We make warm floors

The issue of underfloor heating always arises when the main heating system cannot cope with space heating. You have insulated the balcony, attached the bathroom room to the main building, insulated the veranda or entrance hall in a private house. And I want to immediately feel right at the entrance with my feet the warmth and comfort of my home. The installed radiators heat the air tending to the ceiling. And the floor remains cold.

The Russian market has a wide range of materials for the manufacture of underfloor heating. They are divided into two types according to the method of heating: electric and water. When choosing a water coolant for heating, I was guided by the following: the room already has a heating system, there is no danger of electric shock, reasonable price.

Having water heating, I decided to install underfloor heating in the attached bathroom. I read a huge amount of literature, opted for floors with a water circuit for heating. The high heat capacity of water allows efficient heat transfer and favorably distinguishes among other coolants.

Work began with the preparation of the surface of the earthen floor. A thin layer of gravel was poured with a cement-sand screed 5-8 cm thick, leveling the floor in the horizon. An insulating pad is laid on the floor. It isolates the heating circuit from the floor and, due to its reflective properties, directs heat up.

For the insulating pad, 6 mm thick material coated with a layer of foil was selected. The use of a foil layer to reflect heat is strictly necessary.

Flexible metal-plastic pipes with a diameter of 16 mm are laid on top of the insulating layer. We lay the pipes with a snake in increments of 20-30 cm, fasten with clips. You can use any hardware that is familiar to you.

We connect the heater to the main pipeline. To ensure the flow of coolant, I installed a temperature control unit.

Adjustment is made using valves and a pump speed switch. It is recommended to maintain the floor temperature between 32-40 ° C.

The economic advantages of underfloor heating are not the need to paint and maintain radiators.