Designed to ensure complete peace of mind for every underfloor heating (UFH) pipework installation, TraffiPipe is a new solution from Ambiente which features a built-in visual quality management system.
Featuring a distinctive traffic light style colour coding, the five-layer PE-RT (polyethylene of raised temperature resistance) construction informs installers that the pipework is in good condition before the installation progresses – or, crucially, alerts them if pipework has become defective in any way during the supply and installation process. In addition, an integral EVOH oxygen barrier prevents the water from oxidising in the heating system.
Once installed, TraffiPipe will remain green if everything is looking safe to proceed; reveal a white/amber (polymer adhesive) layer if there is a risk, which requires further investigation; or expose a red (polymer adhesive) layer if the EVOH oxygen barrier has been passed, which means the pipework needs to be repaired or replaced.
Manufactured in Germany, the ‘Type 0’ PERT TraffiPipe is also claimed to be incredibly flexible, making it easy to bend and install.
Ambiente MD Sheldon Cooper comments: “Pipework is the most significant single component of an underfloor heating system and the only part of the system that is entirely inaccessible once installed with floor finishes on top. With this in mind, we wanted to extend the Ambiente range with a unique and patented offering which makes the underfloor heating pipework for any installation accountable at every stage.
“As well as being ultra-flexible, TraffiPipe is the only underfloor heating pipework solution which offers visual peace of mind that the pipework is in good condition – from manufacture, transport, packaging, site logistics, installation, screeding/over-boarding, to post-completion additional works.”
