Protective pipe for underfloor heating forgotten in the area of movement joints

  • Erstellt am 2020-02-27 17:39:35

Mycraft

2020-02-28 12:16:54
  • #1
Yes, something like around €0.50/m. Available as a ring or already finished in approximately 40cm pieces, slitted or unslitted. Basically, it is the usual installation conduit used for electrical work.
 

wrobel

2020-02-28 12:19:38
  • #2
Hello

In about 30 years I have dealt with various water damages but never one due to missing protective pipes in the underfloor heating.
I will ask two friendly leak detectors about the frequency of such damages.
When breaking up and fiddling with the screed, I almost see that as the greater risk of damage.
I also do not see the heating engineer as the culprit. Without a joint plan of the screed, he only sees the doors as joints.

Olli
 

lesmue79

2020-02-28 12:24:58
  • #3
It would be great to get feedback from reality, and not the feedback from the perpetrator who downplays it as harmless in their own interest.
 

Zaba12

2020-02-28 16:30:59
  • #4

That's mostly the case anyway, at least for me!
It's really sad that you can't rely on proper work even with 2 trades and cent items. It's nothing different than doing this here.
 

lesmue79

2020-02-28 18:03:05
  • #5
One small tip to everyone who is now checking their underfloor heating: if you have a separate heating circuit with a room thermostat in the hallway, and additionally the connection pipes, e.g. for the bedroom, bathroom, children's room, etc., are routed through the hallway. Check if they are insulated, or at least have a protective tube as pseudo insulation around them.
 

Vicky Pedia

2020-02-28 18:34:07
  • #6
Yes, actually I do! For him, it's everyday business. As an expert, he should have asked. And with 30 cm protective tubing at the door, it would have worked. Cutting the screed and exposing it is, of course, the problem. The question is whether a third party lives quietly just because you don't know anyone with damage. But I also don't want to cause additional unrest. It's certainly a matter of weighing the options.
 

Similar topics
13.06.2012Underfloor heating and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), replacement of ordinary radiators23
30.08.2013Underfloor heating and carpet12
09.12.2012Climate blanket vs. underfloor heating13
12.02.2013Heating single-family house, underfloor heating conversion, insulation, gas boiler defective19
06.03.2013Pump noises in underfloor heating, pump in living room, noise disturbance13
24.07.2013Additional costs due to underfloor heating11
01.10.2020Is an additional heater recommended in the bathroom with underfloor heating?71
24.02.2014KFW55 house with underfloor heating... which type of flooring?11
18.01.2015New construction Kfw70 underfloor heating and tiles11
14.11.2016Carpet in the bedroom despite underfloor heating?36
12.02.2017Water damage. Possibly a drilled underfloor heating?25
10.11.2019Tiles or vinyl in kitchen and hallway19
14.12.2020Underfloor heating heat load calculation - simply explained?26
17.12.2020Hallway and living/dining area same flooring?50
18.01.2021Spontaneous improvements to underfloor heating design33
20.03.2021Basement underfloor heating or low-temperature radiators22
10.11.2021Is underfloor heating in the basement useful??60
04.07.2023New cement screed wobbles on new underfloor heating and insulation15
26.07.2024Installation of underfloor heating in the upper floor hallway area19

Oben