Installation Manual

5Nuheat Cable Installation Guide
SECTION
FLOOR
HEATING
SYSTEM
Nuheat Cable
INSTALLATION
PREPARATION
BEFORE YOU START
1.22 TOOLS
 • Ohmeter(ormultimeter)
 • Hotgluegun
(
if using hot glue to secure Nuheat Cable Guides
)
 • Toolstocreateagrooveinthesuboor(chiselordrill)
 • Hammer/Screwdriver
1.23 MATERIALS
• Protectiveplate
 • Ducttape
 • Industrial-gradehotglue
(
if using hot glue to secure Nuheat Cable Guides
)
 • Staples,nailsor#6-½”screws
(
if using these methods to secure Nuheat
Cable Guides
)
 • Thermostatprobe
(
if installing a floor sensing thermostat
)
1.24 FLOOR COVERING OPTIONS
The total combined R-values of all floor covering layers installed over Nuheat Cable
must not exceed R 2.5. Check with the floor covering manufacturer for product-
specicR-valueratings.
1.21 HEATING CABLE COMPONENTS
Nuheat Cable is comprised of:
Heating Cable (red)
The longest portion of Nuheat Cable, this segment of Nuheat Cable is strung
onto the subfloor and generates the heat underneath your surface covering.
Cold Lead (black)
The non-heating segment of Nuheat Cable that will run inside the wall cavity to
connect to the thermostat. The cold lead is 11’ long.
Mechanical Joint (black)
The connection joint between the heating cable and the cold lead. The
mechanical joint is thicker than the cold lead.