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We aim to produce an economical and comfortable
heating system by matching the building heat loss to the design
output.
We aim to avoid hot or cold spots by proposing suitably located
manifold positions, which avoid excessive bunching of pipe tails.
We try to avoid excessively long pipe tails before
the heated area is reached.
We will offer the appropriate size of pipework and type and thickness
of insulation to produce a satisfactory result.
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The PEX pipe is laid
into the floor in continuous circuits with no joints. As an example,
15mm pipe may be laid at 200mm centres and with a circuit length
of 100m. This will be sufficient to heat approx 18-20m2 of floor
area. If you have a room of, say, 32m2 this will require 2 circuits
of pipework. These circuits are connected to a flow and return manifold
which is located somewhere close to the heated area. All these aspects
are taken into account when we begin our design work for your project.
Manifold positions are also important to ensure optimum performance
from the underfloor heating design. Too few manifold positions will
use much more pipe, take longer to install and can easily lead to
pipe congestion and localised overheating. |
