Floor Heating and Cooling Systems
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Energy Systems Floor heating and cooling systems System solutions for everything you need in heating Living full of energy The larger the area that radiates heat the more effective and economical its heating effect will be. The ideal room temperature using a floor heating system is 1 ºC to 2 ºC lower than for systems using conventional radiators. 2 Heating and cooling systems for convenient all-round comfort The demand for high-quality living Floor heating for a better quality of life spaces in both existing and new buildings is increasing all the time, and When choosing a suitable floor heating and this in turn creates an expectation of cooling system for modernisation or new state-of-the-art temperature control construction projects, the ultimate aim is to create a comfortable home environment. Whether it is for residential buildings, In addition, it will need to make optimal use offices and commercial premises, industrial of the available energy to ensure that the facilities, sports halls or open spaces – systems operate efficiently. what used to be exceptional is now the norm: heating and cooling systems opti- The level of thermal comfort experienced mised to individual needs and cleverly by every individual will depend on both designed to keep up with changing objective and subjective parameters. demands. It is therefore hardly surprising Measurable values include such factors as that the majority of planners and building air temperature, speed of air movement, owners looking for modern and advanced air exchange rate and air humidity. A high system solutions are now choosing floor level of thermal comfort is produced by heating and cooling systems. The retrofitting heating spaces evenly. In this process, it is of floor heating and cooling systems is also important that the heat given off the human gaining in popularity. body is emitted as uniformly as possible in all directions. Radiated heat and surface The many innovations introduced by Roth temperatures can be set proactively if one over the years have made a significant selects the right surface heating or cooling contribution to this development. In system. addition to user comfort and greater freedom in architectural design, the decisive We find it uncomfortable if too much heat criteria in the selection of a floor heating is being abstracted away (leaving surfaces and cooling system are the energy savings, cold), even if the temperature of the space hygiene and environmental protection it is within the optimal range. The lower the facilitates. temperature on a space’s boundary surfaces (walls, floors and ceilings) the higher the temperature the air must be to make the space comfortable, and vice versa. One can compensate for this effect by carefully controlling the temperature of ceilings and walls. 3 Roth floor heating and cooling systems Innovation and high performance for modern living spaces Temperature characteristics in housing construction Ideal heating Underfloor heating Ceiling heating Radiator heating, outer wall Radiator heating, inner wall The ideal room temperature profile Feel-good temperatures You will feel the optimal, finely tunable Experience suggests that comfortable room temperature profile that the Roth temperatures for heated rooms in winter floor heating and cooling systems can will tend to be around the following values: provide as a real contribution to your > Living spaces: 20 - 22 °C everyday comfort. Negative factors in a > Bedrooms: 16 - 18 °C room’s climate (such as turbulence, drafts > Bathrooms: 24 - 26 °C or heat congestion) are also a thing of the past. In reality, the system’s temperature A room is considered comfortable when characteristics correspond almost exactly to there is a difference of less than 4 °C the ideal heating system (see graphic). between the surface temperatures and the Experts tell us that the larger the area temperature of the air of the room. that radiates heat the more effective and If there is a difference of less than 5 °C economical its heating effect will be. The between the temperatures of the various ideal room temperature needed will be surfaces of the room, e.g. between an between 1° and 2° C cooler than with internal wall and an external wall, the room conventional radiators. The resulting energy will generally also be experienced as very saving of 6 to 12 % that the system achieves comfortable by the user. speaks volumes for it, as do its lower system and input temperatures. It also provides the Technical standards stipulate the following best conditions for combining renewable maximum permitted surface temperatures energy sources, including such systems as for floors: Roth heat pumps and solar collectors, for > in residential or office areas where people example. It wins further points in relation to meet and spend time: 29 °C the hygienic features of the system. > in bathrooms: 33 °C The dryness of the heat produced deprives > in peripheral zones: 35 °C bacteria and dust mites of the