Freely floating ceiling

Recommended type of grid: connection type 62

Description

The aquatherm black system grids for heating and cooling are laid on the metal ceiling panels, respectively are glued on. Thus the square pipes lay directly on the metal plate respectively on the acoustic mat. That guaran­tees an efficient power transmission, and a quick cooling respectively heating of less than 10 minutes is possible. A great increase in efficiency compared to metal panel ceilings results from the convective share of the system.

Installation

1. Substructure
The connection pipe of the heating and cooling circuits from the manifold or the main supply is fixed at the ceiling and directed into the room. The grids, object-related and made to measure, are laid on the panels, resp. glued on with special glue according to the layout plan. Depending on the requirements a rock wool insulation (min. 30 mm), welded in a PE-film, can be laid on the grids. Consider that the convective share of the ceiling gets lost and the cooling efficiency decreases by fitting of the insulation. Insulation is only recommended for pure heating floating panels.

2. Installation of the grids
The grids for the installation in a clip-in system ceiling are supplied with one side plug socket 90° with flow break. Thus the constant flow is guaranteed and the grids can be connected to one side. After hanging the grids in the clamp rails of the metal panels they are interconnected to heating respectively cooling areas according to the layout drawing. Therefore the pre-fabricated aquatherm black system corrugated pipes with 90° plug ­adapters are used. The corrugated connecting pipe must be long enough to open the ceiling in the pretended opening direction without problems. The transition to the connection supply is made with a socket by heating element socket welding. But also pre-fabricated connection supplies with a calibrated plug socket can be applied. Also the connection with plug adapters is possible.

The maximum area per heating circuit is 15 m².
The maximum area per cooling circuit is described on page 70.
The heating and cooling circuits are connected to the manifold or the main supply with aquatherm black system PP grid pipe 16×2 mm or alternative connection systems (e.g. aquatherm grey pipe).

3. Installation of the freely floating ceiling
The pre-fabricated panels are fixed and aligned with hangers at the slab, according to manufacturer´s in­structions. A suspending height of at least 10 cm is required to ensure convection. Now, the grids are cased together and connected to the connection pipe. The grids are filled with water­ and are pressurized.