UNDERFLOOR HEATING - step by step guide

[@all4heatinggaslimited40]

I Think Allen did mentioned it's a combi boiler and he made it into 2 zone valve, one for the heating and other for the UFH and said it's an S Plan, so the other zone valve would have a wiring centre, programmer and room thermostat to control the other zone separately. And this centre what Allen was wiring is just for the UFH and the switch live can got to the other wiring centre and from that centre to the boiler or going straight to the boiler, just like same as all S Plan system and that's the beauty of it. I might be wrong, but that's what I get to understand watching this video. Allen made some of us confused here not showing the final steps of the wiring to the boiler and the other zone valve, but he works hard to show us and that's a beauty of Allen in heart. Thank you Allen

[@olimather2113]

No matter where you are in the world, it’s common knowledge that Sparky’s don’t know how to use a brush. Good video pal 👍

[@AllenHart999]

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[@sk2283]

As a sparky .... I can confirm that !!!

[@nicholaswycisk6426]

@@sk2283 phone and sitting in ii up 8ú7ú up uu

[@alang7846]

I'm an electrician. I tried to take your advice. There was a video which I used to watch quite often, in which a young woman showed us how to clean a floor. I was becoming quite an expert. Then You Tube banned it. So don't blame us. Blame You Tube.

[@hotielvis4018]

Great video I appreciated how you explain things in detail, you gave me confidence to install this in my house

[@andrewmcc6935]

Best video I’ve seen on installing under floor heating. Great job

[@chriswhitehead6095]

usyorkshire wiring terminology, usbrown, usblue, usorange, usgrey and usearth, love it Allen.

[@AllenHart999]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@deporbs]

If you are electrician, you need to watch video how to sweep floor - that is class :))))))))

[@AllenHart999]

😂😂😂😂

[@benwilkinson5457]

That made me laugh!🤣

[@teachweb69]

Everyone likes that!

[@jassinghIG45]

Great work mate. Love the fact that you’re doing more in depth vids great help to learn and progress on from this.

[@AllenHart999]

Jas Singh Happy to help. Thanks

[@gordondawson8576]

ROFL....”if you are an electrician, there are other videos on “how to use a broom” Comedy moments aside, great video Allan. Thanks for sharing.

[@brianandrewstuart]

I like the detail you go into. Good job

[@massimo187]

he just raged on electricians for absolutely no reason. I love it

[@iftakharmohammed1942]

Great insight to underfloor heating, has made me more confident in installing on my own project...thanks

[@johnward5006]

As a BPEC trained and very experienced installer, a first time installer would be way out of their depth,! It's a must if you want to install UHF invest time and money in a manufactures course!

[@iftakharmohammed1942]

@@johnward5006 thanks for the advice, sounds like a great plan for success

[@richardlphillips]

Great video Allen. Wanted to understand more about underfloor heating for retrofit. 👍

[@rickysheldon4355]

Love your videos simple and straightforward no BS honest love it.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you, Happy new year.

[@squashproplayer]

A great simple explanation of how you install UFH Allen, keep up the good work fella ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@AllenHart999]

Chris Hardy I had a lot of help on this one. Thanks

[@nemanjagradinac5419]

Thanks for this mate. Brilliant stuff. Cheers for being thorough and going through the ordering process of the UFH system. That's the sort of stuff not many mention. Keep the videos coming. Atb

[@AllenHart999]

Nemanja Gradinac 👍👍

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[@kylofabian4579]

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[@landryizaiah2788]

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[@David-bl1bt]

an informative and inspirational video, it was good to see what is involved with the tile laying, however there was no mention of other floor coverings such as laminate or carpet. With carpet what needs to be fitted on top of the panels before carpet is fitted? Alos, shouldnt there be insulation installed against the wall around the edge of the room?

[@AllenHart999]

Thank You

[@canancan5429]

Allen You are an amazing person, thank you so much for the video

[@danielpascal181]

Really apprieciate your video ..., you... r one of the best plumber👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@AllenHart999]

So nice of you

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[@shoukettilwani1946]

It has been really of great educational and informative video. thanks

[@thekidconcept3310]

Hahah, I love the fact you made a joke about sparkys with a straight face… quality!

