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Moving On Up With Underfloor Heating
Bill McConnel, Operations Director of Continental Underfloor Heating discusses the options available for installing underfloor heating into upper floors.
Tips and Tricks For Trouble Free Underfloor Heating Installation
Installing underfloor heating couldn't be simpler - especially if you follow Gary Barnett, Continental Underfloor Heating's installation manager's advice.
Need to limit flow temperature
Bill McConnel, Technical Director of Continental Underfloor Heating, explores the safety implications of UFH systems being supplied without mixer valves and gives practical advice for installers.
Competition Winner Is Won Over By Continental
Last year Peter Hughes who runs A55 Plumbing & Heating, based in Conwy, North Wales, won a competition in PHAM to win up to £2,500 worth of underfloor heating supplied by Continental Underfloor Heating
One Way To Solve The Fuel Poverty Issue
Chris Ingram, Managing Director of Continental Underfloor Heating explores the issue of fuel poverty and how renewable technologies linked with underfloor heating (UFH) could help to provide long-term heating solutions.
What Lies Beneath
Popular myth has it that underfloor heating (UFH) can only be used with tiled or solid floors (eg. stone). But wooden floors and UFH can also make perfect partners if a few simple procedures are followed.
Our Love Affair With Underfloor Heating
Ease of installation, low running and maintenance costs, compatability with renewable energy sources and its 'invisible' nature have all contributed to the UK's growing love affair with underfloor heating (UFH).
Training You Can Count On For Underfloor Heating
Not all training is good training, according to Toby Lott, Training Manager for Continental Underfloor Heating. With few companies providing accredited underfloor heating training, Toby looks at how the industry is seeking to address the issue.
Go With The Flow - Extending An Existing Underfloor Heating System
Extending an underfloor heating (UFH) system doesn't have to be complicated. John Stannard, Product Engineer of Continental Underfloor Heating, explains how to extend with ease.
Underfloor Heating with Multiple Heat Sources and Heat Stores
As fossil fuel costs continue to impact on consumers, increasing numbers are turning to alternative energy sources to supply all or part of their heating needs. Continental Underfloor Heating's Operations Director, Bill McConnel, outlines the suitability of underfloor heating (UFH) for use in conjunction with multiple heat sources and heat stores.
Heat Pumps and Controls with Underfloor Heating
Bill McConnel, Operations Director of Continental Underfloor Heating, explains why underfloor heating (UFH) is the idea partner for heat pumps and delves into some of the issues surrounding controls.
The Path To Underfloor Heating with Compatible Flooring
Flooring type is often not decided upon until underfloor heating has already been installed. Technical Director of Continental Underfloor Heating, Bill McConnel , explains how to avoid any pitfalls and achieve best results.
Smooth Operating for Underfloor Heating
Underfloor heating systems feature different operating modes which are designed to achieve optimum efficiencies from the systems. Richard Kern, Senior Product Engineer of Continental Underfloor Heating , discusses the options available and gives his advice on how to obtain the best results.
Continental MD to Chair trade association
Chris Ingram, Managing Director of market leaders Continental Underfloor Heating has been confirmed as the future Chairman of the Underfloor Heating Manufacturers Association (UHMA).
Commissioning Underfloor Heating
Richard Kern, Technical Manager of Continental Underfloor Heating, explains to HPM readers the importance of following best practice procedures for commissioning an underfloor heating system.
Current trends and growth in the underfloor heating market?
Contract Flooring Magazine asks Chris Ingram, Managing Director of Continental Underfloor Heating, what are the current trends and growth in the underfloor heating market...
Underfloor Heating And Renewables - A Perfect Partnership
Using renewable energy can cut down on carbon emissions and deliver savings on fuel bills; Bill McConnel, Technical Director of Continental Underfloor Heating explains how using underfloor heating (UFH) can reinforce these energy efficiencies.
What's the lowdown on underfloor heating?
The Guardian Weekend - Space solves - asked Chris Ingram, the managing director of Continental Underfloor Heating the lowdown on underfloor heating for a three storey house. Does it go in every room, including bathrooms and hallways? What happens to my radiators? Do I need a new boiler? Chris advises on the following...
Technical Tips For Installing Under floor Heating
Under floor heating can be used with virtually all flooring materials, and is easy to install, but here are a few technical pointers to help make the process even easier. Read full article about technical tips for installing under floor heating.
The Geothermal Link to Cost and Energy Savings
Dramatic energy savings can be made by using underfloor heating with an alternative energy source such as geothermal heat. Geothermal heat pumps are able to provide up to 75% of the energy needed to run an underfloor heating system.
What Cost Geothermal and underfloor heating?
Increasingly heat pumps are being considered as boilers; anything new can be daunting which may explain limited take-up, but the technology is well proven and works well with underfloor heating. So what opportunity does this offer for heat installers?
SlimFixTM and HeatMaxTM New Product Launches To Save Time And Money On UnderFloor Heating Installations
The launch of two new products by Continental Underfloor Heating - SlimFix™, a new fitting system and the HeatMax™ range of controls - will help to save time and money on underfloor heating installations.
Underfloor Heating Harnessing nature
Continental Underfloor Heating has supplied a wet underfloor heating (UFH) system for installation with a geothermal heat pump in a new home in Launceston, Cornwall. The self-builder made the decision to fit the Continental system with geothermal to make energy saving efficiencies in the home.
The Why's and How's of under floor Heating
Already popular across Europe, under floor heating (UFH) is increasingly becoming the heating system of choice for self-builders in the UK. Driven by its appearance on numerous home-improvement television programmes, UFH is a desirable, fashionable heating option. More than just a way of heating a house, it has become a consumer lifestyle choice.
Refurbishing, Renovating Or Extending? - Choosing the right Underfloor Heating
As more consumers enjoy the benefits of Underfloor Heating (UFH), builders are finding they need to provide customers with smart, up-to-date advice on a variety of systems. Bill McConnel, Technical Director of Continental Underfloor Heating provides an insight into the differences between electric and warm water (wet) systems, and considers how to choose the most appropriate solution for installation in renovation, refurbishment or extension projects.
Building Regs Part L changes - What does it mean for underfloor heating?
On 13th September 2005, the approved drafts for Building Regulations, Part L, Conservation of Fuel and Power and Part F, Ventilation were published. The changes are due to come into effect on 6th April 2006 and correspond with the Government's target of reducing UK carbon dioxide emissions by 20% in 2010. Bill McConnell, Technical Director of Continental Underfloor Heating considers how the installation of underfloor heating complies with the new regulations and helps to reduce carbon emissions.
Sound Advice on Underfloor Heating with Timber Floors
The modern age in which we live means we are spoilt for choice of floor coverings and using them with underfloor heating is a popular and cost effective option. Whilst different floor coverings have different requirements, specification of under floor heating does not need to be complicated or technical and a good UFH supplier will give you sound advice on what is required.
