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How our under floor heating
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Under floor heating isn’t a new concept, the Romans used it to heat their homes and public buildings.
Because an under floor heating system heats a room by radiation, through the floors, the air temperature is always highest at floor level and decreases steadily as it rises up. Radiation, like the heat we get from the sun, is the most natural and comfortable form of heating.
A conventional radiator system heats a room by a process called convection which results in the floor being the coolest part of the room and a warm mass of air at the ceiling, not where you want the heat to be !
Under floor heating, is becoming a very popular form of heating in Ireland. Because of its superior comfort and efficiency, people are discovering that a radiant under floor heating system has more advantages than they imagined.
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Under floor heating gives a constant, clean, safe and comfortable heat, the absence of unsightly radiators makes furniture placement easier and creates a safer home environment with no exposed hot surfaces, ideal where there are children around.People all over Ireland are switching over to the benefits and cost savings that under floor heating offers.
Most under floor heating systems use warm water, usually around 47ºC to 62ºC, which is circulated through an under floor pipe network to warm the floor to about 23ºC to 26ºC.
   
The system is controlled by a series of thermostats which signal the heat pump to distribute heat when required.
The hot water is pumped from the boiler, usually at a lower temperature than that of a conventional radiator system, and distributed throughout the heating circuits embedded under the floors.
For new constructions the installation of under floor heating is straight forward. For concrete floors, a heating pipe matrix is usually laid out on top of insulation before the screed covers the pipe matrix and finishes the construction of the floor.The new Uponor individual room control enables temperature control according to the temperature you feel. The simply and efficiently designed temperature sensor almost truly understands the temperature sensations of a human being: The measuring sensor registers the air temperature as well as the thermal radiation. Thanks to the use of wireless technology, the radio room thermostat is not dependent on locations. Uponor radio control is based on KNX, the leading open standard for home and building automation for electronic systems, which allows integration of several of the home’s functions. Another alternative is the wired control, for classical standard solutions
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