User Guide

Before Installing
• Installation of this system must be made in accordance with
National Electrical Code Article 426 - Fixed Outdoor Electric
Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment.
• Install all wiring in accordance with all national and local codes
pertaining to outside wiring.
• For installation under concrete only.
• Do not install this system under tarmac or other hot-pour sur-
facing materials.
• Do not incorporate any other outdoor electrical equipment in
any branch circuit which feeds this heating system.
• This system must be connected to an electrical branch circuit
incorporating a ground fault circuit interruper (GFCI) rated for
equipment protection.
• Heating mats must never be run through or accross expansion
joints.
• Do not run power leads, other electrical wiring or any other
material between the heating mats and the surfacing material.
• Special care must be taken to ensure that expansion joints do
not extend into the heating elements. Elements which are
damaged are shock and fire hazards. If possible, order ele-
ments sized so that the expansion joints can be cut between
the elements and leave one inch (2.5 cm) between the ele-
ments.
• WARNING: Ensure that adequate drainage is provided for
water runoff.