The PEXATHERM Pipe-in-Board UFH systems for solid and floated floors
Introduction
The new Pipe-in-Board
system is another option from IPPEC. It is fast to install requiring
no additional fixings or special tools. It is ideal in small and large
areas and one-off installation. The pipes can be tightly spaced using
the 'snail path pattern' or loosely spaced using the 'zigzag' pattern.
The profiboard or Clipboard (Egg-crate
like board) is designed to easily overlap making a vapour proof
barrier and providing a continuous pattern for laying the pipes. The clipboard
plates can be attached at the edges to the floor insulation with carpet
tape.
The profiboards nett dimesions are 1300 x 800 mm and an effective area
after overlap of 1.10 m2.
System
Design
The Pexatherm Pipe-in-Board
UFH system is often used for solid floors. It is fast to install
with maximum pipe layout flexibility. The board is laid on any suitable
floor insulation. There is no need for staples or rails to fix the pipe.
The profiled boards with nodules hold the PEXc 16 pipes firmly in position.
IPPEC's multilayer pipe can be used with the clipboards.
The connection of manifold, mixer and boiler is the same as all other
Pexatherm systems.
The
CAD design
Each Pexatherm system
includes a project dossier. The project dossier is made of pipe layout
drawings, installation instructions, primary schematics, wiring diagram
and fault finding procedures.
System
Components
The system is comprised
of Profiboards with 10 mm thick insulation or without insulation, edge
strip insulation, PEXc heating pipe with oxygen barrier, distribution
manifold, mixer, pump and programmer. Other items such as individual room
thermostat and cement additive are on the option list.
Pexatherm Pipe-in-board is often used in conservatories and extensions since no special tools are required. Just press the pipe in position with your foot. Installers like to use it on solid ground floors in homes and in large areas such as halls due to speed of installation.
IPPEC added an economical clip board (egg crate) solution for pipe fixing in its range of Pexatherm underfloor heating systems several years ago. Now we add to this range another economical clip board with high density polystyrene insulation. The insulation is 10 mm thick and can be used on existing floors. Extra insulation can be added below the clip boards in new properties to meet current building standards.
IPPEC supplies floor insulation in several thickness and different material as well as edge (perimeter) insulation strip for the above systems when used in solid floor.
