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Kent couple wins Thermoboard's UFH competition(30/07/2010)
Project Manager Owen Roberts and his wife Vicky have been announced as the winners of Thermoboard’s three word combination competition, and will soon see their creative efforts appear across trade media as part of the UFH brand’s current advertising campaign. Their entry, “Ubiquitous Friendly Happiness”, was voted for by hundreds of visitors in a competition which asked for three words describing ‘What UFH means to you’. It will now be used within Thermoboard’s existing campaign which currently features UFH-themed phrases such as “Unusual Feet Heaters” and “Uninviting Frosty House”. As overall winners, Owen and teacher Vicky have also earned themselves £2,000 of Thermoboard UFH products which the couple plan to utilise in a self-build project they are undertaking at a site in Yorklet... [read full article]
Hints and tips on how to achieve successful installation of underfloor heating(03/06/2009)
Wavin offers hints and tips on how to achieve successful installation and a quality finish with Wavin UFH – keeping those all important customers happy. To make sure there is no heat lost for your customer, place edge insulation around the perimeter of the room before installation with the integral gaiter facing the floor, this way the room will be kept nice and cosy. Remember that UFH circuits should not be installed in floor areas that will be covered by major fixtures, otherwise in the case of kitchen installations, the fridge might defrost rather quickly! When laying the pipe, avoid bending the UFH pipe more tightly than a radius of 120mm and never use joints in pipe where it will be covered by screed. Any kinks in the pipe must be replaced otherwise the system may not work ef... [read full article]
Varme unveils underfloor heating mats for kitchens and conservatories(13/10/2008)
Varme has unveiled its new range of underfloor heating mats which are ideal for use in rooms with a small floor space, but large cubic area - like kitchens with plenty of floor units - and conservatories which suffer from a large loss of heat. Until recently, Varme’s smallest 200 watt cable mats were 5 square metres in size, but now they can supply from 1 sq. m. up to 10 sq. m. and every unit in between. These mats are intended for heating tiles, stone, or marble flooring and can also be laid under vinyl, laminate and thin carpets. The mats are installed by unwrapping the roll and laying it out across the subfloor. They are self adhesive and once pressed down into position will not move. Any irregular shaped areas, or section of floor that cannot accommodate a full width of mat, can... [read full article]
New guide provides advice for working with OSMA Underfloor Heating systems(22/09/2006)
OSMA Underfloor Heating has introduced a new guide for professional heating installers: OSMA Underfloor Heating – The Hidden Advantage. This guide describes the wide range of solutions on offer from OSMA Underfloor Heating and provides best practice advice for working with UFH systems in domestic and commercial applications. OSMA UFH products are easy to install and require the installer to have little or no previous underfloor heating experience. No specialist tools are required for successful installation. Rex Ingram, managing director, OSMA Underfloor Heating said: "The Hidden Advantage is more than just a product guide. It includes key design principles for any UFH system and details the versatility, consistency and reliability that the OSMA range provides. It also contain... [read full article]
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