HEATING, VENTILATION & SERVICES 71 TorFloor 2® takes integrated underfloor heating to a new level


While many in the industry believed that the original TorFloor panel represented the optimum in terms of integrating underfloor heating pipes into a quick-to-install structural flooring panel, UK based manufacturer OMNIE has taken both the practicality and the performance to a new level with the introduction of TorFloor 2®. The new generation TorFloor 2® evolves from the market-leading TorFloor® predecessor by adding a 6 mm thick chipboard upper panel with pre-foiled aluminium heat diffuser. Crucially both panels feature matching routed channels to perfectly align around the 12 mm water pipe, while the printed upper face clearly indicates the pipe’s position and the points where screws can be safely fixed. Not only does this arrangement greatly reduce the risk of the pipe runs being accidentally damaged when floor coverings are installed or replaced, but the location of the routed channels places the warm water pipes closer to the surface: delivering faster warm-up times. This design means that an output of 50 W/m2 can be achieved with a flow temperature of 41° Centigrade, making TorFloor 2® ideal for coupling with the air or ground source heat pumps offered by OMNIE, while a 500 Centigrade flow will raise the output to 84 W/m2.


01392 363605 www.omnie.co.uk HBD10_Omnie_Heating - Underfloor_DPR.indd 1 Altecnic launches Heat Network Design guide 05/10/2022 11:03


The Altecnic Heat Network Design Guide aims to ensure specifiers, consultants, and contractors achieve the designed system performance post build, with a look at how maximum energy savings from HIUs can only be achieved if the system is designed, installed, and commissioned correctly. To provide context for the advice given, the guide begins with a review of the latest independent resources and best practice for heat network design, including: CIBSE CP1 (2020) Heat Network Code of Practice; UK Standard for Heat Interface Units; SAP Rating; Low Return Temperatures; Building Regulations Considerations; BSRIA Guide Information. The guide makes recommendations for HIU selection, primary pipe-work layout and sizing, primary flow rate calculations, radiator valves, and recommends particular system components. These are all provided with the best practice of installation and product selection. As a further tool, the guide details system sizing and HIU selection, including distinguishing between direct and indirect HIU’s, for specific building types. As well as this, it provides advice on the commissioning of a heat network, and how to ensure that optimal efficiency is maintained.


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