August 8 2022

Ideal EPS

The Ideal EPS heating panel is JUPITER’s original product and has been on the market for over 20 years in Europe. Throughout this period the panel has hardly changed at all – testament to its excellent design. The Ideal EPS system is manufactured from 30 mm thick, high density expanded polystyrene (EPS) with a compressive strength of 240 kPa and includes a 0.5 mm thick integral aluminium plate which acts to diffuse the heat evenly through the floor finish above.

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The original heating panel

In continual manufacture since 1996, Ideal EPS heating panels are available in two variants, with pipe centres set at either 125 mm or 250 mm. The 125 mm panel is most commonly specified, but 250 mm panels may be used where heat output requirements are exceptionally low. The return header elements come with optional aluminium diffusion plates.

Ideal EPS panels are easily installed, following pipework layout plans supplied shortly after the point of order. The system simply requires a flat and level surface in common with all panel-based underfloor heating systems.

Datasheet

Installation Guide

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Ideal EPS:

Datasheet

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Product Specification:

Density:

100

kg / m³

Thickness

Panel Dimensions:

1000 x 500

Mass:

kg / m²

Fire Classification:

Thermal Resistance (R-value):

0.86

m² K / W

Thermal Conductivity (λ-value):

0.035

W / mK

Packaging:

Pallet Contents:

120 boards / 60 m²

Pallet Dimensions:

W1000 x D1000 x H2200 mm

Pallet Mass:

200 kg

* to EN 13501: 2007

Product Benefits:

Ultra high compressive strength (240 kPa at 10% compression) EPS ensures floor will not sag or compress over time.
Rigid 0.5 mm thick aluminium heat diffusion plates ensures maximum heat output, even at the reduced flow temperatures heat pumps operate most efficiently at.
Aluminium spreader plates are integral to the panel and will not creak or squeak as inferior renditions of this product often do.
As the aluminium is a plate rather than a foil, it is able to sit in perfect contact with the pipe around the majority of its circumference by virtue of the cleverly designed and bevelled omega profile in the plates.
Our pipe clips robustly into these panels, this is simply not possible with inferior foil-faced panels where the pipe breaks the foil as it is installed.
Separate header panels, available with or without aluminium heat diffusion plates, provide superior pipework layouts and insulation values by contrast to ‘all-in-one’ heating panels which attempt to incorporate these into their design.
Has been supplied virtually unchanged for the last 25 years.
Exceeds the thermal resistance requirement of EN 1264 for floors over heated spaces – no additional insulation is required for upper floors.

Product Specification:

Density:

100 kg / m³

Thickness:

30 mm

Panel Dimensions:

1000 x 500 mm

Mass:

3 kg / m²

Fire Classification

E *

Thermal Resistance (R-value):

0.86 m² K / W

Thermal Conductivity (λ-value):

0.035 W / mK

Packaging:

Pallet Contents:

120 boards / 60 m²

Pallet Dimensions:

W1000 x D1000 x H2200 mm

Pallet Mass:

200 kg

* to EN 13501: 2007

Product Benefits:

Ultra high compressive strength (240 kPa at 10% compression) EPS ensures floor will not sag or compress over time.
Rigid 0.5 mm thick aluminium heat diffusion plates ensures maximum heat output, even at the reduced flow temperatures heat pumps operate most efficiently at.
Aluminium spreader plates are integral to the panel and will not creak or squeak as inferior renditions of this product often do.
As the aluminium is a plate rather than a foil, it is able to sit in perfect contact with the pipe around the majority of its circumference by virtue of the cleverly designed and bevelled omega profile in the plates.
Our pipe clips robustly into these panels, this is simply not possible with inferior foil-faced panels where the pipe breaks the foil as it is installed.
Separate header panels, available with or without aluminium heat diffusion plates, provide superior pipework layouts and insulation values by contrast to ‘all-in-one’ heating panels which attempt to incorporate these into their design.
Has been supplied virtually unchanged for the last 25 years.
Exceeds the thermal resistance requirement of EN 1264 for floors over heated spaces – no additional insulation is required for upper floors.

Ideal EPS:

Installation Guide

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01
Install the perimeter insulation and support battens on a dry, flat and level substrate. Note: perimeter support battens are not necessary if our Screed Replacement Tile system is to be installed on top.

02
Begin with header elements in a corner and follow the layout plan.

03
Begin laying the aluminium clad Ideal EPS heating panels adjacent to the headers. Use blank EPS panels in unheated areas and to fill in small gaps as necessary.

04
Ideal EPS heating panels can be easily snapped to size thanks to pre-scored break points as required.

05
When installing a floating timber floor directly over the Ideal EPS system it is recommended that all elements are adhered to the substrate using a solvent-free adhesive. Lay the heating panels out first, completing the room in its entirety before lifting panels and installing adhesive.

06
Flow and return runs and awkward curves can be easily formed using a hot wire cutter. If long runs need to be formed, form them with a wave to prevent the pipe from popping out.