RE: Underfloor heating and HA control?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oh, anyone know of any other UFH system controllers that will readily
interface with HA systems such as xAP, HomeSeer, Homevision etc?

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Paul Gale
> Sent: 19 October 2006 11:34
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Underfloor heating and HA control?
>
> Thanks all :)
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> I presume with a UFH system that the boiler will be running more
often???
> Or is this incorrect?
>
> Is it true that as you add more control to each room, that efficiency
> increases and running costs decrease???
>
> Are there any particular types of boiler that are more suited to this
kind
> of system?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> > Neil Ball
> > Sent: 19 October 2006 10:38
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Underfloor heating and HA control?
> >
> >
> >
> > Using floor sensors can be very useful for bathrooms as you can
maintain
> a
> > minimum floor temperature regardless of air temperature which is
> fantastic
> > in winter for keeping your toes warm!
> >
> > Make sure that you ask you UFH installer for some offcuts of tube
to use
> > as
> > ducting for the sensor and run the tube back to a standard back
box for
> > cable terminations. The tube will allow you to withdraw ad
replace the
> > sensor should it ever develop a fault. Just remember to fit a
stop end
> or
> > use some duct tape to block of the end of the tube in the floor
> especially
> > if you are screeding.
> >
> > Neil B.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> > Lehane Kellett
> > Sent: 19 October 2006 09:42
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Underfloor heating and HA control?
> >
> > Whilst we have UFH in concrete, it should be the same.
> >
> > I embedded some Dallas sensors in the screed to give the floor
readings
> > and have room sensors in addition. These are all linked to TOM
10/xAP
> > and use scripts in xAP Floorplan which also display the
temperatures
> > around the house on the plans.
> >
> > As a backup, there is a single Heatmiser UFH stat which at the
flick of
> > a switch(well 3) overrides the HA. Sometime maybe I'll add an
RS485 link
> > to the stat.
> >
> > The UFH is John Guest with an 8 port manifold. Each port has an
on/off
> > 24V JG actuator. These and the pump are all driven from an xAP
Netiom,
> > via relays, controlled by the scripts. A further xAP Netiom
drives the
> > boiler control, which is a Mitsubishi industrial logic
controller.
> >
> > The degree of control can be simple timed on/off through to full
weather
> > compensation, optimum starts, individual zone/time control, etc.,
etc...
> > as I get more time!
> >
> > Lehane
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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