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hello all,
seeking some advice on how to run cables underfloor with ufh as well.
i am quoting for a complete house rewire as they are doing some substantial works and the electrics are in poor condition
the floors consist of hardcore then sand then dpm sheeting, celotex on top of that with wet under floor heating clipped to the celotex, with the screed on top. i want to run my cables to the sockets under the floor so to save time. i could put them on the celotex with the ufh but obviously there will be major heat temperatures to work with. what would be the best way of overcoming this?
thanks in advance
 
If you must, run 25mm conduit under the insulation with your cables in. I've done it before with 20mm but it's a pain in the proverbial, getting 2x2.5mm through swept elbows and tees up to socket boxes.
 
would you put it under the DPM matting and create a mini trench in the sand for it to be seated in?
 
I imagine whoever is doing the DPM wouldn't thank you for that. Trying to maintain the damp seal around vertical conduit would be a pig of a job. Be better on top of DPM then they could drop a layer of 25mm celotex in around your conduit, then top up to the required thickness in a single sheet
 
I would say from my experience that running 2 2.5mm's through 20mm conduit is very difficult - especially when it gets to bends etc although its alright running it along the straight.
 
the only problem is that i am installing some floor boxes and the insulation has been put down already :rolleyes:
could i put 4mm down so the heat has less impact on the cable? or would heat resistant cable do the same job
 
You’d have to redo your cable calcs with the right cf.....heat resistant cable is resistant to outside influences not the load on the cable cores..
 

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