About 18 months ago I installed Wickes undertile warmer in the kitchen.
I installed two kits to cover the area. It has been working great. Just
this week one of the kits has stopped working. Obviously I don't want
to have to rip up the whole lot. Does anyone know of a person near
Enfield (Nth. London) who could come and fix it. I doubt the cable is
damaged but we are at the limit of my knowledge on this. Any advice
(other than ringing Wickes Technical Helpline ) would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

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About 18 months ago I installed Wickes undertile warmer in the kitchen.
I installed two kits to cover the area. It has been working great. Just
this week one of the kits has stopped working. Obviously I don't want
to have to rip up the whole lot. Does anyone know of a person near
Enfield (Nth. London) who could come and fix it. I doubt the cable is
damaged but we are at the limit of my knowledge on this. Any advice
(other than ringing Wickes Technical Helpline ) would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance



Are they both running from the same control unit? If not, you might be
lucky and find that either a fuse or controller has failed. If not, then
you're probably looking at a failed mat (or temperature probe).

Do you have a multimeter which you could check the comparitive
resistances of the heating mats with (L-N)? If not, any electrician
worth their salt should be able to check it out for you, but if the mat
itself has failed, you probably need a floor tiler first. Sorry to be
the bearer of bad news :-(

They are both running from the same controller. It's not a mat, it's
the wire laid out in a zig-zag pattern. The probe controls both so I
doubt its that as one is working. No, I'm afraid I don't own a
multimeter.

Many thanks for your help.

Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the
'break' is.

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They are both running from the same controller. It's not a mat, it's
the wire laid out in a zig-zag pattern. The probe controls both so I
doubt its that as one is working. No, I'm afraid I don't own a
multimeter.

Many thanks for your help.

In article ,
"Nick" writes:
Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the
'break' is.

and usually £2 - £3 from Maplin, or maybe as much as a
fiver if they don't have one on special offer.

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Andrew Gabriel

Nick wrote:

Multimeter cost about ï½£15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the
'break' is.

or £5 in any Maplin

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Cheers,

John.

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On 27 Nov 2005 14:10:56 -0800, "
wrote:

Obviously I don't want
to have to rip up the whole lot.

Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating.

Salesmen would have you believe that this stuff never fails. Reality
is somewhat different..

sponix

sPoNiX wrote:
fairgoldmail.nospam wrote:
Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot.

Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating.

Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.

Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.
Yep,and a nightmare if you suffer from hot feet.
Main advantage is the space it saves.
New build grand designs etc. seem to love it.
Simon.

Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot.
Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating.
Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.

For whole rooms, as their primary source of heat? Yeah, it'd be a bad idea.
But underfloor radiant heat using liquid tends to be a lot more reliable.
For a simple bathroom underfloor mats work well enough, provided they're
installed properly.

wkearney99 wrote:
Obviously I don't want to have to rip up the whole lot.

Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating.

Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.

For whole rooms, as their primary source of heat? Yeah, it'd be a bad idea.
But underfloor radiant heat using liquid tends to be a lot more reliable.

For me, reliability ain't the issue - I just really dislike UFH! AFAIK
this view isn't unique, 'though there are people who really, really like
it. I hope it's not simply radiant heat, though, I've an idea that'd set
fire to my slippers!

In article ,
says...
Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the
'break' is.

About a fiver from Maplin.
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