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Originally Posted by billybek
I have schluter electric heat under a basement bath tile floor.
It is great. Not sure how well it would work under a vinyl plank.
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I've watched a few videos (
one an hour long training course), they might be the only company offering splicing repairs.
We used a different system a few years ago in a house, and one of the in-floor sensors failed, the owner said he was glad he insisted on a backup sensor to be installed at the time.
The problem with lower level on existing concrete slab installation is that the slab soaks up much of the heat and negates the quick heat up and charge down cycle by heating up so much mass and wasting energy.
This is why they developed the thicker self-insulated 3/4" deep version.
The big advantage of electric in-floor heat is it does not have to be turned up when you are not in the room, and can be warmed up quickly, perfect for occasional use rooms/levels.
I have been impressed with Schluter electric heat videos and reading materials, but the most informative video (an hour long) was by Wamup out of Canada. My personal experience says redundancies and repairability are important considerations.