FEATURES
Hydronic underfloor heating is an energy-efficient and sustainable heating solution and provides your home with comfortable warmth through the winter months.
Hydronic floor heating is a great option for large, open entertaining areas. This system is an attractive and often requested upgrade for a wide range of applications, especially when paired with an efficient condensing natural gas boiler. It works well under several floor surfaces including marble, stone, slate, carpet, timber and a varieties of tiles.
KEY BENEFITS
DUST FREE
Hydronic floor heating considerably reduces the amount of traveling dust particles that are usually stirred by air duct heating systems. This is a great relief to allergy and asthma sufferers.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Although hydronic floor heating upfront costs tend to be higher than electric systems, it is still very economical to run compare to other traditional heating systems.
BEST-CLASS WARRANTY
Hydronic underfloor heating systems require a certain level of maintenance over the years. For example boilers require regular servicing and may need to be replaced after 10 years of use. However, our piping systems have a best-in-class warranty of 25 years!
SUITABLE FLOOR COVERINGS
Hydronic floor heating is a great option for large, open entertaining areas. It works well under cold floor coverings such as marble, stone, slate, polished concrete and all varieties of tiles. It may also be used under carpet and timber floors, although we recommend inquiring with the carpet and timber manufacturers before the installation.
HYDRONIC UNDER FLOOR HEATING APPLICATIONS
Hydronic underfloor heating is ideal for areas with surfaces over 60m2. Lounges and open plan concepts are perfect for hydronic underfloor heating. Hydronic floor heating is installed in the following systems: in-screed or in-slab for various hard type flooring like tile and concrete and diffusion plates for under battened timber floors.
Whether you are contemplating a renovation or including hydronic underfloor heating for your new home, below is a guide that will help to determine your ideal installation for your floor covering type.
| Building Type | Floor Construction | Floor Covering | Underfloor Heating Type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric (Heating Cables) | Hydronic (heating pipes) | |||||||
| In-Slab | In-Screed | Under-Tile | In-Slab | In-Screed | Quick Heat | |||
| New Floor Construction | Slab | Tiles | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ |
| Carpet | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Floating Timber | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Battened Timber | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Lightweight Suspended | Tiles | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
| Carpet | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Floating Timber | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Battened Timber | ✗ | ✔* | ✗ | ✗ | ✔* | ✔ | ||
| Existing Floor Structure | Slab | Tiles | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ |
| Carpet | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ||
| Floating Timber | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Battened Timber | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Lightweight Suspended | Tiles | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | |
| Carpet | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ | ||
| Floating Timber | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Battened Timber | ✗ | ✔* | ✗ | ✗ | ✔* | ✔ | ||
× = not appropriate
√ = appropriate
* The space in between the battens needs to be filled with screed
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Radiators help hydronic underfloor heating systems in upper floors where this is often a timer or a joist structure become practical.
Feed pipes run from the boiler to the manifolds and can be installed in different way depending on your building.
A high-quality thermostat will help to maximise the efficiency of your underfloor heating installation.
The X boilers are used as a heat source for hydronic floor heating system.
Manifolds are essentially hubs to which all circuits are connected.
WHAT NEXT ?
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