The popularity of underfloor heating has increased a need for low tog carpets and underlay so that the heat can penetrate the layers.
Low tog value carpets.
The combined tog value of carpet and underlays obtained when tested under the 2 plate system can be lowered by as much as 1 tog to give a more meaningful result.
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Our 80 wool 20 nylon carpets have a tog value somewhere between 1 4 and 2 3.
To determine a working approximation the tog rating of both carpet and underlay should be added together and 1 0 tog subtracted.
Carpet underlay from duralay tredaire ball and young and cloud 9.
Whatever your carpet underlay and carpet accessory needs from domestic to contract we aim to deliver.
Carpet underlay for underfloor heating.
This showed that a carpet underlay with a combined thermal resistance of less than 2 5 togs allows underfloor systems to operate efficiently.
Buy carpet underlay for underfloor heated rooms.
The tog of the carpet tells you how insulated it is generally the lower the tog the less insulation it provides so opt for a low tog carpet if you have underfloor heating.
Advantages of low tog.
You need to add up the tog ratings of your carpet and underlay.
At the other end of the scale if you choose thin carpet and underlay with a very low tog rating they won t provide you with much comfort and support and the carpet will.
According to research from and the underfloor heating manufacturers association uhma and advice from the carpet foundation you should be looking for a combined tog rating.
Extensive research has shown that this calculation gives a more realistic value of the total tog value.
Low tog carpet underlay.
Ranges include heatflow carpet underlay aria heatwave the outstanding easyflow king carpet underlay plus easyflow queen and prince for laminate and wood floors.
If you are working on a property with underfloor heating you will need to find out the system s tolerance.
We always stress to our customers the need to give the information on tog values for their choice of underlay and carpet to the heating manufacturer to ensure that the heating system.
We recommend that the combined tog rating of carpet and underlay doesn t exceed 2 5.
And if the combined value is more than 3 your underfloor heating won t work as efficiently as it could.
Carpet at 1 70 underlay at 1 40 1 70 1 40 1 0 2 10 tog suitable for floors 2 11 tog and.
Carpet underlay plus laminate and wood underlay these low tog underlays give maximum underfloor heating efficiency.
