Under Timber Heating
Speedheat laminated panel heaters are suitable for installation under floating timber or floating laminate flooring. Laminate products look like timber, but are usually tougher than the timber products, and are therefore very suitable for high traffic areas and where office chairs on caster wheels are used.

 

 

 

 

Features

Laminate products usually don’t have temperature limitations. The timber products often have a limitation on the maximum temperature allowed for floor heating – usually of the order of 27°C. Check with your flooring supplier what the limitations are for your preferred product in order to ensure you use the correct Speedheat product.


It is important to understand that thicker timber floors act as an insulator for the floor heating, slowing down the warm up time and limiting the heat output. The average floating floor thickness is between 6 – 8mm, but some floating timber floors can be up to 19mm thick.

Speedheat laminated panel heaters can be fitted between the underlay and the floating floor or, if the subfloor is  smooth and clean, between the subfloor and the underlay, if it is the thin type. To ensure the effectiveness of the installed heater panels, do not place additional scatter rugs on top of the floating timber floors. The heater installation process is as follows– please consider this process when planning your flooring installation. 

Applications

 

  • Floating, Laminate and Glued timber
  • Suitable for secret nailed application
  • Bamboo type floors
  • Vinyl and linoleum floors
  • Not suitable for Nailed, floor board on joist or parquetry types
  • New builds and Refurbishments
  • Suitable for apartments, offices, factories etc

 

Specifications

 

Speedheat laminated panel heaters are available in two heating outputs: the 160W/m²panels produce a maximum temperature of 38 - 40°C and are suitable under laminate flooring. The 125W/m² panels produce a maximum temperature of 28 - 30°C and are suitable under timber flooring, in conjunction with a thermostat that will limit the maximum temperature to 27°C. 

Speedheat does not recommend thicknesses of more than 12mm. In addition, by limiting the maximum temperature to 27°C, the heating will effectively warm the floor but not the room. This is because about 8°C of the floor heat is lost to the air, limiting the maximum air temperature to 19°C, if the  room is properly insulated and heat losses are minimised. Locations with sub zero temperatures will further reduce  the heating output and it is recommended that an additional heating source be used with the floor heating.

  • Response time is from 15-30 minutes - the heat is distributed evenly throughout the room within 1 hour of switching on.
  • Safe - waterproof, earthed and self correcting heating element
  • Allergy friendly - does not emit V.O.C.'s (volatile organic compounds) whilst gas heaters emit nitrogen oxides
  • Thermostatic control - each room is controlled individually
  • No maintenance
  • Simple to install - only requires 1mm of space to fit

More Information

The underlay is thoroughly cleared from staples, nails and other foreign objects.
The underlay is cut to recess the heaters connector block and cable which runs back to the wall.
Heaters are placed in position and fixed to the underlay by taping or nailing them down.
Speedheat monitors are attached to the heater whilst the timber laminate is installed. These
monitors test the heaters continuosly to ensure the heaters remain in good working order. 

 




  Timber laminate panel sizes (pdf format)

 

Warranty

5 year product warranty

 

 

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