warm tiles-thermostat?
I installed warm tiles electric heat under pergo laminate, and have enjoyed the results—until it stopped heating!
I have checked the impedance on the wires and sensor many times, before and after install, thats all good. The floor is over the basement laundry, which stays at 60+ degrees. I added new plywood flooring to mud the electric wires onto, so that makes 3 layers of floor (1/2 plywood, old hardwood, original subfloor–house is +100 years old)
the kitchen is colder than the rest of the house, but it is heated.
the manufacturer claims that the room must be heated, or the radient heat may not work. ok, that may be true, but the floor was nice and toasty(+9) this fall, and now it barely breaks +2 or the thermostat. its colder outside, but the furnace is on….
i need to check the voltage on the thermostat and was going to exchange it to see if that helps, also was going to “hardwire” it for a few hours to see if it can warm up (but i don’t want to melt the floor)
Any experience with this product??
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Greetings n,
This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.
Perhaps it will catch someone's attention that can help you with advice.
Cheers
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damn, am I fat!
The mat is only a long heating filament. You can wire it directly or via a standard switch (for control). The mat will heat up quickly and you will feel it soon.
Most of the new controllers adjust the input to the mat to maintain temperature.
If you do the direct test, this will tell you what part of the system is giving trouble. Controllers are not cheap so check the sensor for a circuit. If you can access the sensor you could use a hair dryer to check if its resistance changes with heat.
Any cheap electrical tester will work for you.
Let us know how it works out.
By the way some infloor systems are used to heat the whole house.