Electric UFH Just moved in. Properties only form of heating is electric underfloor!! COST? - Tile Advice

[Ashleynorris]

If the place has been empty and unheated it will definitely take a long time to warm back up. Then once warmed, it should be a lot easier to keep warm.
I'd suggest 15c isn't enough to bring everything back up, especially given just how very cold it is and has been recently.
Maybe get some dodgy local character to hook you into a street light nearby? That would save a few quid!




(...joking btw)

Yes the property was empty for some months before we purchased it everything Was turned off even the mains water and a window was left open.we to thought the same it just needs time to heat back up and it'll sort itself out. Do you suggest tuning it all on and up for a day or.so just to heat the property right up and go from there. 25degress on each thermostat for 24hrs??

 

[One Day]

Yes the property was empty for some months before we purchased it everything Was turned off even the mains water and a window was left open.we to thought the same it just needs time to heat back up and it'll sort itself out. Do you suggest tuning it all on and up for a day or.so just to heat the property right up and go from there. 25degress on each thermostat for 24hrs??

I think I would, yes. Mine goes up to 42c but might melt vinyl flooring! 25c sounds reasonable.
How about a few oil-filled electric radiators too to kick start?

 

[Ashleynorris]

Ok I'll give it a go and see if i can get it heated. Even the walls feel so cold but again been empty for.months and not being heated up would explain I'll see how that goes And go from there

 

[Flintstone]

If give it a week on full blast get some warmth back into its bones

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I’d move!

 

[Ashleynorris]

Haha, moving isn't really an option. all the surrounding houses have gas so im contacting the national grid to get quotes for a gas feed. The block next to us has gas.

 

[Ashleynorris]

So with it mot feeling anywarmer with heating on i decided to shut it all off and it doesn't feel any colder, so a day i was using 65kw with the heating on and i checked today over a 10hr period with over on and washing machine twice and we have only used 10KWHS , thats quite a difference something like £12 before and £2.50 now,
In the short fall i will bring home my 2.5kw industrial fan heater from work and having it on for 2 hrs a day will be 5kwh making my usage around 15 which will be significantly less than used underfloor heating. Cant understand why a developer would use underfloor heating mat as its only source of heat.

Im confident this flat will be toasty with my heater fired up for even half hour, it warms my workshop a treat. Needless to say im not a fan of this electric underfloor heating im sure on tiles as a luxury it would be great but really is expensive to run.

Thanks for all your feedback

 

[Uheat - Jake]

Just from having a read through the thread I noticed you mentioned you've got chipboard down but the heating is installed within concrete? If this is the case then this is where the heat is being trapped which is why your rooms aren't feeling warm. Electric UFH shouldn't have anything placed over the top of it other than the floor finish and that needs to be kept below 2.8TOG. If that's a 18mm chipboard over the concrete then that would taking all the heat.

 

[Ashleynorris]

Just from having a read through the thread I noticed you mentioned you've got chipboard down but the heating is installed within concrete? If this is the case then this is where the heat is being trapped which is why your rooms aren't feeling warm. Electric UFH shouldn't have anything placed over the top of it other than the floor finish and that needs to be kept below 2.8TOG. If that's a 18mm chipboard over the concrete then that would taking all the heat.

That's a very good point, never really thought about it as i said im new to this heating and didn't take much notice , the only reason iknow it has chipboard on top is because the previous owner layed stick on looking laminate flooring throughout and its lifting in areas.