UNDERFLOOR HEATING
Ted Todd floors are constructed from 100% natural wood, so it is important to understand how best to look after your floor when installing it over underfloor heating.
FIDBOX MONITOR A Fidbox is a battery powered temperature and humidity measuring device that is installed beneath a wood floor. The Fidbox is fitted by the installer. You will be able to monitor the Fidbox through an app on your smart device. Monitor and record reliable information about the environmental conditions of your hardwood flooring. The saved data can be wirelessly read at any time from the Fidbox via the app without having to remove any of the flooring. We recommend installing a Fidbox into every room that your floor is being installed (depending on the size of the room), or within every 50m 2 of an area laid. SET UP Always run your underfloor heating before you install your floor. Build the temperature up to your desired room temperature over a week and check that there are no hot spots in the screed. This will also help to expel any excess moisture in your screed. We then recommend that you switch off your underfloor heating system 2-3 days before installation.
FLOOR PROBE A Wall Mounted Thermostat (WMT) should be installed in each room, with a wire ‘floor probe’ installed from the back of the WMT directly onto the underfloor heating system. Without this it’s impossible to control the surface heat generated by the underfloor heating. If set up correctly, this will act as a brake on temperatures above 27°C. MAXIMUM 27°C The maximum floor temperature should never exceed 27°C. We strongly recommend that you receive written confirmation from your underfloor heating provider that your system will not exceed 27°C in any location. COVERING UP It is also important to note that covering your floor with rugs will create hot spots under the rug, limiting heat to the rest of your room. You will either need to include this as part of the underfloor heating design or invest in a low TOG value rug (2.5 tog or under) that lets the heat flow through.
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