Electric Underfloor Heating

sasol

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone has any experience and/or feedback in relation to Electric Underfloor heating ?

I have the finished floors of my house poured, but the fllor tiles, carpets or wooden floors have not been laid yet.

I heard of a 'mat' that can be laid on top of the finished floor and immediately under the tiles to provide underfloor heating.

I am only think of putting it into two upstairs bathrooms. I have pre-cast slabs, so it will be going down on top of 4 inches of screed that is the finished floor and 6 inches of slab (no insulation between slab and screed on the fist floor).

Is this type of underfloor heating worth going with ? Is it expensive ? (one bathroom is 2.7M X 2.6M and the en-suite is 1.5M X 4M)
Is it efficient etc

Thanks,
S

AckwelFoley

I dont know alot about it, seen it on a rare few occasions but as far as i know it more a luxary, and is very expensive

Joey the lips

I know all i need to know about it....

What do you want to know....

Is it good....yes!

Is it expensive.... No... shop around.

Will it heat the bathroom.... No.

Will it heat all the floor....generall no.

How is it supplied...Usually in matt format with a stat.timer

Who applies it... an electrician just before the tiler or a bathroom fitter.

Is it expensive...it can be expensive on electricity if it has a hunting stat.

Would i buy it.... Yes...Did i now...why not...cause i did not have the money but have plenty of towels.


Whats its downfall...if fitted right...none...

Reager

It is nice to have but expensive to run. Not good if you have a pipe issue underneath that needs to be excavated.

AckwelFoley

Joey the lips wrote: »

Will it heat the bathroom.... No.

Will it heat all the floor....generall no.

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Which begs the question.. Whats the point? If it doesnt heat all the floor and doesnt heat the airspace?

Joey the lips

snyper wrote: »

Which begs the question.. Whats the point? If it doesnt heat all the floor and doesnt heat the airspace?

It warms the floor so its plesent to walk on.,

country home

a friend has it. . .
says a nuclear plant would have been cheaper in the long run. .

i.e, , ,dont touch

Joey the lips

country home wrote: »

a friend has it. . .
says a nuclear plant would have been cheaper in the long run. .

i.e, , ,dont touch

With respect.... Why....

that tells us nothing.

country home

ah, ESB. .

I recall a bill in the region of €350. for 1 month alone. .
then they switched it off,

not to mention the whole thing of. " ok its expensive, so knock it off, then when ur home turn it on, but then no heat until 9 or 10 at night. .

i was blue in the face listening to him . . sits opposite me at work. .

he went to everyone, manufaturer, electrician. . .

hey, hes the only one i know of, and based on what he tells me, its enough for me. . .

kkelliher

I think your looking for the devi mat.

It does work well as I have seen it installed in a number of properties. I do not have any insight into running costs

http://www.devi.co.uk/

no connection

Joey the lips

country home wrote: »

ah, ESB. .

I recall a bill in the region of €350. for 1 month alone. .
then they switched it off,

not to mention the whole thing of. " ok its expensive, so knock it off, then when ur home turn it on, but then no heat until 9 or 10 at night. .

i was blue in the face listening to him . . sits opposite me at work. .

he went to everyone, manufaturer, electrician. . .

hey, hes the only one i know of, and based on what he tells me, its enough for me. . .

kkelliher wrote: »

I think your looking for the devi mat.

It does work well as I have seen it installed in a number of properties. I do not have any insight into running costs

http://www.devi.co.uk/

no connection

I know why his bill was expensive. It had a hunting stat instead of being on a timed circuit. Devi used hunting stats... This made them expensive/


Make sure your mat is on a timer and only turn it on at shower time etc...

Outside that its not expensive.... Haveing said that i am not trying to sell it.