moisture they need for survival. For reasons of comfort, it is important that walls and ceilings do not exceed a maximum surface temperature of 40 °C. 4 A guide to Roth floor heating and Building types Areas of application Installation surfaces Load Insu- cooling systems distribution / lation Surface coating Residential and commercial Residential and commercial buildings Administrative buildings Car dealerships/showrooms Industrial/factory halls Sports halls Outdoor areas buildings New Existing buildings/renovation projects Minimum installation height, minimum mass per unit area Floor Wall Ceiling construction Wet (screed/plaster) Dry construction integrated in the system Original Tacker System XXX X XXX Quick-Energy® Tacker system X XXXX X X Flipfix® Tacker system XXX XXXX X Knob System XXXX X XX X X ClimaComfort TBS XX X XXX XX Pipefix System XXXXXXX XXXX ClimaComfort XX XXXXXX XX Panel System ClimaComfort XX XXX Compact System Large-scale application XXXXXX XXXX Isocore® concrete core temperature X XXXXXX control : Building-specific 5 6 Roth heating and cooling system a feeling of comfort the whole year round The thinking behind the system Heating in Winter Cooling in summer When designing an energy system for The evenly-distributed dispersion of heat Uniform room cooling with no unpleasant building services devices, the need to over a wide surface area provides the draughts is achieved through the radiant guarantee a comfortable living climate is user with a pleasant – practically ideal – cooling effect of the Roth System Pipes a fundamental consideration. The heating room temperature profile. With the low integrated into the floor structure. In terms and cooling systems developed by Roth temperature of the heating water it uses, of control engineering, the Roth heating and offer solutions tailored to seasonal needs the system is positively predestined for cooling system is designed to be able to and individual requirements. During the use in combination with environmentally effectively avoid both drops in floor surface cold seasons, low-temperature floor heating friendly and energy-saving heat sources, temperature to below 19 °C (deemed by achieves warm and comfortable room with low-temperature and condensing DIN 1946 to be the critical level for human temperatures. And in the summertime, technology and with alternative energy comfort), and temperature shifts between Roth System Pipes integrated into the floor sources. two relevant measuring points (at a height structure generate a pleasant cooling effect. of between 0,1 and 1,1 m) of two Kelvin. Dew point monitoring is integrated into the system in order to effectively prevent condensation caused by elevated room humidity due to the weather. The water for refrigeration can be produced via system piping laid in the ground, by heat pumps, by a cooling unit or using surface water. 7 Roth System Pipes always on the safe side with S5 CoEx Technology > quality through five layers ("S5") > system expertise > service > guarantee and warranty > customer satisfaction Benefit 1 Benefit 2 All good things come in.... 5. Quality through five layers ("S5") System expertise – Roth system And pipes are the arteries of an solutions for demanding applications efficiently laid out and perfectly In order to meet the demanding functioning floor heating and cooling requirements they have to fulfil on site As the inventor of the Tacker system, Roth system and during transport, the Roth DUOPEX is among the leading suppliers of floor S5®, X-PERT S5®+ and ClimaComfort S5 heating and cooling systems. With millions You can benefit five times over from a System Pipes are constructed in five layers. of systems proving their worth out in the professional system. The new Roth pipe These are inseparably bound together by field, Roth comes equipped with years philosophy makes this possible. The five- means of the S5 CoEx Technology to create of experience and thus with the greatest layer construction of the Roth DUOPEX S5®, a sandwich material with a high level of amount of technological know-how. The X-PERT S5®+ and ClimaComfort® S5 System robustness and a long service life. Roth Original Tacker® system and the Roth Pipes equates to five real benefits for Knob system and all Roth’s other heating you. All pipes are manufactured using our and cooling systems fulfil the highest unique, tried-and-tested five-layer expectations in terms of quality and safety, CoEx Technology. well beyond minimum technical standards. 8 Benefit 3 Benefit 4 Benefit 5 Service Guarantee and warranty Customer satisfaction > extensive field network of qualified sales Quality for the safety of our customers: Building owners expect reliability and professionals we consider this to be an obligation – preservation of value from their property. > Hotline and project planning service from the creation of the product through Roth Systems offer the customer the > Factory training courses, planning and manufacturing and storage, all the way to assurance of always having chosen the "best product seminars delivery.