Suspended Drywall Ceiling for Heating and Cooling with Capillary Tube Mats

Our drywall systems with capillary tube mats are designed to add as little weight as possible to the construction, minimize the additional work required for drywall construction and still ensure good heat transfer into the room. The capillary tube mats can either be inserted between the drywall board and the insulation or milled into the plasterboard. Designs are common with both standard gypsum panels and acoustically effective perforated gypsum panels. 

Climate comfort without heavy technical equipment

Our capillary tube mats are extremely lightweight and place virtually no load on the drywall construction.

Weighing only about 280 g/m2, the capillary tubes lie on top of the plasterboard. Because a large number of closely spaced capillary tubes radiate heat simultaneously, there is no need to use additional thermally conductive profiles. The capillary tubes still distribute heat evenly and quickly.

In the case of perforated gypsum board, the acoustic effectiveness of the construction is not altered by the installation of capillary tube mats. For a quick and time-saving installation, we recommend the K.GK10 capillary tube mat, which is specially designed to match the standard dimensions of dry construction.

Advantages of drywall ceilings with capillary tube technology

  • Factory-assembled capillary tube mats in drywall dimensions
  • Quick and time-saving installation
  • Good room acoustics
  • Good price-performance ratio

Room climate control with little additional effort

Installing capillary tube mats in a suspended drywall ceiling requires little additional effort.

In addition to manufacturing the capillary tube mats in lengths and widths to match the dimensions of the CD substructure, special clip hooks ensure that the mats can be easily and securely attached to the already installed CD profiles. The clip hooks prevent the mats from falling down and at the same time position the capillary tube mats exactly in the clear dimension of the support profiles. If desired or required, thermal insulation is placed over the capillary tube mats.

The connections between single capillary tube mats and the combination to form the control zones can be done by plug connectors or alternatively by thermal plastic welding. After a brief pressure test to check the tightness of the installation before the air-conditioned ceiling is put into operation, the drywall panels are screwed to the CD support profiles in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

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Capillary tube mat with clip hooks, suspended in the CD profile

Ready-to-build drywall ceiling panel

As an alternative to suspended installation, the B.GK12 prefabricated element can also be screwed directly onto the CD support profiles as a thermally activated drywall panel. The prefabricated element is a sandwich construction consisting of a plasterboard panel with a backed capillary tube mat embedded in polystyrene thermal insulation. The B.GK12 prefabricated element is available for ceiling applications in the standard dimensions 2000 mm × 600 mm or 1500 mm × 600 mm. The components are connected via flexible hoses and plug connectors.

Alternatives for dry construction

Icon heating / cooling systems with 10 mm PE-RT single pipe
Dry lined ceilings with 10mm PE-RT pipe
Icon heating / cooling systems with copper pipe
Dry lined ceilings with copper pipes

Capillary tube mats for drywall systems

BEKA capillary tube mat for surface heating and surface cooling

The precise

 

Product data: Capillary tube mat K.GK10 for heated/chilled ceilings with standard dimensions for dry construction

Capillary Tube Mat Group B

The ready-made

 

Product data: Capillary tube mat, type B.GK12 for heated/chilled ceilings in dry construction

Buildings with BEKA drywall ceilings and capillary mats

Phoenix Brussels - cooling ceilings with BEKA single pipe; picture: Toptechnics
Phoenix, Brussels
cooling ceiling with BEKA copper tubing for new town hall building
Town Hall, Freiburg

 

Building projects with BEKA heating and cooling ceilings

Assembly

Drywall cooling ceiling with capillary tube mats, mounting clip hooks
Fastening the capillary tube mat to the drywall construction
Drywall cooling ceiling with capillary tube mats, spreading the mats
Attaching the clip hooks to the CD profile
Drywall cooling ceiling with capillary tube mats, applying insulation
Laying mineral wool insulation onto the mats
Installation of a drywall ceiling with capillary tube mats for heating and/or cooling
Mounting the plasterboard to the CD construction

The lightweight capillary tubes lie directly on the back of the plasterboard and thus transfer the heat with little loss. The weight of a layer of mineral wool insulation enhances this effect.

Ceiling heating & cooling for single family homes

 

Energy-efficient radiant heating and low-cost buildings are not a contradiction in terms. This can be experienced at the model house constructed by Bau- und Aufbau GmbH Zahna in Berlin Staaken. The building is equipped with the comfort of ceiling heating and cooling in combination with a heat pump and a photovoltaic system for single-family homes.

Detailed Project brochure model house with ceiling heating