Low Tog Value Carpets

Advantages of low tog.

Low tog value carpets.

Carpet at 1 70 underlay at 1 40 1 70 1 40 1 0 2 10 tog suitable for floors 2 11 tog and. At cormar we help guide our customers by pre testing all our carpets and giving them a tog value rating to make sure they are compatible with underfloor heating systems. The popularity of underfloor heating has increased a need for low tog carpets and underlay so that the heat can penetrate the layers. This will help you decide an appropriate carpet and underlay to work with.

To determine a working approximation the tog rating of both carpet and underlay should be added together and 1 0 tog subtracted. Carpet underlay plus laminate and wood underlay these low tog underlays give maximum underfloor heating efficiency. This showed that a carpet underlay with a combined thermal resistance of less than 2 5 togs allows underfloor systems to operate efficiently. 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.

Ranges include heatflow carpet underlay aria heatwave the outstanding easyflow king carpet underlay plus easyflow queen and prince for laminate and wood floors. We recommend that the combined tog rating of carpet and underlay doesn t exceed 2 5. Carpet underlay from duralay tredaire ball and young and cloud 9. 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.

Carpet underlay for underfloor heating. Our 80 wool 20 nylon carpets have a tog value somewhere between 1 4 and 2 3. Buy carpet underlay for underfloor heated rooms. Whatever your carpet underlay and carpet accessory needs from domestic to contract we aim to deliver.

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. Extensive research has shown that this calculation gives a more realistic value of the total tog value. If you are working on a property with underfloor heating you will need to find out the system s tolerance. Buy carpet underlay on line at cheap trade and wholesale prices.

You need to add up the tog ratings of your carpet and underlay. 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. 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.