Uponor (formerly Wirsbo) Radiant Products
Uponor is a very old (350 years) Swedish company with manufacturing facilities in Minnesota. The plant produces high quality PEX tubing which is used for plumbing and radiant heating.
What is PEX?
Polyethylene, cross-connected flexible tubing or plastic pipe.
How is PEX used for heating?
1. Install the tubing in a concrete floor, between floor joists, or under flooring using sleepers or spacers
2. Pump hot water through the tubing.
3. Enjoy the most efficient and comfortable heat available.
How is PEX used for plumbing?
1. Install a large main line with manifolds down the length of the house using 3/4, 1, or 1-1/2 inch PEX.
2. Run a continuous (no joints) line from an to access manifold directly to a fixture (i.e. sink, shower, or tub) using 3/8,
1/2 or 3/4 inch PEX.
3. Install fixtures normally.
4. Enjoy clean tasting, quiet water at full pressure for the rest of you life.
Why use Uponor PEX?
1. Uponor uses a patented method to cross-connect the plastic molecules, which make a stronger, more durable and tougher PEX.
2. When installed by a trained contractor, Uponor offers a 25 year warranty. Its expected life is more than 100 years.
3. Uponor makes its own tubing. Most companies selling PEX for floor heating buy it from another company and put their name on it. If some problem arose, you would not have only one company to seek damages.
4. Uponor has been making PEX tubing since 1970. They have sold over 3 BILLION FEET of tubing and have never had to replace any tubing due to defects.
5. Uponor supplies almost 50% of the PEX tubing used in the United States for floor heating.
Why is Radiant Heat more efficient and more comfortable?
1. Radiant Heat warms objects like people and furniture, not the air. Therefore there is no hot air sitting on your ceiling wasting money.
2. Radiant Heat warms your body like the sun does. There is no warm dry air blowing around your body, drying your sinuses, and spreading germs. Radiant Heat is like a sunny spring day; with cool air to breathe and the sun keeping you warm.
Do I really need Radiant Heat in the South?
YES! If you turn your heat on during the winter, then you could be enjoying warm floors from Uponor.