Hello all,
I've received several underfloor heating quotes recently, with the intention of just using them for information and then sourcing the parts and installing myself. I can do it much cheaper that way.
I have one question however. Downstairs is a single zone screed floor with an area of ~34m2 that needs heating. With pipes at 200 centers that'll be approximately 170m of pipe. I've read in several places that it's not recommended to have more than 100m of pipe off one port, I'm assuming this is because of the temperature drop over the length of the pipe. How are multiple pipes normally setup?
If I use multiple ports, then we're going to need multiple actuators linked to a single thermostat, which seems like a bad idea to me. It makes more sense to me to just fork the pipe with a T connector just after it leaves the manifold and increase the flow rate accordingly. Would this be the normal way to do it? I can't see any downside to this as the flow is all provided by the same pump whether it be multiple ports or a T connector.
I've received several underfloor heating quotes recently, with the intention of just using them for information and then sourcing the parts and installing myself. I can do it much cheaper that way.
I have one question however. Downstairs is a single zone screed floor with an area of ~34m2 that needs heating. With pipes at 200 centers that'll be approximately 170m of pipe. I've read in several places that it's not recommended to have more than 100m of pipe off one port, I'm assuming this is because of the temperature drop over the length of the pipe. How are multiple pipes normally setup?
If I use multiple ports, then we're going to need multiple actuators linked to a single thermostat, which seems like a bad idea to me. It makes more sense to me to just fork the pipe with a T connector just after it leaves the manifold and increase the flow rate accordingly. Would this be the normal way to do it? I can't see any downside to this as the flow is all provided by the same pump whether it be multiple ports or a T connector.