Warm floor from the Kaleo brand is innovative infrared heating system that is suitable for creating quality coatings in apartments and private houses. Company technology OK has established itself in Russia, warm floors from this company are popular with consumers. Caleo floors provide maximum comfort in summer and winter thanks to special composition and specificity. Before installing, you should learn more about their features, advantages and installation requirements.
Manufacturer information
Underfloor heating Caleo is a development that was discovered in South Korea - in this country, for the first time, they began to produce infrared heated floors. Now the Kaleo brand is considered most famous a brand of film coatings, the list of advantages of which includes the absence of problems during installation, swift implementation into work, optimal size and health benefits. At the moment in the Russian Federation, the brand's thermal film occupied more than 60% of the entire market for infrared floors with heating and a film base.
The coating itself is presented in the form of the thinnest film on which heating elements made of carbon substances - polymers are superimposed. His the main Unlike the convection-type options, it warms up the room immediately after activating the heater. Heat is transferred to each surface and spreads throughout the room, so you don't have to wait for the air to heat up wholly... The minimum cut size is 17.4 cm, so you can install the floor in almost every room.
Installation of the Kaleo system is available in homes and manufacturing plants. She is OK Compatible with all types of flooring, including laminate, carpet, linoleum and wood.
Caleo product lines
A range of brand systems available in a wide range... Most of the kits included in the range are installed without the need to install a cement screed. Most expensive Unimat Premium systems are capable of efficiently function also under a layer of concrete. Each product line should be considered separately to understand which option is right for a particular case.
- Line. It is a budget line, suitable for laying under any type of linoleum. This is a system with limited functional without a self-regulation option, while it consumes less energy compared to expensive ones analogs — 130 W / m2... It can be used as additional heating.
- Grid. It represents the middle segment in terms of price and performance, suitable for laminate, carpet and parquet. The design has a silver mesh separating the busbar and the radiator. The system is characterized by increased heat transfer and can be used as main heating source. Available in two versions: 150 W / m2 and 220 W / m2.
- Gold. Runs more economically with a self-regulating option that reduces current consumption as the temperature rises. The coatings have a capacity of 170 kW / m2if the thermostat is on, the total power consumption will not exceed 39 W, which makes this line quite profitable and budgetary.
- Platinum. This system is considered the most effective and is able to reduce the total energy consumption by 4-5 times. If the temperature is +10 degrees, the film power will be 175, 230 or 280 kW / m2... Platinum models differ from other lines with a coating thickness of 0.4 mm.
In addition to the coating itself, it is necessary to buy auxiliary components of this brand. Their list includes wire of the connecting type, terminals, as well as bitumen-based insulation.
Benefits of underfloor heating from Kaleo
The use of brand film systems can save up to 20% of electrical energy when compared with convection-type heating systems. Those who want to further reduce costs should buy a thermostat. The system from Kaleo does not require special efforts during installation, since it has optimal sizes. The list of additional benefits includes:
- installation without the need to make a screed, which greatly simplifies installation, which on average lasts no more than 1.5-2 hours for one room of a standard plan;
- reliability due to the presence of a silver mesh, which prevents contact of heated elements with copper buses;
- health safety due to the creation of the desired microclimate in the room and living heat, keeping the air fresh and optimal humidity level.
Film coating excellent suitable for installation on ceilings, mirrors, walls and other surfaces in private houses and apartments.
Specifications
The characteristics of the coating directly depend on the type, since each line has its own parameters. At the same time, the Caleo IR floor has general parameters, including a power consumption of 130 W with an average consumption of 39 W / hour per 1 m2.
The film width is 50 cm, ultimate the length can be no more than 12 meters. The total length of the IR beam in the system is 5-20 µm.
The film melts at 120 degrees, this factor is taken into account when placing heating devices on the finished floor.
Features of operation
Compliance with the rules and recommendations from the company allows you to significantly extend the life of the floors. Thermal film and thermostats must be used in accordance with the norms, the system can only be connected according to the rules of SNiP, VTT KSO and PUE, and all work must be carried out specialists according to instructions with the appropriate qualifications.
If an accident occurs and the warm floor is flooded, it is turned off and the surface is thoroughly dried. Sometimes the thermal film is damaged, such places have to be insulated. With a temperature control range, set a value not higher than 30 degrees according to GOST standards.
It must be remembered that when long the absence of people in the room in winter, the heating is not turned off wholly, put it on the minimum level.
