Do Carpets Effect Underfloor Heating Systems?

There are advantages to carpet flooring over your underfloor heating system. However many people wonder if carpets effect underfloor heating systems. You must take into account the sort of carpet you’ll choose, tog ratings, carpet underlay, and more before installing a UFH system.

Underfloor heating systems have become increasingly popular as more people install overlay panels and pipes to prepare their homes for winter. Here at JCW Underfloor Heating, we provide an extensive range of underfloor pipes and fittings to trade and contract installers. This will ensure you that we can give your clients the best possible underflooring heating system service.

What Are Overlay Panels?

Overlay panels have an extremely low profile, so, therefore, they are ideal if you’re working on renovating properties. JCW Underfloor Heating stock overlay panels to reduce the bending and blocking of underfloor pipes. As well as this, JCW have a range of underfloor heating pipes made from aluminium that can withstand extreme pressures!

Will Underfloor Heating Affect My Carpet?

So the question ‘do carpets effect underfloor heating systems?’ is important to those who are worried about their flooring. Carpets are known to be a risky option when installing underfloor heating. Whether your client wants a carpet fitted over their underfloor heating system or plans on having hardwood or laminate flooring, JCW Underfloor Heating can help!

Commonly, contractors, installers and distributors may use carpets over underfloor heating to create a comfortable, modern finish to the interior of a client’s home. As well as this, it offers a blend with the rest of the property or building!

However, carpets require more care than any other flooring. A carpet can be used over the top of underfloor heating to offer high performance, but the combined tog should not exceed 2.5.

Why Is Carpet Thickness So Important?

Carpets can become damaged if it is too thin. If the tog rating is low, there will be greater flexibility, meaning that the underfloor heating will heat the property quicker, for longer! As with anything, the thickness of the material used near a heater should be considered. Especially if you want to spread heat evenly and efficiently! The underfloor heating won’t be as efficient if the carpet is too thick.

The main component of underfloor heating is the underfloor heating pipe. This has been designed to withstand extreme temperatures. The installation of the underfloor heating pipe is quick and easy yet offers flexibility and reliability!

Generally, carpets take longer to warm up than any other material, but they retain heat for longer. If your carpet is too thick and is an insulator, you won’t feel the benefit of underfloor heating.

What About Heat Transfer?

An underfloor heating pipe needs sufficient heat transfer; not all carpets can do this. However, some carpets can do so and not compromise the overall performance of the underfloor heating system.

Carpets can affect the underfloor heating system’s overall performance depending on the carpet’s thickness. Underfloor heating costs can be expensive if you have a carpet that isn’t compatible. Hence, we that you ensure your clients understand the possible pitfalls that might be included in having a carpet fitted over their underfloor heating.