Warm floor

For comfort, many home and apartment owners have heated floors in their homes. There are several varieties of such systems. You can lay pipes under the floor covering and connect them to the water heating system. But such work will require great effort, much easier to use electrical systems. Of these, the most modern and easy to install are film heated floors. Such a special material with heating elements today is very popular. It is about him and will be discussed in this article. In it it will be told how to make a film warm floor with your own hands.

Advantages of film underfloor heating

Similar systems of a heat-insulated floor become more and more popular every year. The product is made of a thin organic film. It contains carbon-carbon or carbon inclusions, which serve as a source of infrared waves.

Popularity contribute to the positive aspects of such a system. Among them are the following:

1. Simple installation and ease of system maintenance. All work can be easily performed independently. At the same time, it is not necessary to pour in a powerful tie, just align the base.
2. Film warm floor can be laid under the laminate, linoleum and any other floor covering.
3. This type of heating is closest to natural.
4. The film consists of interchangeable segments. This makes it easy to carry out repairs.

Also worth noting is the low power consumption. The film floor will warm well, while spending on electricity will be minimal.

Preparatory stage

First of all, it is necessary to prepare all the materials and accessories. To perform the work will need:

• the film floor system itself. Calculate the amount is quite simple. It is necessary to take the area of ​​the room where the warm floor will be mounted. To this figure add 10–15%, so to speak “in reserve”;
• heat insulating substrate;
• electric wires and temperature regulators;
• distribution box;
• insulating tape, screwdriver, knife, side cutters, pliers.

Now you need to prepare the foundation. It is very important that the surface is smooth.

Note! Allowed drops of no more than 2 mm. If the irregularities are more significant, then they must be eliminated with the help of grinding or sanding.

Then the entire surface is cleaned from debris and dust. Now you need to lay out the insulating substrate. It is laid over the entire surface in an even layer.

Note! Do not allow the formation of folds of the substrate.

The substrate is laid in stripes butt, metallized surface up. The strips are fastened together with ordinary tape. After that, you can begin the installation of film warm floor.

System installation

First of all, you need to carefully read the instructions from the manufacturer of the system of warm film floor. Also, watch the video at the end of the article, which shows all the stages of installation.

Laying of the film should be carried out not close to the wall, it is necessary to indent at least 10 cm. The film unfolds, preferably along the longest wall of the room. This will result in fewer lanes. So, there will be less wires and scraps. Where there will be furniture, there is no need to have a film floor. The film itself is cut by special marks in order not to damage the heating elements.

Note! The film is laid down with copper tires. At the same time the formation of folds, excesses and creases is not allowed. So that the strips do not move relative to each other, they are fixed with scotch tape.

After the film covers all the planned space, the system is connected. This is done with clips. One clip is connected to each copper bus. That is, there will be two connections to each lane. So that the clamps do not show through through linoleum, proceed as follows: in the substrate they simply make indentations for them. Contacts are located on the side of the strip that faces the junction box and the thermostat. To install the thermostat, make the gate for the wires.

After that, the terminals of the clamps are connected to the electric wires.

Note! Do not forget about isolation. Each connection is securely wrapped with bitumen insulation.

Now you need to install junction box. Experts recommend installing a separate machine, and pull the wire from it, which will power the floor heating system. If you do not have the skills to work with electricity, it is better to call the master.

Connect the wires from the contacts of the film to the junction box. Also, the temperature sensor and temperature controller are connected. The first is located directly under the film. In this case, the place must be chosen so that the sensor is protected from mechanical damage. The thermostat, as well as the junction box, is located 15–20 cm from the floor.

After checking the reliability and isolation of all compounds, the system is tested. If the warm film floor is working properly, then you can carry out further work (lay a clean floor covering).

Video

See the installation instructions for the film floor, which clearly shows the entire installation process: