Design Buy Build Issue 34 2018 | Page 88

Exclusive Interview with 3Thermo Our editor caught up with one of the directors at 3Thermo, Suppliers of the worlds’ first concealed Hybrid heating system to discuss their revolutionary product’s and how they can benefit you. Obviously, there is many aspects of the brand that would be very attractive to any home owner or developer but what would you say is the main unique selling point of the product? system has been safety tested to European standards and there is no water or electricity running through the walls. Wall heating has been tried before with water pipes and some people have even used UFH systems inside of walls. 3Thermo use a method of conduction to heat your home with a recommended usage temperature of 21-25 degrees. The low temperature does not affect any materials in front of it (Plaster, paint, wallpaper etc.). You can still hang pictures/mirrors on the wall and warm your home effortlessly. Our system is very eco-friendly and cost effective. Using up to 40% less energy compared to other heating systems, we separate ourselves from the conventional systems by being cost effective and design innovation. With the product being embedded within a 1 cm thick plasterwork layer has this presented any challenges to you when it comes to the instillation stage? Our system is one of the easiest systems to install. Done at first fix stage of a build/refurb, our radiators take 60 seconds to hang; piping is run along the parameter of the floor behind ski