Underfloor Heating

The majority of modern underfloor heating systems are warm water systems, which integrate high tech plastic pipe either within or just below the floor.

Normally, water at a temperature of 37°C is circulated through the pipes and this warms the floor to a surface temperature of 25-28°C, about the same temperature as the palm of your hand. This is what makes underfloor heating so naturally comfortable.

The heat generated by radiators is transferred from a small surface area far hotter than the space it is heating. By comparison, wet underfloor heating transfers heat from a very large surface area, which is only slightly warmer than the room.

Modern underfloor heating systems are economical to run, virtually maintenance free and utilise effective controls. They provide the most comfortable all round warmth of any heating system.

In concrete floors, it is usual to set out the underfloor heating pipe on top of the insulation before the screed covers the pipe and completes the floor construction.

Radiant energy emitted by the floor is partly reflected by each surface and partly absorbed. Where it is absorbed, that surface becomes a secondary emitter.

After a while, all surfaces become secondary emitters. Furnishings themselves radiate energy and the room becomes evenly and uniformly warmed. The energy reaches into every corner of the room - no cold spot, no hot ceilings and no cold feet.

Solo Heating Installations will install your underfloor heating pipework within the screed that covers the ground floor of your property. Its this screed that emits the heat across the entire floor area to give that even heat.

To have the 1st floor of your house running with underfloor heating, pipes are clipped to specially formed spreader plates to the underside of the your wooden floors. It is then closed in with 30mm Celotex insulation or a foil reflective layer to project the heat upwards. Manifolds are positioned on each floor and normally incorporate a shunt pump to give the extra pumping capacity to all the water within the heating pipes.

Every system is individually designed, and when using renewable heating sources such as Ground Source Heat Pumps, different considerations are made to the type of pipe, layout and detailing of the system to ensure it all runs correctly and efficiently.

Uponor Underfloor Heating

Underfloor heating is an invisible and silent method of improving our level of thermal comfort. Thermal comfort can be described as the point at which the human body feels at ease and comfortable with the surrounding environment.

There are many factors that influence the way people feel the temperature, such as direct sunshine, humidity, draught and how evenly the temperature is distributed. With underfloor radiant heating the feeling of thermal comfort can be increased, as the temperature is stable and there is no draught. As well as benefiting from increased comfort and reduced running costs, installing a Uponor underfloor heating solution adds to the safety, attractiveness and value of the house itself.

Uponor are the innovators in underfloor heating and offer solutions with all-plastic and with composite multi-layer pipes that add living comfort and also the value of the house itself.