Installation
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EnPress
®
PSA Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
DESCRIPTION
EnPress
®
PSA Pressure Sensitive Adhesive is specially designed to install Mohawk
Group’s EcoFlex
®
ICT carpet tiles. EnPress
®
PSA is non-flammable and has low odor
and low VOC’s which makes it ideal for use in schools, healthcare facilities and public
spaces. EnPress
®
PSA is CRI Green Label Plus™ approved and meets or exceeds
California SCQAMD Rule 1168 and contains dual antimicrobial protection.
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Quick Tack
Aggressive Bond
Superior Shear Strength
Low in Odor and VOC’s
CRI Green Label Plus Certified
USES
For Mohawk Group EcoFlex
®
ICT carpet tiles.
Interior residential (rental apartments, condominiums, homes)
Interior commercial (office buildings, hotel rooms and hallways, restaurant dining
areas)
Interior institutional (hospitals, schools, universities, libraries, government buildings)
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION
All substrates must be structurally sound, dry, solid and stable. The substrate should
be clean and free of dust, dirt, oil, grease, paint, curing agents, concrete sealers,
loosely bonded toppings, loose particles, old adhesive residues, and any other
substance or condition that may prevent or reduce adhesion. All surfaces must be
level, even, flat and smooth. Concrete floors must be fully cured and dry. Calcium
Chloride Moisture Test (ASTM F1869) results must not exceed 5.0 lbs. In-Situ Relative
Humidity reading (ASTM F2170) must not exceed 80% and pH must be between 5.0
and 9.0.
SUITABLE SUBSTRATES
Exterior-grade plywood, Group 1, CC type
Other approved wood underlayments (per manufacturer recommendations)
Concrete and properly prepared cement terrazzo
Cement-based self-leveling underlayments and patching compounds
Embossing levelers applied over existing, properly prepared and fully bonded
ceramic tile and fully bonded vinyl composition tile (VCT) – one layer only
Properly prepared and primed gypsum underlayments that meet the ASTM F2419
requirements for compressive strength