Electric underfloor heating

[Vagrant No2]

any probs PM me i'am also an nic electrician

Cheers

[Vagrant No2]

i have had experience of the wickes under floor heating system, it is relatively easy provided you stick to the instuctions and prime the sub-floor for the tape that holds down the heating wire, but don't expect it to heat a room up its really only for taking the chill off the tiles above it so you can walk about in bare feet if thats what turns you on. real under floor heating is done with hot water through pipes via a manifold ( which costs an arm and a leg) and is designed to heat the air up to a height of about 2.4 mtrs (8 ft) so its pay your money and take your choise but do some internet research before making a decision.

Yep , just want to keep me rotten feet warm .

And it DOES turn me on .

[Diezel Weazel]

Good idea , had some good stuff off them before . There is a new depot near us so can collect .

PS I was in Rickmansworth today . Sister live in Croxley Green (Posh cow)

Hey Rick ya shoulda popped round for a "Warm n a Cuppa" before setting of for Home....
Hope things are going well with the House !!

There's always a Payback .... Ya just never see it Comin !!!!

[joker??]

think you need to run a fused spur rick

[darkdezigns]

small world ive got a place in norfolk to. any probs PM me i'am also an nic electrician

snap im a sparky too

[tintin]

Topps Tiles do a kit "in a box" which i used in the en-suite!
Simplicity itself to fit, and the controls you get with it mean you get to set to almost anyhow you like.
Instructions for timeclock/programmer are a bit complicated but once you sussed it they work great.
Alan

[Tiger]

snap im a sparky too

Small world

[Tallyman]

Not sure it's totally relevant to your query but I had a new house 30 odd years ago that was heated entirely by electric underfloor heating. The heating effects were patchy and you could only really use it economically at night (when you really don't want it on) as it needed Economy 7 tariff to make it feasable to run at all.

Trying to run it in the evening in winter made the electricity bills enormous. Most people on the estate paid for a gas pipe to be laid and put in gas central heating and just kept the underfloor as a back-up. I had enough before that and sold up and moved out.

[hiroler]

I have Devi mat or demi mat something likt that it is nice on the cold mornings and you notice if it is not on but as has been said it would not heat a room!!

[ssray]

I used devi mat,no other heating in the kitchen,we had it on for half hour from 0630-0700 and it wa still warm at 11am, if you run it all the time it can be quite expensive but the tiles will be warm for ages after switching off.
Ray

[Sancho]

Underfloor heating will only work as an efficient and effective way of heating if it is laid into a concrete slab. The proper systems (Devi are one of the better ones) act like storage heaters and put the heat into the slab overnight to dissipate over the course of the day. With a timber floor you will be losing most of the heat.

If you just want warm tiles, buy the cheapest you can get and make sure you don't leave it on.

[darkdezigns]

Small world

hated it tho!gave up bout 5yrs ago!i do odd pj's thats bout it now

[Tiger]

I don't do it all the time as i have my own building company so i don't get bored of the electrics but the paperwork and testing now is a nightmare

[darkdezigns]

i shud have done sumthin like that,i ended up doiun barrett homes in the winter