[@syedhiballah3514]

Amazing video , just 1 thing I want to ask you , can we put the wooden floor on the pipe instead of tiles please 🙏

[@buchyu]

Thank you for your brilliant videos! Could you explain how/where a bypass would go? Also, if one port on the UFH manifold is receiving no flow yet other zones are working fine (flowmeter not showing any water) but signal is being received to wiring centre, removing actuator head (and manually ensuring return valve pin is free), what could be the cause and remedy? Thank you!

[@ashashley844]

Hi Allen. Many Thanks for this video again. I have just started my first UFH job. I don't know how to connect a existing combi boiler to UFH wiring centre. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank You

[@flipflop696]

Great explanatory video for a complete beginner like me - thanks. Might be a silly question but can you have a ASHP connected directly to an UFH system without going through a boiler/cylinder please??

[@nicolatrego3215]

Hi great Video but can you please tell me where the boiler wire from wiring Center connects in boiler Also I have a nest controlling my radiators do I need to have a separate thermostat for under floor heat. Thanks

[@hiteshbhavsar8783]

You are very good, your video is great and very easy to follow and learning experiences for a new skills.

[@AllenHart999]

Thanks.

[@aleksandarstojanovski1005]

Great educational video, thanks a lot. I'm having a question regards this. I'm having 130 m^2 floor, and I'm planning to cover it with 13 circuirts, open loops system without actuators and buffer tanks. How can I be sure that my pump can drive all od the circuits well. My pump can maintain flow 25,8 L/min for delta 5 at 35 degrees celsius and it is variable speed pump with 32/102 input / output watts. Can I go with a single manifold or I need to split the instalation on multiple manifolds?

[@rahulathavale6898]

Superb, great and very informative video. I am shortly intending to install UFH over time floor at my house, and need to install isulation before UFH so may get back to you if I have any queries. Thanks Allen.

[@AllenHart999]

Glad it was helpful!

[@crazygeorgelincoln]

Top stuff. I did like the electrician comment. Could you make a detailed video on the functionality and safe and proper use of a broom . Guess the leveling spacers are cut off with a Stanley once it's set. Looking forward to the mirrored ceiling and hydraulic disco ball install. Seriously great vid , keep up the good work.

[@AllenHart999]

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[@pmkmck]

@@AllenHart999 - I did like the electrician comment too - haha and in a good way.

[@andrewwebster5060]

Nice Vid... I saw you set the pump/blend temp to 40 degrees. How do you ensure the surface temp of floor does not exceed 27 degrees?

[@ArksE8]

Doing my first one in a couple weeks. Thanks for the video

[@bestofdams]

Hi Allen, excellent video! Thanks so much for going into this much details, really appreciated.

[@AllenHart999]

Thank You

[@mightypavers]

Allen- Great video with details. Here in US I see people use an air separator and an expansion tank. Seem like your manifold tailpieces already have the air separator? Do you see need to have an additional air separator?

[@mahdiboughanmi7959]

Thanks for the video! Would this work with wooden flooring as well? I have the same issue of the floor level which I don't want to raise too much

[@andymav3023]

Hi Alan On the pressure gauge is that the pressure simply from filling the system by the hose or did you have to get it to the correct pressure using the pressure tester ? And what should the correct pressure be ?

[@hasanabbas6767]

Very good explanation

[@JasonShowell]

Great video, The bit that wasn't clear to me was how this all connects to the boiler in conjunction with the other zone valve and the other room being able to call for heat. Does the boiler have 2 sets of wires coming into it from 2 different wiring centres? and either can call for heat?

[@TheRealAnthony_real]

Yes ... That should be it .. the other rooms would have another stat with another wiring center ... to be controlled individually, he might have other type of heating in the other rooms ... He can heat one zone differently to the others .. that's the whole beauty of it ...

[@JKyfdo]

Awesome video Allen, very well explained, loved the electrician's brush bit, totally lost they would be👍👍

[@AllenHart999]

Thank you. Really took some effort this one 😂👍

[@JKyfdo]

@@AllenHart999 - You made it look easy mate

[@AllenHart999]

JK 16 Taken me weeks to put all that together 😂😂😂

[@loafersheffield]

The jibe at sparkies not knowing how to use a stiff brush was spot on. Can we have a go at spreaders in the next upload please Allen?

