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  1. B

    UFH thermostat feed what size cable?

    Hi all. I’m just planning out my electrics before boarding the new en suite. Can someone verify. Should a fused spur come directly from a socket or can I break in to a single cable using a Wago box? Also is 2.5mm2 cable ok to the thermostat? I’m not making the connections, I will be employing...
  2. pe2dave

    dry ufh. Floor temp probe positioning?

    Arranging ufh in kitchen+adj utility. Lots of conflicting advice re probe position. (What makes sense to me). 1. Fit in conduit for ease of replacement. 2. Fit 'close' to heating element (which is what it is sensing). Without touching. 3. Fit as close as sensible beneath the controller on...
  3. dedzyyy

    Wet UFH Wiring centre

    Hi, I've installed wet UFH in my place. I'm struggling with how to wire it up. My gas man is coming to do some jobs and give me a hand starting the UFH for the first time, but I wanted to get a heads up before he comes round. My UFH is set up with 3 zones. Here is the back of my stats This...
  4. happysteve

    New UFH controller compatible with existing sensor

    Eh up :) Client (doing other work there) accidentally smashed up their underfloor heating controller in their kitchen. The only thing I've been able to ascertain about the existing controller is that it was made by (or at least branded) Wickes. Had "on/off" and a temperature knob. No model...
  5. M

    Advice on joining UFH wires

    Hi all, I'm attempting a repair on a comfort zone underfloor heating mat. The customer lifted a floor tile and in doing so cut through the cable. Fortunately there is enough slack to complete a join but I have one shot left at this having already tried with butt connectors and heat shrink...
  6. telectrix

    UFH brain teaser. think i know but......

    existing UFH (2 mats each 1.8kW) installed c 2015. on a single stat by a,n,other. customer had someone else replace stat. made a right mess of it and stat fried. I then get called in to fit new stat. removed the dual back box that previous guy had smacked out with a hammer so as to fit the new...
  7. I

    Electrician Jobs Run power to kitchen Island - pyro cable through ufh screed - East London

    Hi, I have an open plan flat and want to get power to a kitchen island. I really want to avoid getting it through a pole from the ceiling. It's a new build approximately 13 years and has under floor heating. I believe it is electrical under floor heating, and from making a drill hole under a...
  8. PJElectricalSW

    Electric Under Floor Heating Survey

    Hello everyone I wondered if you would be able to help me with a project at the moment, I am looking for information about your experience with electric UFH. I am not going to lie to you, I do work for a UFH company so you will you will be helping me massively with my current project. I would...
  9. J

    boiler control wiring and wet UFH wiring

    Afternoon Starting a rewire tomorrow on which the build wants me to do the control wiring (i have never done it and usually just do up to the spur) I will be subbing the controls 2nd fix out to someone that can do it (and shadow over his shoulder with a note pad) i assume it is likely going to...
  10. S

    Powering up UFH thermostat using 3 pin plug in nearby socket

    I am planning to put underfloor electric heating in one of the rooms with total power of 1100 watt. Can I power up the thermostat and UFH (via thermostat) using the simple 13A plug in the socket? Of course I can hide wires using conduit or push it behind the plaster board. Wondering that would...
  11. Steve_bcs

    Mains Electrical feed to UFH

    I'm planning to install a U-Heat mat in a small en-suite. Never done one before. The thermostat will be on the adjacent bedroom wall. What is the recommended method of providing the live feed to the thermostat/on off switch unit? From a fused connection unit, switched fused connection unit or a...
  12. S

    UFH + Radiators + Combi

    Hello all, Im not an electrician, but please don't bite. I am renovating a house, and receiving conflicting advice / quotes from electricians, and don't know which is correct, and so I'm looking for a bit of confirmation. My plumber has installed the pipe work, and boiler. The UFH is yet to be...
  13. L

    3 Nests, Boiler, Megaflo and UFH - wiring assistance

    Hi, I'm doing a refurb of my house and as part of that all of the old plumbing and electrics have been replaced (by their respective tradesmen). In the new world order the downstairs heating is run off a 9 port polypipe ufh heating manifold and a new system boiler and megaflo have been placed...
  14. M

    Splitting of UFH and Rads via Stat

    Good evening. Finally the futility of the design of my heating system has led me to try and alter it. Central heating is something i'm not brilliantly versed in. To keep it short, presently a BG WR-1 wireless clock controls the rads and the manifold via the switched output, powering up to the...
  15. D

    Changing Wireless to Hard wired UFH

    Hi, I have a customer who about 10 years ago had a Wet underfloor heating system put in with Wireless Stats which talk to the wiring centre and opens the actuators when required. The customer has for a while had problems with the wireless stats starting to play up and has asked about biting...
  16. D

    First Fix Advice for CH, DHW & UFH Controls

    I have to first fix a CH, DHW & UFH System. The details of the system are below but my question is this, Q.What cables have I missed? so far I have, DHW & CH (radial twin&earth) Double Pole Switched Fused Spur with Flex Outlet next to boiler (4 core + earth) 2 Port CH motorised valve wired...
  17. D

    Warmup UFH mats

    Hi All, I've been continuously been installing Warmup's UFH cable kits for the last 2 years. Next week I have a job that requires me to lay the Warmup UFH mat kit(s). Anything I should know or are they easy enough? Some tell me they are easier than the cable kits. Any help and advice would...
  18. J

    Ufh Mat Advise

    Morning guys 1st time I have been involved in ufh if I am honest. Nearly complete 1st fix of a part re-wire plus double extension job- and now customer/builder has decided they want electric UFH throughout whole of ground floor! Originally it was just in upstairs small bathroom- which is...
  19. L

    electric ufh install

    As there are so many “different ways to skin a cat” in our industry, I thought I would post the below to see if anyone has anything they would like to share on a job I have coming up 60m2 ish of electric under floor heating split into 3 zones and also on 3 stats (stats can only switch a max of...
  20. yellowvanman

    Ufh

    Back in 2011 I was involved in the installation of electrics for a high spec conservatory. UFH was put in by a 3rd party and I refused to connect and sign off. At the time I discussed it with the supplier/installer and he told me 100s if not 1000s had been installed with no problems. In the...

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