FoilFloat RdB Install Guide

IG UFH 06.5

STORING THE SYSTEM
NOTE: If it is necessary to store the system once you have taken delivery, ensure it is kept in the following conditions: A dry, weather tight area Out of direct sunlight Away from sharp objects or chemical spillages All panels must be stacked horizontally and raised off the ground. It must not be exposed to moisture or high heat.

STORING THE SYSTEM

NOTE: If it is necessary to store the system once you have taken delivery, ensure it is kept in the following conditions:

A dry, weather tight area
Out of direct sunlight
Away from sharp objects or chemical spillages
All panels must be stacked horizontally and raised off the ground. It must not be exposed to moisture or high heat.

Stage 1
Key factors to follow Existing slab/floor deck meets at least SR2 (5mm deviation in 2m) requirements for floor regularity (BS8204) and preferably SR1 (3mm deviation in 2m). Area is clean free of debris. Acoustic edge batten (50mm x 33mm) “by others” Please check with the flooring supplier that the proposed floor finish is suitable for use with underfloor heating. Always refer to your floor finish manufacturers install instructions, they may have special requirements which take precedent when laying over underfloor heating. When working with any wood, insulation or acoustic based products, dust and particles become airborne and pose a hazard to health. This is particularly relevant when machine cutting or routing. Please follow all relevant safety guidelines on power tool use and reducing risk of dust inhalation regarding extraction and the use of particle masks and gloves. The minimum temperature for laying the pipe should be +5°C. If the pipe-work is kinked during the installation, the coil must be replaced or the pipe repaired with an OMNIE strait connector and then pressure tested. No connections should be made unless fully accessible following the completion of the finished floor.

Stage 1

Key factors to follow

Existing slab/floor deck meets at least SR2 (5mm deviation in 2m) requirements for floor regularity (BS8204) and preferably SR1 (3mm deviation in 2m).
Area is clean free of debris.
Acoustic edge batten (50mm x 33mm) “by others”
Please check with the flooring supplier that the proposed floor finish is suitable for use with underfloor heating.
Always refer to your floor finish manufacturers install instructions, they may have special requirements which take precedent when laying over underfloor heating.
When working with any wood, insulation or acoustic based products, dust and particles become airborne and pose a hazard to health. This is particularly relevant when machine cutting or routing.
Please follow all relevant safety guidelines on power tool use and reducing risk of dust inhalation regarding extraction and the use of particle masks and gloves.
The minimum temperature for laying the pipe should be +5°C.
If the pipe-work is kinked during the installation, the coil must be replaced or the pipe repaired with an OMNIE strait connector and then pressure tested. No connections should be made unless fully accessible following the completion of the finished floor.

stage 2
Apply the supplied sticky backed isolation strip around the bottom vertical face of the perimeter walls to reduce flanking sound transmission.

Stage 3
Following the your design, lay 50mm wide x 33mm deep acoustic battens, not supplied to OMNIE (the same total thickness as the FoilFloat RdB) around the perimeter of the room leaving a 5mm edge gap from the acoustic strip, this is for expansion allowance.

Stage 4
Following your CAD design to determine the pipe direction, start in the far left hand corner of the room. Lay the FoilFloat RdB panels longways against the edge batten with the panels loop end and flow and return channels against the adjoining wall acoustic batten, continue to the other end of the run and if required on the CAD design, rotate the last panel so you have a looped end with flow and return channels against the opposite end acoustic edge batten, trimming intermediate panels to create a solid run as required (note when cutting the panel the acoustic tab/overlap may be lost). Use the off cuts to fit as required across the floor in a ‘run’ repeat and butt the next run to the first overlapping the acoustic tab, continue this until the room is complete. With this system the whole room is covered including unheated areas with no pipe, under kitchen units, cupboards etc. Following your CAD design make sure to place and orientate panel loop ends where pipe needs to return along the panel. Once the FoilFloat RdB panels have been laid, the panels should be protected with walking boards (especially in areas with high levels of foot traffic).

Stage 4

Following your CAD design to determine the pipe direction, start in the far left hand corner of the room.

Lay the FoilFloat RdB panels longways against the edge batten with the panels loop end and flow and return channels against the adjoining wall acoustic batten, continue to the other end of the run and if required on the CAD design, rotate the last panel so you have a looped end with flow and return channels against the opposite end acoustic edge batten, trimming intermediate panels to create a solid run as required (note when cutting the panel the acoustic tab/overlap may be lost). Use the off cuts to fit as required across the floor in a ‘run’ repeat and butt the next run to the first overlapping the acoustic tab, continue this until the room is complete.

With this system the whole room is covered including unheated areas with no pipe, under kitchen units, cupboards etc.

Following your CAD design make sure to place and orientate panel loop ends where pipe needs to return along the panel.

Once the FoilFloat RdB panels have been laid, the panels should be protected with walking boards (especially in areas with high levels of foot traffic).