[@AllenHart999]

loafer sheffield It will not be the next video as I have some boiler and cylinder videos to upload but I will do underfloor heating with spreader plates in next few weeks, maybe a month. Thanks 👍

[@loafersheffield]

Allen. I wasn't referring to spreader plates. I was chunnering and whingeing about those baggy arsed, spotty tramps who apply plaster. Spreaders. They're muckier than sparkies and never clean up after themselves. The missus tells me that I leave a trail of destruction, dirty footprints and foul odours behind me, but at least I clean up after myself at work. LOL.

[@AllenHart999]

loafer sheffield 😂😂😂👍

[@pcatko]

Really good video, but I would point out that it is against the regulations to use an earth core on a cable as a live conductor, even if sleeved, it is better to get a 4-core cable, as all live cables must also have an accompanying earth.

[@easyfix5366]

Thank you so much for a great video. Very nicely explained

[@abdulh63]

so thats how its done! one question any reason why theres an external pump? when there is one on boilers. thanks

[@ImranKhan-hz8jy]

Hi Allan when can you turn the underfloor heating on after screeding and tiling please? Thanks

[@foppo100]

It is like an engine room is this the future with all those lovely copper pipes? How much will this set you back is the price per meter?

[@sujathakumar5585]

Good informative video. We are planning to get overlay in our house. What would be the plumber fee for setting it up? We have about 100 sqm. Thank you

[@earthequipment7874]

Great video, i installed a heat miser 4, but i am getting a back feed from the pump on the ufh to the central heating pump, the heat miser doesn't seem to have relays to prevent this. this creates a problem, for me, the boiler itself has connections for the pump, which continues to run for 5 mins odd to cool down heat exchanger. I was going to not use the pump connection and just use the motorised valve to control the pump. But i am now thinking i need to use some switch gear namely a couple of relays and a timer. I am just wondering is there a simpler solution? regards, Peter

[@mikeandrews1508]

Hi Allen good video, question is could you just remove the wall radiator and connect the under floor piping the the feed and return for the wall radiator? or is this just a stupid question.

[@xCherryxGamingx]

Nice video Allen, thanks 👍🏻

[@fiveminuteman]

Great vid. I have moved to a bungalow that has underfloor heating throughout and its great. Only question is zone 8 on the heatmiser uh3 is set to override so when triggered by the thermostat it opens yhe valve on the manifold but does not trigger the boiler. I can switch override off on the heatmiser unit so it will trigger the boiler for zone 8, but just wondered why it was set like this. Zone 8 is the hallway and small toilet that houses the manifold and miser.

[@johncolclough625]

how much alan per sqm on underfloor heating materials and labour

[@stevehove2648]

Hi Allen, love your excellent vids! Why are you joining the pipes in pressfit? Why not solder? Isnt pressfit much more expensive? Also I have a concrete floor... how much does this UFH raise the floor level, including insulation? Thanks!

[@CB-cz9yg]

Great vid again Allen! I never work with this usually, I Learnt alot from this! Thanks

[@AllenHart999]

+chris B I have a few underfloor heating jobs coming up, I will try and add some more 👍 Thanks

[@karlfreestone6578]

Hi which wiring center did you use.... thanks

[@josephrobertson9107]

Great video. Never heard of the company before but really impressed with what you’ve shown us. How’s the underfloor been the past year? No issues?

[@AllenHart999]

Joseph Robertson It’s great. Thanks

[@gdrake6757]

Looks great Allen, Nice job, You can come do mine after my house move

[@AllenHart999]

Happy to help you if needed.

[@matsuz100]

Great video Allen thank you.

[@padraiccunningham3790]

For multiple rooms how should go out to each and return to the manifold? Along the edge and back the same edge?

[@maximilianboost8498]

Great vid Allen - very informative about what I’m going to get involved in. Thanks.

[@SunilPatel-du4zn]

Hi alen I have all rooms thermostat four zones where can connect the cable in wiring box

[@aro-rat]

Amazing detail, thanks

[@TheLife0025]

Hi can we use two different pipe sizes with same manifold using an adapter. I'm thinking for using a 16mm pipe for my kitchen which has a larger area and 12mm pipe in hallway with wood floor which i will take out n install 60mm insulation between 100mm joists.

[@pushkerchaubey]

Great video! I have a bit different setup with a zoning off valve. The valve is broken and it keeps heating resulting in high room temperature and waste of energy. I am wondering can I stop the Wilo pump for a few days while I wait for a replacement part? Can this cause damage to system?

