"With underfloor heating, you won't need radiators in new conservatory" Is this true?

Clara_Pereira

We had underfloor heating installed in our kitchen and hall, but we opted for a system which connects to your existing central heating boiler. The underfloor heating is controlled independently to the rest of the house so that way you can control when is comes on and what temperature you would like that room to be. We have tested it throughly in the last 2 years and the temperature can get very hot (28). Good luck with your choice

lisal0u

Hi lancslass2008,

We are having UF heating in our livingroom, kitchen and hallway. I got 3 quotes as there are many companies out there who are desperate for business. Warmup was one of them and they were nearly double the price of the other 2. The 3 I went to were warmup, warm2u and underfloor heating warehouse. I did quite a lot of bargaining between them and managed to get 37m2 for £1090 inc vat, postage, insulation, vapour barrier and 3 thermostats/timers (underfloor heating warehouse). Its was delivered when it was supposed to and they have a brilliant technical team that will help you with the installation.

Just though I should let you know about the cost of warmup!

Lisa

lancslass2008

Oh thanks. I never even heard of the other 2. Was prepared to pay nearly £800 for 12 M sq

lancslass2008

Just been on their site but it's very hard to navigate, and a lot of it is in latin!!

lancslass2008

OMG, Just checked online. THere are literally loads of companies supplying this stuff. Only prob is, some are cheap, some are mega expensive. One advises to watch out for Chinese imports that will fail soon. Now I am stuck. Anyone got any ideas of any good brands????

Doozergirl

lancslass2008 wrote: »

OMG, Just checked online. THere are literally loads of companies supplying this stuff. Only prob is, some are cheap, some are mega expensive. One advises to watch out for Chinese imports that will fail soon. Now I am stuck. Anyone got any ideas of any good brands????

Not one that will actually heat your conservatory no. the other people buying or who have it are talking about internal rooms, not conservatories.

lisal0u

lancslass2008 wrote: »

Just been on their site but it's very hard to navigate, and a lot of it is in latin!!

This is the website: http://www.ufwarehouse.co.uk/

I dealt with them by email and phone and they were always very helpful. I sent them the drawings of the rooms I wanted the heating in and they designed the carbon films to fit. They then send you the plans to agree and get them made for you. They appear to be a English firm and their helpline is in this country too. I managed to get 40% discount in the end but I suspect it was all a bit of a game really!

You could always email them and see what they advise for a conservetory!

Truly_Conservatory_Repair

Just seen this thread and its something I've worked on from a practical point of view and debated many times. There is no point installing underfloor heating unless you've considered the insulative properties of the rest of the conservatory structure.
1. The double glazed units should include a low 'e' glass and be gas filled
2. The roof should include either similar glazing to above or better. 'Conservaglass' (if you type it into Google its easy to research) is a fantastic product. If Polycarbonate is the preferred glazing then 35mm thickness should be used and to be honest these day its virtually the same price as other thicknesses.
3. The base should be insulated with a minimum 50mm insulation, 100mm is much better
4. The underfloor heating elements should be 150 w/m2 or it will not be sufficeint to heat the conservatory from 0 degrees and below needing another form of heating to boost the temperature.

Too many underfloor heating systems are over sold as primary source heating when in actual fact they are only primary source if building regulations are adhered to for heat loss. As it is virtually impossible to achieve these heatloss regulations in a conservatory the above specifications are what is required.

I hope this helps, let me know how you get on

Good luck

Benji

Many conservatories do not comply with building regulations - there is a general exemption providing your conservatory meets various rules. However, one of those rules relates to heating - it must be either unheated, or heated by a system with own and separate heating controls. Bear this in mind when having the radiators fitted as not all are individually controlled. Further info at:

http://www.fensa.co.uk/cons_friendly.html

and

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADL1B_2006.pdf

Benji

Truly_Conservatory_Repair wrote: »

3. The base should be insulated with a minimum 50mm insulation, 100mm is much better

The actual insulation required depends on the product used and the U value required. The latter is dependant on the amount of exposed perimeter and the total floor area - known as the p/a ratio.

Having said that, most builders shove in 100mm to be safe, and basic EPS is actually cheaper than concrete (in volume terms) anyway.