXI boiler, approx 2 years old. It is a three zone system - one zone is the underfloor heating consisting of 5 loops, another zone is the rads consisting...
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    Advise on plumbing and electrics before underfloor heating..

    Hey guys, I'm going to be installing underfloor heating with 10cm insulation, topped off with a 5cm screed. The area is just over 35sqm and will have a kitchen, so there will be electrics, water supply and a drain installed. For the drain to work, it obviously needs to be at a slope. The...
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