[@nuhkarsandi5277]

Hello Alan great videos as always. I have a question please got a 4 bed house with 2 en suites with 1 main bathroom/wc up stairs and 2 living room , 1 kitchen and 1 wc/bathroom downstairs altogether the floor space is roughly 280m2 i do think i need more than 1 manifold however how do wire and pluming two manifolds to the same boiler as we will be needing to pumps. It will be great if you can do a video about this please or if you have one that i can watch. Many thanks.

[@tommyblackman7119]

Great video Alan, never fitted ufh, ii know they many different brands out there, is this stuff cheap ? Also the pipes look a lot smaller than 15mm, do they need to be 15mm or near as? Thanks again

[@AllenHart999]

Tommy Blackman The board is 15mm in total, the pipe is around 8mm I think, not sure to be honest. Beneath was great for me as they worked it all out and told me what I needed. Thanks

[@TheRealAnthony_real]

I have something similar fitted to my kitchen and living room also hall ... The boards were different though I believe they were 20 mm thick and a dense material harder than kingspan .. also the piping 12 mm ... Really good systems .. I have them controlled by some 3 hive thermostats split in 3 zones obviously ... All controlled by home assistant ... Automated with presence detection by room etc. Very nice video, very in depth great work !!! I was expecting some self leveling floor over the boards and pipes before the tiling but if it works this way .. even better !

[@markbrown3535]

Is there any particular adhesive needed for this ?

[@mikew151Manhattan]

nice copper work - very clean indeed! did you use a crimp tool for the joints as there is no sign of solder?

[@tihomirpashev1133]

Hi Allen. Thank you for the job you are doing. I would like to ask you what kind, type, model is the wiring center?

[@adelabuomar6509]

Thank you, I need to do it urgent, would you advise me please ?

[@paguliukas]

do you need bypass valve ?

[@vladimird3575]

What wiring centr do you use?

[@paulfrench9134]

Hi Alan I’ve just been asked to fit a ufh supply to a new extension of a big kitchen, they have a new valiant combi about two years old which they want the UFH fitted from this, I have never had the privilege to fit UFH before but your video was great & really easily to follow, my question is is it just as easy to fit from a combi as a heat only boiler just by teeing off the primaries & fitting a two port valve before the manifold? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated Thanks Paul Sorry Alan only just realised this is a combi boiler, so basically it’s just turned into a s-plan system , so the valve feeding the radiator system how do we wire that valve in please Paul

[@AllenHart999]

Hi Paul give me a call

[@ryanjones5224]

Top man! Outstanding video👌🏻

[@AllenHart999]

Glad you liked it!!

[@fiveminuteman]

Great vid! Just moved to a house with no radiators and all underfloor heating throughout. Installed from new 2016. Looks like inhibitor at some stage wasn't added although sticker on boiler for a fernox dose is dated 2015. The flow controls all have black water showing with one showing brown. I was going to flush each circuit and drain system inc condenser oil boiler and its heat store then refill and add inhibitor. Should I install a magnaclean on the return or will flushing/refill/inhibitor be enough? I'm scratching my head a bit 😀👍

[@AllenHart999]

It would be hard to give advice without seeing it. Sorry.

[@stepheno2462]

Hi Allen. Thanks for the video. What made you choose this size pipe instead of 16mm. Will this provide same heat output. I'm installing this system in my brothers house shortly, have only ever done 16/15mm systems with clip system and then 100mm screed

[@dooovde]

Great video...thanks for uploading. In your opinion which is best for a joist system? Dry screed mix or are the new Continal OneBoard systems I've seen recently worth trying? I'm thinking the dry screed mix might hold the heat a bit longer but take longer to heat up as well. The OneBoard system has thinner pipes, 12mm, so might not be as effective. So many options...

[@AllenHart999]

Overlay would of been easier tbh. Really depends on requirements. Thanks

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[@rizdean9530]

Great Video explaining each step. Have watched the entire vid, but you’ve missed out the connection for the 2nd 2-port zone valve. By the look of things, you may need 2 wiring centres to control the different zones. If that’s the case, would it not be more logical to use one wiring centre? However, if you have wiring diagram for 2nd zone in the Saswell wiring centre, then that would be great. Thanks

[@kevind7150]

Allen did you know Electrician's are professionally trained to cut any excess cable or flex, and throw it on the floor. Amongst the saw dust, they created earlier!

