A HIGHLY BRITTLE MATERIAL:
THE PLASTIC IN YOUR UNDERFLOOR HEATING.

Since the 1970s, underfloor heating systems have been built into 60% of new buildings in Switzerland. A little-known fact: the heating pipes set in concrete are generally made of plastic. Oxygen molecules diffuse through the walls of the piping, attacking metal parts like tubes, valves and central heating boilers. The residues of this corrosion form a tough build-up in the piping, which accumulates throughout the heating circuit.

There is also the fact that no plastic lives forever. Least of all plastic that has to withstand constant heating temperatures, which causes the stabilising agents in the plastic to evaporate more rapidly. This is known as embrittlement: a creeping process, unnoticeable at first. The first perceptible sign is a fall in heat output. Conditions in your rooms become uncomfortable. To compensate, you turn the heating up further. The heating loops are put under even more strain by the excessive operating temperature. Leakages and water damage begin to occur. Over time, replacement of the whole system becomes inevitable. You can spare yourself all of this with the HAT System. But only by thinking about a condition analysis in time. Otherwise it might be too late.

This is what rooms look like when the underfloor heating pipes are replaced: you can spare yourself this kind of chaos lasting for days and weeks on end with the HAT System.