removing existing floor tiles with underfloor heating

[sandyapple]

Going to need to take off old floor tiles from concrete floor with an underfloor heating system installed . Customer is concerned about damage to heating pipes etc when i use the kangol with tile remover attachment ..
Is there any problems ? any body with this experience or knowledge ? would appreciate any info ...
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[jimbob]

:welcome: Sandyapple

What type of UFH is it? Your use of the word "pipes" suggests it is a wet system, so it would surely have been screeded over before tiling. If so, as long as you are careful and make sure it is only the tile and adhesive you are Kangoling, I would think it would be safe, but I'm no expert.....

 

[Ajax123]

Is the tile remover attachement shaped like a bolster chisel. I would think you should be ok with that cos you are not likely to dig into the concrete/screed. The UFH pipes in a wet system should be around 50mm below the surface unless it is jerry built.

 

[doug boardley]

better off using an sds hammer chisel, if you have one, Kango's always used to be big heavy numb things imo
welcome to the forums sandyapple

 

[Ajax123]

better off using an sds hammer chisel, if you have one, Kango's always used to be big heavy numb things imo
welcome to the forums sandyapple

That's wot i thought the tile removing attachment on the Kango was. Evidently not

 

[doug boardley]

That's wot i thought the tile removing attachment on the Kango was. Evidently not

it may well be the same thing Ajax, I can only remember kango's having something like 3" bolster chisels in them