[@AllenHart999]

Ha Ha

[@clivel178]

Great video..... I have a ‘vented’ system, the plumber has suggested changing this to a pressurised system, as this will be better for underfloor heating, claiming that he cannot connect to the existing circs, for the proposed underfloor heating to a new extension. The extension is 28sq mts and is attached to an existing room of 26sq mts. This room has now had all joists removed and replaced with a concrete base. The whole area of 55sq mts with have 110 insulation and underfloor heating. I want to have hot and cold taps, in a toilet, at the far end of the extension. Is this why he suggested pressurising the whole system. And, can pressurising an existing vented system cause leaks later down the the line? Can he T’ off the existing 22mm circs for the underfloor pipework? Hope you can help. Regards

[@alainregis128]

I have noticed that you didn't screed. I want to finish my basement and make it full finish basement. is there a reason why you applied the tile directly? do people have to use screed if you are installing the heating underfloor in a basement?

[@singlemalt5261]

Hi Alan were do you wire the 2nd zone valve, really appreciate your video and help

[@HarpZSC]

brilliant video as usual allen, just a bit confused on how the the second drain off on the manifold would get rid of the air in the system, could you explain that a bit more?

[@carl5355]

Hi Allen I’ve rang this company today for a ufh underlay system and they won’t quote me direct how did you get them to quote you ?

[@trtr7749]

Did you put the tiles on reflective polystyrene?

[@shuhel02]

what size UFH pipe did you use for this?

[@komaridze]

You haven't mentioned, where would you wire 2nd zone valve for the radiators?

[@youhavetoseethis4306]

How much would a full installment plus materials plus labour cost?

[@mohammedobeid7643]

Thanks for this video

[@heshamsabi8724]

Kindly what is type of tiles adhesive, can we use any type or it is a specific?

[@AllenHart999]

Not sure now, Long time ago. Sorry.

[@FILBRITCHANNEL]

Hi. How to remove the clips after putting all tiles?

[@imrana7145]

Hi Allen, great video mate. Quick question, can I just put engineered wood on top of this without cementing the tiles.

[@hardcooling]

Could you tell me the reason why you put that black sleeve over the pipes at the manifold and I also see they put that underneath doorways what is the reason

[@achicheezay7225]

with underflorr systems is there a wieght limit that they can handle or does it not matter ? e.g if you had a gym room or a room with lots of heavy stuff .... ?

[@riyapatel2679]

hi could you advise me if i could get this slim ufh system on the first floor bathroom with an existing maniflow already in the ground floor, i have a feed alread running from that ready but wanted to use something that does not require screed as its on the first floor.

[@pattyharrison6584]

what do you do for adjoining rooms if you have to put in underfloor heating and the other rooms are radiator heat? I am only concerned about the height differences in the flooring between three rooms. Our kitchen/diner will have underfloorheating but they have two rooms off of the kitchen that are parquet floors with radiators. (1930's house) Thanks.

[@AllenHart999]

i would try and do all the floor. Thanks.

[@foppo100]

@@AllenHart999 And how many people can afford the cost Alan?

[@denisbassom172]

Thanks. I am beginning to see why people just fit radiators!

[@benwilkinson5457]

Hi Allen, I'm installing a small UFH heating system (3 zones) and a wet towel rail in a small 1 bedroom house I'm building. Do I need 2 motorised valves to make an S plan system. I'd like the towel rail to be on a time clock separate to the UFH. If you can let me know I'd appreciate it mate. Thank you.

[@colinportman1680]

Hi Allen can you screen over the board system cheers

[@AllenHart999]

Yes absolutely.

[@colinportman1680]

Thanks

[@stevenb007]

Thanks for this helpful video Allen. You showed the link to the boiler from the wiring centre, but how does this tie in with the signal from the main central heating programmer/thermostat? Is it just wired in parallel? My boiler (WB Greenstar) has a Salus stat that plugs into the front of the boiler for the CH. Would this have to be replaced? Thanks.

[@phixpowerbook]

Hi Allen. Can I ask what temp the thermostat was set to to get the results you showed in the video at the end with the thermo-camera. Thx