Max4therm – The underfloor system was primary designed to put an invisible form of heating into old and listed properties that had low ceiling heights in Saxony, Germany. The German inventor produced a heating system within the floor which would be thin but strong enough to replace old rotten wooden floors.
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| He designed the Max4therm underfloor system so that the heating pipes were fitted within a strong geometric steelwork design. The pipes were fitted within the steelwork and then a liquid screed of only 5mm was poured above the panel to give a very strong floor. |
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Soon it was realised that the Max4therm underfloor heating system could be of use not only to replace existing rotten wooden floors but also on top of solid floors, even when a structural floor wasn't required. This then overcame many problems with floor depths or when structure becomes any issue. |
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| Max4therm is an extremely low profile system, which is a structural floor that has two thickness types with 10mm & 20mm panels. Max4therm's thin underfloor heating system allows the screed thickness of 15mm for the 10mm panels, and 25mm for the 25mm panel. By using such a low quantity of screed it helps to improve on material quantities and drying times, which in turn can speed up the project finishing times and consequently will save on labour costs etc. |
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The Basis of Underfloor Heating
The heat produced from the floor comprises of mostly radiant heat; whereas with a conventional radiator system it mainly provides convection heat that circulates through the air which surrounds objects in a building. Radiant heat, heats objects and the general fabric of the building (including people) just like the sun heats objects on the earth’s surface.
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Underfloor heating eliminates uncomfortable hot or cold air-flows around a room and gives even, comfortable heating. The warmest part of the room is next to the floor, not the ceiling, giving the occupant warm feet and a cool head. As we all know if your feet are warm you are!
(Feet are our body thermostats).
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| Underfloor heating is as close as you can get for the ideal heating curve for humans. It provides a warm, friendly floor where the surface temperature is less than 30 degrees Celsius. |
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