TECE now with floor heating system

Around a quarter of a century ago, TECE launched the first plastic composite pipes for floor heating. The company is now back with a completely new floor heating system in this building services segment. The TECEfloor system is characterised by the optimum compatibility of all components in the comprehensive range.

Domestic engineering specialist TECE is going back to its roots and is launching a new floor heating system in the shape of TECEfloor. The range is complete right from the start, and consists of heating pipes, laying systems, manifolds and controls. With TECEfloor, the Emsdetten-based company is focusing primarily on quality: “All components have been carefully selected and their 100-percent compatibility tested,” says Christian Beike, floor heating product manager at TECE. The high standards for his new product line are expressed through a special label: “Silver Line Quality” (SLQ) stands for the verified quality and compatibility of all components.

When it comes to floor heating, TECE has long been a specialist: In the 1980s, the company launched the first diffusion-proof aluminium composite pipes on the German, and later European, market. Since then, TECE has sold floor heating systems in many export markets. With TECEfloor, the company is making a return to this segment in Germany too.

The TECE range includes a two-way and three-way plastic manifold that can be easily combined: With just two rotations, the two modules can be combined with each other as required – right through to a 12- way manifold. This reduces storage costs, because only two manifolds need to be kept in stock, rather than a lot of manifolds of different sizes. And on the construction site, the connectable modules provide greater flexibility: If an additional heating circuit is required, two two-way modules, rather than one threeway module, are simply used.

Typical sources of error eliminated

Like the two plastic manifolds, all components of the floor heating system are tailored to each other. “In the TECE in-house laboratory, we tested the interaction between all components under the most extreme conditions and typical sources of error were eliminated at the design stage,” explains Christian Beike. For example, the tight production tolerances for the heating pipes are perfectly tailored to the support and clamping ring of the clamped joint. The O ring of the clamped joint provides accurately dimensioned sealing in the manifold’s Eurocone. In the servomotor, not only the union nut but also the lifting and closing dimension are adjusted to match the valve insert of the manifold.