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How will insulation improve the performance of my Cablewarm™ under floor cable heating?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
A high quality thermal barrier will slow the process of heat loss into the sub-floor, significantly improving the performance, speeding the initial warm up times and reducing the electricity costs. We recommend Faswarm under floor heating insulation.
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What is Cablewarm™ under floor heating cable?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
Cablewarm underfloor cable heating mats are manufactured from twin conductor, thin profile (3mm), double insulated and earth braided heating cables attached to a 500 mm open weave mat backing at 70mm centres to produce a standard 160 watts per square metre (W/m² ) output.
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What type of under floor heating insulation will give me the best all round performance?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
Extruded polystyrene foams will give the best all round performance. Polystyrene has high thermal insulation properties, high compressive strength capable of supporting normal foot traffic impact loading, waterproof, rot resistant, light weight, easy to handle, easily cut and shaped with a sharp knife, available in various depths from 10 mm to 60 mm and low cost. We recommend Faswarm under floor heating insulation.
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Can Cablewarm™ under floor heating cables be cut to length if too long?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
For single heating cables the floor spacing pitch can be adjusted closer together down to a minimum of 50mm, this will result in a higher wattage output per m². If under floor cable heating mats are too long select the nearest heating mat down from within the Cablewarm™ range. If in any doubt always work out how many widths of 500mm will be required to fill the area of the floor you intend to heat.
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How quickly can I expect my tiled floor to get warm with Cablewarm™ heating mats?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
This depends on a number of factors like the sub-floor type and insulation: a cement sub-floor will be slow to warm without a thermal insulation barrier, creating a significant drag on the performance of the floor heating. A layer of high quality insulation will have a dramatic effect in these circumstances, speeding up the initial warm up times to within 15-20 minutes. We recommend the use of Fastwarm® underfloor heating insulation.
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What depth of under floor heating insulation do I need?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
A simple rule of thumb is to incorporate as much heating insulation wherever possible. For new build projects this is easy to plan but in a typical refurbish situation this is not always possible where the finished heated floor height may restrict the depth available to add the heating insulation.
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How do I fix fastwarm® under floor heating insulation boards to the sub-floor?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
For cement sub-floors Fastwarm under floor heating insulation boards will readily bond to any good quality flexible , water based (solvent-free) floor tile adhesive. For heated wood floors care must be taken to ensure that the floor is firmly fixed to the joists, following the recommended 300mm screwed centres as a guide, prior to applying the flexible floor tile adhesive and bonding the Fastwarm® insulation boards.
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What extra height will the under floor cable heating mat add to my floor?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
This will depend on the size of the cable heating mat but an allowance of an extra 4 mm to your planned finished height is a reasonable figure.
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Can I install the underfloor cable heating mats without insulation?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
Yes this is entirely possible but the laws of science state that heat will always be attracted towards cold: heat energy will dissipate into the sub-floor, requiring more heat energy to bring the heated floor up to temperature.
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What about insulation and heating?

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If your oak framed building is to be used for habitation or special purposes we are able to undertake these works or advise you accordingly.
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How do I connect the under floor cable heating mats to the household power supply?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
It is highly recommended that you connect your under floor cable heating system via a fused spur (to isolate the heating system for future maintenance). The power supply should be from a safety contact breaker (RCD) to the thermostat, an electrician will be able to advise you.
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Is there any special adhesive I need to use when fitting an under floor cable heating system?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
Yes, a flexible floor tile adhesive will be required. The special polymers added to flexible adhesives will make allowances for any tile floor movements through heat expansion and contraction. Don't forget to also add a flexible grout to your list.
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Can I lay under floor cable heating mats under wood laminate flooring?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
This is possible but there are a number of extra steps involved. All underfloor heating cables require fully encapsulating. The application of a leveling compound screed will be necessary to prepare the heated floor prior to laying the underlay and laminate flooring.
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What guarantee comes with the under floor cable heating mats?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
All Cablewarm™ underfloor cable heating systems come with a 10 year manufacturer's guarantee.
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How much insulation do I put in the floor?

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Insulation (roof, walls, etc.) is a very important issue for all heating systems to save on the energy bill, and for floor-warming systems the floor insulation is of special importance. The local building norms must be followed in this respect and they are improved in all countries runningly. To illustrate the importance: With no floor insulation you loose approx. 30% of your installed output downwards.
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How much insulation should I have under my floor?

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Floors over unheated crawlspaces or basements should be insulated to R-19, while floors over open air (such as overhangs) should be insulated to R-30 if possible. If your home has a basement containing your heating system or other sources of heat, you should insulate the basement walls to R-11, rather than insulating the floor above.
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Can I still have under floor heating with a wood floor?

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The answer is yes, but if a room has under floor heating, it is doubly important that it be properly installed to allow for expansion and contraction. We are able to supply manufacturers' technical specifications regarding underfloor heating.
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What is Fastwarm underfloor heating insulation?

Electric Under Floor Heating FAQs
Fastwarm underfloor heating insulation boards are manufactured from extruded polystyrene foam, designed to meet the very specific needs of the under-floor heating industry.
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After patients have received ART treatments to resolve obvious soft-tissue injuries, they are often keen to return to activities and sports that were previously denied to them by their injury. this point, ART can provide patients with a means to enhance their sports performance by identifying and releasing restrictions that reduce their performance in that activity. This typically occurs after the practitioner conducts a biomechanical analysis of the patients motion.
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How does Clustered Hosting improve performance and reliability?

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Clustered hosting divides the website load among multiple servers, optimized to perform their role. Each website has Service Redundancy, thereby at minimum doubling reliability and uptime over a single server setup.
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How can you improve my computer's performance?

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How can I improve performance?

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The performance of XINS self is typically very good, especially since XINS 1.3.0. If you have a performance problem, then use the NetBeans profiler with the profile target. You will find it in the demo/nbbuild.xml file. You can also change the logging level of Log4j to WARN. If you really believe XINS is a bottleneck in your situation, please send an e-mail to the xins-users mailing list with some details and, if possible, a reproducible testcase.
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WHAT TYPE OF FLOOR INSULATION IS REQUIRED?

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It is essential that floors which are ground bearing or suspended over an un-heated space with or without underfloor heating are properly insulated to meet the U-values requirements as stated in the Building Regulations Part L1/L2 2002. The value is currently set at 0.25 W/m 2K. The thickness of insulation required to achieve this will vary according to the type of floor, size of floor and type of insulation selected.
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Can I install the cable mats without insulation?

Underfloor Heating FAQs
Yes this is entirely possible but the laws of science state that heat will always be attracted towards cold: heat energy will dissipate into the sub-floor, requiring more heat energy to bring the floor up to temperature.
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How do you improve the sound insulation in a building?

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The method employed to improve the sound insulation between two areas depends on the situation. For this reason, the advice of a competent person should be sought at an early stage. Following are general guidelines to consider in improving sound insulation. In general, applying sound absorbing treatments will not greatly improve insulation conditions. Typically, blocking the transmission of sound by introducing barriers is the most beneficial route to take.
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What is radiant floor heating?

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Radiant floor heating is a comfortable and efficient form of heating where warm water circulates through flexible, specially designed tubing (PEX) installed under the floor. The heat radiates evenly up through the floor warming people and objects in the room and providing more comfort for less money.
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How long will my floor heating system last?

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All units carry a 10 year manufacturers warranty, however, if installed and used correctly the life-span is unlimited. It will easily last as long as your floor covering.
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