Infloor Infloorboard - Manual (Page 4)

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ACCELERATION
Acceleration is a measure of how fast a radiant
heating system responds. Aluminum is approx-
imately 1000 times more conductive than
wood. The layer of aluminum on
Infloorboard™ and in the groove significantly enhances both the transfer of
heat and evenness of heat distribution of the board. See Illustration A-1 to see
how the heat transfers through Infloorboard™. The thin profile and relatively
high density contributes to the superior acceleration and deceleration of
Infloorboard™.
Traditional radiant heating systems in concrete work well, but they must first
charge a large thermal mass before heat will begin to radiate from the panel.
They accelerate and decelerate very slowly due to the large thermal mass, and
they can be hard to control. Infloorboard™, being thin, but relatively dense,
and aided by it’s conductive aluminum layer, responds very rapidly. This results
in greatly improved response time, with almost no overheating since there is
almost no “thermal lag” to overcome. Infloorboard™ can be controlled with
standard set-back thermostats.
INFLOORBOARD™ WARMCOAT:
The Infloorboard™ Warmcoat aluminum top layer provides multiple benefits.
It is highly conductive. This Warmcoat aluminum layer is also moisture resist-
ant. When the edges and grooves of the Infloorboards™ are sealed using sili-
cone caulking, it provides significant moisture protection for the board. And it
provides a barrier to the transmission of any outgassing from the board.
Infloorboard™ is manufactured to meet the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)
outgassing standard of less than 0.3 ppm of formaldehyde. Independent labora-
tory tests with 144F° water indicate that, due to the aluminum Warmcoat layer,
Infloorboard™ has virtually no detectable levels of outgassing.
Illustration A-1