"Is underfloor heating cleaning really an IQ tax?"

This is a question that is necessary to know for households that use underfloor heating.

To understand this question, we should first start talking about the threats that underfloor heating can face.

Underfloor heating being a complete system that delivers hot water as a heating medium, the biggest fear is that something will go wrong with the underfloor heating pipes. Problems can lead to rooms not heating up. Underfloor heating pipes are often encountered "trouble", water pipe scaling, water pipe clogging, air bubbles in the water pipe, water pipe bursting.

Why do water pipes scale and clog?

Tap water produced by the tap water plant there will be some calcium and magnesium compounds, after heating these substances become slightly soluble and insoluble calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, long-term stay in the pipeline, attached to the wall of the pipeline. At the same time, the water itself has some large and small impurities, although the filter, but still can not block all the stains. Underfloor heating water will also survive some microorganisms, microbial metabolism will form waste material, adhering to the solid. A variety of dirt condensation, floor heating pipe scaling is inevitable.

Why do air bubbles appear in water pipes?

Air particles are so tiny that they can be said to be pervasive, mixing with water molecules and easily entering the floor heating pipes. There are also thin gaps at the interfaces of the various screws, which make it difficult to resist air over time. In addition, underfloor heating pipe material is also a key element, not blocking the oxygen of the pipe into the air must be faster than the oxygen-blocking pipe, oxygen-absorbing pipe in general, will not enter the air. Air enters, blocking the floor heating water and pipe, hindering the heat conduction process, making the floor heating part of the heat degree is reduced. And air will further oxidize bacteria and other impurities, significantly increasing fouling.

Why do water pipes burst?

The reason comes from many aspects: first, the impurities that enter the floor heating pipe, the stream of small stones, or the pipe dirt is too thick, and the sharp places cut the floor heating pipe. The next, the temperature of the water flow changes too quickly, thermal expansion and contraction, the pipe wall can not withstand. Third, in the extremely cold weather, the floor heating pipe water storage is not all released, after freezing the ice volume is too large to break the floor heating pipe. All of these need to be found in time and good protective measures. For example, timely cleaning, effectively delaying the aging of the floor heating pipe, to ensure that the pipeline capacity. Check the water flow in the floor heating, after deciding not to use the floor heating, timely release the water in the floor heating pipes, after all, no one can be sure of the weather changes. There are many ways and means to maintain the underfloor heating, and you have to apply them when you come across the right scenario.

Now you can answer the question that just started. Not only is underfloor heating pipe cleaning not an intellectual tax, but it is necessary. For one thing, to protect the heating effect of underfloor heating. Secondly, to take care of the underfloor heating pipes young. Thirdly, to prevent the fatal danger of the underfloor heating system - the rupture of the underfloor heating pipes, which, if such a bad situation really occurs, the price to pay will not be weighed in money.

I hope this article can help those who need it.