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Underfloor Electric Heating. Part III - Penny wise, pound foolish.

Posted Oct 18, 2011, by Robin Bornoff

It would only have cost me an extra £170, a small extra compared to the cost of the rest of the build, but I decided against laying thermal insulation boards directly under the underfloor electric heating mats. Surely better to leak some of the heat down to heat the 100mm thick concrete screed which would maintain its heat through those cold winter weeks, giving thermal support to the heating mats in … Read More

Tags: FloVENT, Electronics Cooling, HVAC, underfloor heating

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part II - Infrared Thermography

Posted Aug 19, 2011, by Robin Bornoff

3D simulation can provide a detailed prediction of temperature and heat flux values at 10s of 1000s of points in a 3D model, experimental methods are somewhat limited in terms of the wealth of data they are capable of providing. But hey, this isn’t going to degrade into a pitched battle between simulators and experimentalists, nowadays good engineers (should) do both. “No one believes simulation … Read More

Tags: HVAC, Electronics Cooling, underfloor heating, FloVENT

Underfloor Electric Heating. Part I: In by Christmas

Posted Aug 11, 2011, by Robin Bornoff

It’s been over two years since the foundations went in for the extension we’re building on our house. In that time I’ve come to respect and somewhat rely on glib phrases such as “Good things come to those who wait” and “Patience is a virtue”. I told my better half we’d be moved in by Christmas, I didn’t say which one though. In this blog series of … Read More

Tags: FloVENT, Electronics Cooling, HVAC, underfloor heating