Ducting system for heating pipes in concrete

[mutley racers]

Hi all. Does anyone have a manufactured system they use or make up their own out of plywood? Seen some ducts in BES but at £16 + vat for 3 metre is expensive and then you need to cut the ply top.

Can kuterlex plastic coated copper pipe be buried in the screed without insulation or ducting?

Cheers all

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Put it in conduit, you can get either plastic or mlcp in conduit pre done

 

[mutley racers]

Put it in conduit, you can get either plastic or mlcp in conduit pre done

Used the poly pipe plastic in plastic and it was a bit tricky to work with. Was looking for something a bit easier

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Used the poly pipe plastic in plastic and it was a bit tricky to work with. Was looking for something a bit easier

What's the design (system)

 

[mutley racers]

What's the design (system)

Heating pipes

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Heating pipes

Main runs or just feeds to rads ?

 

[mutley racers]

Just feeds to rads due moving under windows

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Just feeds to rads due moving under windows

All of down stairs rads or just a couple?

 

[mutley racers]

Only 2

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Only 2

Would go copper and lagging also taping any joints with gaffa tape

 

[mutley racers]

Ok cool. Thanks once again for your help

 

[mutley racers]

Not horse hair hey. Proper foam lagging

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Not horse hair hey. Proper foam lagging

Correct but tape all the joints /seams

 

[Harvest Fields]

Correct but tape all the joints /seams

I thought that you can buy copper that is designed to go into concrete ?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I thought that you can buy copper that is designed to go into concrete ?

Yea coated copper only problem any joints arnt coated

 

[Harvest Fields]

Yea coated copper only problem any joints arnt coated

Yep. I found that out the hard way and the copper is blooming expensive

 

[mutley racers]

Still has to be insulated though if heating hey?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Still has to be insulated though if heating hey?

Yes any copper pipe