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Kitchen Island Supply.

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What are viewers' opinions of the best type of underfloor cable to use for a kitchen island where the floor has wet underfloor heating?

What depth is best for the cable?

What distance from any heating pipes?

Answers on a postcard please to: Arthur Iggins, c/o Bert's Turf Accounts, 19, Balls Pond Road, Wigan. (Next to horse meat shop.)

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    I agree with T&E because it is, well, flat. The water in the pipes may be anything up to 50degC so worth derating the cable. 

    At what stage is the install at?

    Some wet UFH designers like to lay pipes in the whole kitchen floor, under units and islands, and put the flooring everywhere too. In order to accommodate kitchen redesign in the future, then put slabs of insulation under the kitchen units to keep the contents of the cupboards from getting warm. It makes white goods that sit on the flooring, WMs, DWs, cookers and fridges a bit warm though.

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    I agree with T&E because it is, well, flat. The water in the pipes may be anything up to 50degC so worth derating the cable. 

    At what stage is the install at?

    Some wet UFH designers like to lay pipes in the whole kitchen floor, under units and islands, and put the flooring everywhere too. In order to accommodate kitchen redesign in the future, then put slabs of insulation under the kitchen units to keep the contents of the cupboards from getting warm. It makes white goods that sit on the flooring, WMs, DWs, cookers and fridges a bit warm though.

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    Oh yes. The floor may get very warm I thought. The builders are just at the design stages at present, and no work has been done as yet. The house has a new gas combi boiler. Will the floor pipes get as hot as radiator pipes, or will there be a separate "floor sensor/thermostat"? 

    Z. (On behalf of Mr. Iggins)

    Edit. Add, I have just found this video. 45 degrees C is quite warm for the underfloor pipes. and the heat may build up near to the cable run.

    www.youtube.com/watch

  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    I had assumed a modicum of separation betwixt  pipe and cables so no touching perhaps

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