Stage 5
Installing the pipe: The minimum temperature for Installing the pipe should be +5°C. Starting at the manifold and referring to the OMNIE CAD design, allow enough pipe to rise up to the manifold then insert the pipe into the LowBoard panels by piercing the foil layer. Continue laying the pipe until all circuits have been laid, again allow enough pipe to rise up to the manifold at the end of each circuit. NOTE: If the pipe work is kinked during the installation, the coil must be replaced or the pipe repaired with an OMNIE connector (if possible) and then pressure tested. No connections should be made unless fully accessible following the completion of the finished floor. It may necessary to create channels for flows and return pipe in the panels (especially approaching the manifold), Use either a hot blade cutter (available from OMNIE) or a router with a 12mm tool (maximum depth of cut 12.5mm) following all relevant safety guidelines on power tool use and reducing risk of dust inhalation regarding extraction and the use of particle masks and gloves. (Image are indicative and pipe pattern may vary)

Stage 5

Installing the pipe:

The minimum temperature for Installing the pipe should be +5°C.

Starting at the manifold and referring to the OMNIE CAD design, allow enough pipe to rise up to the manifold then insert the pipe into the LowBoard panels by piercing the foil layer. Continue laying the pipe until all circuits have been laid, again allow enough pipe to rise up to the manifold at the end of each circuit.

NOTE: If the pipe work is kinked during the installation, the coil must be replaced or the pipe repaired with an OMNIE connector (if possible) and then pressure tested. No connections should be made unless fully accessible following the completion of the finished floor.

It may necessary to create channels for flows and return pipe in the panels (especially approaching the manifold), Use either a hot blade cutter (available from OMNIE) or a router with a 12mm tool (maximum depth of cut 12.5mm) following all relevant safety guidelines on power tool use and reducing risk of dust inhalation regarding extraction and the use of particle masks and gloves.

(Image are indicative and pipe pattern may vary)

stage 6
Once the pipes have been laid, they should be protected with walking boards until floor covering/deck is laid (especially in areas with high levels of foot traffic).

Stage 7
Once the panels and pipe have been installed, the circuits should be hydraulically pressure tested. It is preferable for the pipe to be kept under pressure while the covering deck is laid. If this is not possible, the pressure test must be carried out for a second time once the covering deck has been installed.

A Quick Guide to Filling the System
1. If the manifold is being used to pressure test all circuits at once, close both primary isolation valves. 2. Connect a pressure tester to any drain valve, vent the system of air and increase the pressure to 6 bar. 3. Once at this pressure, leave for 60 minutes. If the pressure has dropped examine the pipework. It may be necessary to pressure test individual circuits to determine if there has been damage to the pipe. 4. If the pressure is maintained and passes the test, record the results on the pressure test certificate. Have the test witnessed and certified by a third party. 5. Maintain this test pressure whilst the floor deck and finish are being laid. SEE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION GUIDE (DOCUMENT CODE: IG UFH 17) FOR FULL INSTRUCTIONS

A Quick Guide to Filling the System

1. If the manifold is being used to pressure test all circuits at once, close both primary isolation valves.

2. Connect a pressure tester to any drain valve, vent the system of air and increase the pressure to 6 bar.

3. Once at this pressure, leave for 60 minutes. If the pressure has dropped examine the pipework. It may be necessary to pressure test individual circuits to determine if there has been damage to the pipe.

4. If the pressure is maintained and passes the test, record the results on the pressure test certificate. Have the test witnessed and certified by a third party.

5. Maintain this test pressure whilst the floor deck and finish are being laid.

SEE MANIFOLD INSTALLATION GUIDE (DOCUMENT CODE: IG UFH 17) FOR FULL INSTRUCTIONS

Notes on Floating Floors
The floor deck should be timber or timber composite with tongued and grooved edges. FoilFloat panels and plain insulation should butt tightly together with no gaps. Battens should be installed around room perimeters to support the floor deck and at access traps and in door thresholds. Insulation sheets should be laid so that joints are not co-incident with joints in the floor deck above. During the initial heat up, the mixing valve should be set to supply temperature of between 20°C and 25°C which needs to be maintained for at least 3 days. After this period, the flow temperature can then be increased to the design maximum and should be held for a further 4 days to complete the process. NOTE: Always refer to the flooring manufacturers instructions.

Notes on Floating Floors

The floor deck should be timber or timber composite with tongued and grooved edges. FoilFloat panels and plain insulation should butt tightly together with no gaps. Battens should be installed around room perimeters to support the floor deck and at access traps and in door thresholds. Insulation sheets should be laid so that joints are not co-incident with joints in the floor deck above.

During the initial heat up, the mixing valve should be set to supply temperature of between 20°C and 25°C which needs to be maintained for at least 3 days. After this period, the flow temperature can then be increased to the design maximum and should be held for a further 4 days to complete the process.

NOTE: Always refer to the flooring manufacturers instructions.

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