ᐅ Inspection of underfloor heating using a thermal imaging camera—insulation needed?

Created on: 17 May 2016 09:38
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fraubauer
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fraubauer
17 May 2016 09:38
Good day.
Is it possible for an inspector to check an already installed underfloor heating system using a thermal imaging camera?
The apartment is new and not yet furnished.
We would like to know exactly where the heating pipes are installed.

Also, can such a camera detect thermal bridges in winter?
It is currently too warm outside.

Or how could these points be checked at this time?

Thank you
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nordanney
17 May 2016 10:50
This is likely to become difficult now, as summer is just around the corner.

What do you need the exact layout of the underfloor heating for? Were you contractually promised a specific installation pattern, and do you now want to check if it was built accordingly?
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nordanney
17 May 2016 11:58
The underfloor heating is already installed throughout the rooms, so it doesn’t matter where you place your kitchen and furniture. They will always be on top of the underfloor heating – but that’s not a problem.
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nordanney
17 May 2016 12:01
P.S. This is how the installation looked in our case. Unfortunately, I don’t have a picture that shows the heating circuits more clearly.

Two construction workers wearing yellow gloves on an unfinished attic construction site; pipes are lying on the floor.
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Sebastian79
17 May 2016 12:18
nordanney schrieb:
The underfloor heating is installed everywhere in the rooms anyway, so it doesn't really matter where you place your kitchen and furniture. They will always be on top of the underfloor heating – but that doesn’t cause any issues.

That’s not entirely correct – the pipes are usually laid out so that furniture doesn’t sit directly on top. I don’t mean a chair, but for kitchen planning this is important, because underfloor heating is not very effective there.

Of course, this makes future planning a bit more rigid.

In our walk-in closet, there is no underfloor heating under the wardrobes either...
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nordanney
17 May 2016 12:34
Seriously, do people really put that much effort into the furniture? That’s new to me, and I haven’t seen it done that way before, since the heating system design and calculations usually assume full-surface installation. The underfloor heating also runs beneath the kitchen. Planning extra free areas makes no sense.
We only chose not to install underfloor heating beneath our platform stairs because that spot was meant to be the resting place for our Bernese Mountain Dog – every degree counts for the dog in winter.