GETTING UNDERFLOOR HEATING WORKING PROPERLY... (Can i sort it)

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Underfloor heating system check over and test in this weeks video…. Winters coming so get that heating system working right….

[@edmondchege7381]

Sunday evening is always for MJ tiff plumbing hacks, I am still learning a lot from you, mate

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks mate…. Appreciate that and glad your getting tips from my content

[@firsttraceheating]

We couldn't have done it better ourselves. Keep up the great work Mark!

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks as always guys….🙌🏼🙌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Yorkie0362]

Really informative and pleased to see I'm not the only one that asked the plumber / heating engineer to visit when I first moved in to explain how to best use the weird hybrid Gas / Air Source system.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Glad you liked it mate….. so many people don’t get shown correctly how to work systems

[@chrisholt2474]

Hi Mark, a nice job done on the underfloor heating, I have never done a great deal of work with underfloor heating, so it’s all very interesting to me. Yep as the colder weather arrives the central heating calls will start to come in. Have a great week and as always take care mate. 👍👍👍

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks Chris…. Yep the phone is beginning to ring with just those calls mate

[@keithcampbell7214]

Great content again Mark, excellent, thank you.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks as always Keith

[@glyndavies591]

You did a good job on the underfloor heating sometimes you have to some jobs for nothing happens to us all

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks mate…. Yep I enjoy working through Underfloor heating issues

[@Richardincancale]

I always tell people to run their central heating for a half an hour at least once a month in the summer. The little bit of fuel used is more than offset by not having to have a call out to fix a stuck pump or diverter valve.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Great bit of advice mate

[@tkthebear984]

That was a very educating video on underfloor heating Mark, as I’ve never dealt with it. No you couldn’t charge for the toilet job, that would have been rather mean of you if you did 😂. Another great Sunday video, very enjoyable 🙂👍

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏼👍🏼

[@TheNarkyPlumber]

Always good to give something back.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

100% mate

[@tonymurff5234]

Ah no harm doing a freebie now and again if it’s for a mate or a sponsor 😂 Nice job on the snug underfloor 😎👍🤜

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks Tony….. yep got to keep them sweet 🤣👍🏼

[@prateekkumarsingh5552]

Hello, nice informative video. Could you help with our situation with HeatMiser system - all UFH went cold couple days back though boiler works for hot tap water/radiators.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Will be an issue at the UFH manifold, zone valve gone or pump issue

[@prateekkumarsingh5552]

@ thank you!! How can one check the zone valve?

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Check if it’s opening when the system is calling for heat

[@michaelr5492]

Another great video great learnings 👍What thermal imaging camera would you recommend I’ve seen you use a few from the trigger one to the phone shaped one. Which is better I don’t want to spend huge amounts but need something to pick up underfloor heating ideally. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. Both my cameras are from HikMicro…. This one in the Pocket 2

[@stixstonesinvestors5413]

So I do a lot of underfloor heating and new builds with heat pumps. No actuators, blending valves and pumps mark. A lot more simple but design is important. Your right thou you should explain everything to the customer

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

How does it regulate rooms temps then??

[@davidprendergast823]

​@@MJTiffPlumbing calculate the heat loss of each of the rooms and dial in the flow rate of the loops to basically only replace what is lost. It's called an open loop system and basically runs like a central heating system where it all come on together but as this chap said the design and calculations are critical to avoid over or under heating different areas. It works best with the ashp working on a weather compensation curve which will match the flow temp to maintain the correct delta T in relation to flow temp.

[@bernherts]

In 2001 we had an extension built on our house and I fitted UFH to the new areas. It was a fun job laying the pipework on top of the insulated concrete and the nuikder then screeded the floor over the tubes. It was the cosiest area of the house, 2 zones lounge/kitchen and a spar room. Toasty because the new extension was properly insulated too. We've moved since and just have radiators fed by a pellet burning stove boiler- fine when it works, but the boiler needs the soot cleaning out of the insides far too often, really poor design and I would never do it again

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

So do you prefer the underfloor system??

