Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Product Information
- Tools Required for Heater Installation
- Electrical Information
- Floor Preparation
- Planning Heater Layout
- Pre-Heater Installation
- Heater Installation
- Multiple Heater Installation
- Placing Heater Around Floor Obstacles (e.g. Floor Waste)
- Laying Floor Covering over Coldbuster Floor Heating:
- Thermostat Fit off & Connection to Mains Power
- Damage and Repair
- Safety & Operating Instructions
- Economy Tips
- Warranty
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Floor Preparation
This guide intends to serve only as an outline for the most common floor preparation required.
Please contact us for any additional advice.
Concrete Subfloor Preparation
• The concrete must be completely cured (this can take up to 8 weeks)
• The floor surface must be smooth, unpainted and free of dust, oil, grease, tar and glue residues
• Clean and sweep or vacuum floor surface
Timber Subfloor Preparation
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The floor should be rigid and free from movement
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Install a fibre cement underlay or insulation board over the timber structural floor before tiling
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The floor surface must be smooth, unpainted and free of dust, oil, grease, tar and glue residues
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Clean and sweep or vacuum floor surface
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After the heating is placed, Coldbuster recommends laying a 10-15mm sand cement or liquid
leveller over the heater so there is a medium between the heating element and the flooring
Prepping Subfloor Surface with a Bonding Liquid (If heater(s) don’t stick due to dusty floor surface)
1. Apply a coat of bonding liquid mixed 1:4 with water using a paint roller & tray (avoid ponding),
2. Allow bonding liquid to dry completely before installing heater(s)