Electric UFH matting

[hard-work]

What make/model do you consider the best quality UFH matting?

 

[ericmark]

I am told RayChem make a self compensating mat, not sure if any other makes, but this means putting shopping down on the floor any over heating will be minimal compared with simple resistor type.

However you have to remember the limit on how hot the floor can get is 29°C this report shows the problem and job one is dig up the floor to add insulation, I fitted it to mothers wet room, and even without it switched on the floor felt warm because so much insulation had to be added first.

I used RayChem trace heating on pipe work at work, and it worked very well, so suspect under floor heating will be the same.

 

[hard-work]

"self compensating mat"
What does that mean?

 

[ericmark]

The mat is made from a chemical which increases in resistance the warmer it gets, so less likely to get hot spots when items are placed on the floor.

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