[@bernherts]

@@MJTiffPlumbing oh yes, Under Floor is much better, consistent heat and warm feet 👍

[@JamesHambrook]

What is the device you use to see the thermal heat please

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Thermal imagining camera…. Great bit of kit

[@TermoSolutions]

Hi , good job..what brand of thermal camera are u using..thnx

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

HikMicro Pocket 2…👍🏼👍🏼……

[@andyhello23]

Can you do a video, on a fault on underfloor heating, where the hot water from the boiler goes to the manifold, and it does not really go anywhere at the pump stage of the manifold. Ie the pump in the first step of the manifold, our hot water from boiler goes to this point, and does not seem to go any further, it just stops at that pump on the manifold, so the rooms are not getting warm. If you understand what i just wrote, is it possible you can do a video on how to fix this Ie what is the fault, would it be the pump you need to replace on manifold, or would there be sludge in that part or something blocking the hot water from boiler being pumped into the underfloor heating. You do great vids, just wondering if you can do a video on what you think this is and how to fix it.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Sounds like a pump issue as it’s stopping there

[@davidprendergast823]

Most likely the blending valve not the pump. If your flow and return primaries are roasting but the top of the pump outlet to the manifold is tepid and flow rates are very low, it's most likely the blending valve if it's anything to do with the pump assembly. The water is coming to the blending valve on the flow and the majority of the flow is going straight back on the return because it's not letting it through the pump elbow, that's why the flow and return ends up being basically the same temperature. Either that or you have an airlock either in the primary pipework, the manifold /UFH pipework or in the pump itself. Most of these issues can be resolved by flushing the circuits through one by one with a garden hose and mains pressure and purging the rest of the system as normal. You may also have low pressure so check the boiler pressure and the expansion vessel too.

[@nicolassales8679]

We use Heatmiser neo with our customers. They can control the system from anywhere in the world and more importantly we can see what it’s up to! An example is a customer who travels extensively and if he gets delayed or changes his plans he alters the heating accordingly. Saves a fortune in oil!

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Yer these can be paired to the app on your phone and work it world wide 👍🏼👍🏼 so handy

[@TradeLegends]

Thanks for sorting the worlds noisiest toilet at HQ

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

🤣👍🏼👍🏼….. anything for you

[@BigDawgTheGreat]

How many actuators can be wired into a single zone? I have in floor that is "zones on pump".... but am doing a home addition that I would like to simplify and have zones on actuators and haven't really found how many actuators can be on a single zone with most controllers.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

You can attach as many as possible into one zone if you need to👍🏼

[@geometryexplainseverything4926]

For anyone wondering what to do if you haven't got a new ballvalve handy, and its last job on a friday, etc....use LSX as a seal, got me out of trouble a few times...😊

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Not of the valve itself is broken like this 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ronnierobinson1502]

Have you had any false alarms with the armd sensor ?? im having a nightmare with it

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Mines been 100% perfect for well over 18months now 👍🏼👍🏼

[@andrewhayes4914]

I changed 2 rads on weekend for free and I supplied the valves, didn't get a penny ! It was in my daughters house, I was offered tea and coffee but I never drink It when I'm at work strictly council pop when at work

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Hahahah family comes first mate

[@user-ar40]

I know exactly what you mean lol

[@ronnierobinson1502]

I just fit a viva filling valve ....no come backs after messing with a repair on old valve

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Always Thomas Dudley for me….. 👌🏼👍🏼

[@patrickmorris4335]

It’s funny how the principles of plumbing are the same no matter where in the world you live. I think it would be cool to bring a uk plumber to the US to help on a job and vice versus.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

That is something I have always fancied doing to see what the differences are..

[@johnwaby4321]

Yes mark its not all about making money .they have done some good things for you so why not return the favour. 👍👍👍👍. He those underfloor heating can take some time to sort out Especially when someone else has done the job . Any chance you could give some information on your thermal image camera 👍👍👍👍

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Indeed John….. look after those that look after you👍🏼👍🏼 Thermal camera is from a company called HikMicro…. Sooo handy to have to trace pipes, underfloor heating and a lot of things in general

[@noeldunford4955]

Under floor heating basically acts as a storage heater in concrete

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Very basically yes

[@gore5542401]

Anyone tell you that you look like Thanos from Avengers😂

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Not till now 🤣🤣

[@namAlexander]

underfloor heating , keep it simple i say lol

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Yep 👍🏼👍🏼

[@casper8969]

Electricians call it a time switch, plumbers call it a time clock. Its a switch that operates at a pre set time. A timeswitch. A time clock shows the time. A clock.

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Your on a plumbing channel so it’s a time clock 🤣🤣😝

[@rjkelectrical6086]

I call it a time clock ….

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍪🍰🎥👍👍

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Hey mate 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@SuperWayneyb]

@@MJTiffPlumbing Evening Mark 👍👍

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

How’s tricks mate

[@SuperWayneyb]

@@MJTiffPlumbing All good thanks Pal hopefully you are all good too,🤘😎🤘

[@MJTiffPlumbing]

Yer all good mate….. busy busy at the moment