Hep20 Technical Handbook
Hep20 Technical Handbook
Hep20 Technical Handbook
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Introduction<br />
Underfloor heating provides a<br />
comfortable, highly energy efficient<br />
type of heating. It delivers an<br />
invisible warmth, with no unsightly<br />
heat emitters compromising the<br />
building layout. Allowing maximum<br />
usable area within the building, it is<br />
ideal for both renovation and new<br />
build methods of construction.<br />
This may include the heating of a<br />
conservatory, a one room<br />
extension, domestic or commercial<br />
applications. It is also ideally<br />
suited for the high-ceilinged<br />
spaces encountered in churches<br />
and atriums.<br />
A modern underfloor heating system<br />
consists of continuous plastic pipe<br />
circuits buried in a concrete screed<br />
or run below a timber floor system,<br />
either floating or suspended. The<br />
Hep 2 O ® underfloor heating system<br />
utilises low temperature hot water,<br />
typically 40-55ºC, unlike conventional<br />
heating methods such as radiators or<br />
convectors.<br />
See Figure 13 for a typical domestic<br />
underfloor heating layout.<br />
Material<br />
Hep 2 O ® Underfloor Heating Pipe is<br />
manufactured principally from<br />
polybutylene (PB), a high quality<br />
engineering polymer, designed<br />
specifically for use as a flexible<br />
plumbing material. The highly<br />
flexible nature of polybutylene<br />
means it is the ideal material for an<br />
underfloor heating installation,<br />
allowing the installer to form pipe<br />
circuits with ease, without the need<br />
for preliminary tempering or prewarming<br />
as with other materials.<br />
Hep 2 O ® Underfloor Heating Pipe is<br />
supplied in 16mm and 20mm<br />
diameter Straight Coils, and a variety<br />
of lengths, enabling the installation of<br />
long continuous circuits with minimal<br />
pipe wastage.<br />
Hep 2 O ® Underfloor Heating Pipe is<br />
corrosion resistant and unaffected<br />
by corrosion inhibitors when used<br />
in accordance with manufacturer’s<br />
recommendations.<br />
Benefits<br />
The major benefit of an underfloor<br />
heating system to the end user is<br />
the comfort level provided.<br />
Underfloor heating gives an even<br />
warmth across the entire room<br />
from the floor upwards. Optimum,<br />
individual comfort in these<br />
conditions is achieved when the<br />
feet are a few degrees warmer than<br />
the head.<br />
Hep 2 O ® Underfloor Heating Pipe is<br />
designed for use in underfloor<br />
central heating systems. It is<br />
supplied with an oxygen diffusion<br />
barrier offering maximum<br />
protection against oxygen ingress.<br />
The design of the barrier within the<br />
wall of the pipe offers significant<br />
advantages over underfloor pipes<br />
with an external coating.<br />
Figure 13<br />
Typical domestic underfloor heating layout<br />
Hep 2 O ® underfloor heating manifold<br />
Laying Hep 2 O ® pipe<br />
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