Help! Wickes undertile warmer has stopped working....

Are they both running from the same control unit? If not, you might be lucky and find that either a fuse or controller has failed. If not, then you're probably looking at a failed mat (or temperature probe).

Do you have a multimeter which you could check the comparitive resistances of the heating mats with (L-N)? If not, any electrician worth their salt should be able to check it out for you, but if the mat itself has failed, you probably need a floor tiler first. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news :-(

They are both running from the same controller. It's not a mat, it's the wire laid out in a zig-zag pattern. The probe controls both so I doubt its that as one is working. No, I'm afraid I don't own a multimeter. Many thanks for your help.

Multimeter cost about £15 off Ebay..... one would help you find where the 'break' is.

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and usually £2 - £3 from Maplin, or maybe as much as a fiver if they don't have one on special offer.

or £5 in any Maplin

Oops! One of the major drawbacks of underfloor heating.

Salesmen would have you believe that this stuff never fails. Reality is somewhat different..

sponix

Absolutely ghastly method of heating, too.

Yep,and a nightmare if you suffer from hot feet. Main advantage is the space it saves. New build grand designs etc. seem to love it. Simon.

For whole rooms, as their primary source of heat? Yeah, it'd be a bad idea. But underfloor radiant heat using liquid tends to be a lot more reliable. For a simple bathroom underfloor mats work well enough, provided they're installed properly.

For me, reliability ain't the issue - I just really dislike UFH! AFAIK this view isn't unique, 'though there are people who really, really like it. I hope it's not simply radiant heat, though, I've an idea that'd set fire to my slippers!

About a fiver from Maplin.

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