Ribbon Underfloor Heating by AHT - Heating

[Dan]

Anybody used Ribbon Underfloor Heating, by AHT Heating?

 

[grumpygrouter]

No mate.

 

[david campbell]

never heard of it mate whats there prices like!

don't think aaron is going to be happy about this post

 

[brian c]

Thats what i thought..but all is fair in love and war m8.

 

[grumpygrouter]

As it is the forum owner that made the post, I would imagine there is a valid reason for doing so. I am sure Aaron will realise that.

 

[Gazzer]

No i havent used this system before. So many coming on the market at the moment.

 

[Olz]

Nope, not used it either.

 

[Dan]

I used the stuff; hated it. International Decorative Surfaces, a large laminate importer and distributor has it in for a few months and got rif of it "due to complications". And I had a lady call once who had not installed the DPM-like thing in her bathrrom and was feeling "shocks" when she walked on it with it on, and the floor was wet. Never heard from her after passing her onto AHT.

I think it was designed for under-carpet. But AHT pushed it into tile and laminate. Though really, cable or cable mat is for tile, carbon is for laminate and carpets.

Really though, who'd want to heat carpets?!?! All those bugs you're promoting the growth of with the extra warmth and all that. I have mild asthma and I couldn't cope with thinking I'm habouring MORE dust-mites.

Perhaps that's just my opinion though, I just wondered if you guys had experienced the stuff at all?

 

[HowardM]

Dan,, you make this sound like it is the fault of the product and not the installation. was it damaged during installation? was the earth connected? was there an RCD in place? was it commisioned by a qualified electrician?

People can get electric shocks from all types of electric underfloor heating be it AHT, Devi, Electra if it was not installed incorrectly.

A bit confrontational for a first post but BS7671:2008 and previous would not allow any form of underfloor heating be activated by an electrician if it failed a basic insulation test.

 

[ssheen]

I've used them and I can't say that the feedback I received was positive overall. It's a neat idea, ribbons, but there are systems that are easier to work with and 17th Ed compliant out of the box. I don't think AHT are unless they have introduced an earthed version.