Underfloor heating consists of, among other things, pipes through which water flows to warm your floor. Are you planning to install underfloor heating yourself and want to know which and how many pipes you need? Then read on. We're happy to explain. how many meters of pipes you need per m 2 , the difference between main and additional heating and which diameter underfloor heating pipe you need!
How many meters of underfloor heating pipe per m2 ?
To determine how many meters of underfloor heating pipe you need per square meter, it's important to determine the requirements your underfloor heating system needs. Too few pipes will result in a lower heating capacity, but too many pipes are unnecessary. It's important to know whether you'll be using the underfloor heating as your primary or secondary heating system. The distance between the pipes plays a significant role in this.
Main heating 
Is underfloor heating the only heating in the room? And if you don't use radiators or other heating methods, then underfloor heating is the primary heating source. Even if you live in a slightly older, less well-insulated house, underfloor heating will likely serve as the primary heating source. With primary heating, the pipes are located closer together than if you also use radiators, for example. It is important to know that with the main heating system, mutual tube distance 10 centimeters is. So the distance between the pipes is 10 centimeters. With the main heating you have 10 meters of pipe necessary per m 2 . So if you have a space of 10 m 2 then you need a total of 100 meters of heating pipes. What is also useful to know is that you can 10m 2 one group You need it. View the complete overview here and see how many meters of pipe you need!
Additional heating 
Do you have radiators in your room in addition to underfloor heating? Or do you live in a well-insulated, newly built house? Then your underfloor heating is probably supplementary heating. With supplementary heating, the pipes are spaced a bit further apart than when it serves as the main heating system. It's important to know that the mutual tube distance with additional heating 15 centimeter is. So the distance between the pipes is 15 centimeters. With the additional heating you have approximately 7 meters tube needed per m 2 . If you have a space of 10 m 2 then you need a total of 70 meters of underfloor heating pipes. With additional heating you can 15m 2 per group See the full overview here and see how many meters of pipe you need!
What diameter underfloor heating pipe?
Besides the length of the tubes, various diameters are also available. You can choose from 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, or 20mm. 16mm This is the most commonly chosen standard pipe. Larger pipes are often used for larger spaces such as industrial buildings. Smaller pipes are also often used for dry-construction underfloor heating. With dry-construction underfloor heating, the pipes do not touch the cement screed but are embedded in insulation boards.
Finally, we would like to tip indicate that it is useful to install underfloor heating in combination with Reflective foil . The foil prevents heat loss. It also keeps out the cold from the subfloor.
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