Installation Manual

16
SECTION
FLOOR
HEATING
SYSTEM
Nuheat Cable
INSTALLATION
Nuheat Cable Installation Guide
INSTALLATION: DIRECT METHOD
2.61 FLOOR PREPARATION: DIRECT METHOD
Tile/Stone installations only.
1. Prepare the thinset mortar as per manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Use a minimum
3
/ 8” x
3
/ 8”square-notchedtroweltospreadathinlayerofthinset
mortar over the Cable ( following the same direction as the cable ).
Conduct insulation and resistance tests and record the resistance
reading on page 7.
 3. Toensureeachtilehasadequateadherencetothesuboor,applyalayerof
thinset mortar to the backside of the tile (back-buttering). Lay the tile directly
onthethinsetmortarandrmlypressdownonthetile.Thistechniquehasa
highlevelofdifcultyandisnotrecommendedforinexperiencedtileinstallers.
Before activating Nuheat, allow setting material (self-
leveling / thinset mortar compound and grout) to cure according
to manufacturer’s instructions (usually 72 hours to one week).
FIGURE 2.62: Direct method
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