Installation Guide

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW 4
CATALOG NUMBER DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................... 4
REQUIRED TOOLS............................................................................................................. 4
VALIDATING YOUR FLOOR HEATING CABLE SELECTION 5
AREA TO HEAT ................................................................................................................ 5
CABLE LAYOUT ............................................................................................................... 5
REQUIRED TESTS AND WARRANTY CARD 6
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE REQUIRED TESTS............................................................................... 6
TESTS 1, 2 & 3 ................................................................................................................ 6
GETTING STARTED 8
SUBFLOOR PREPARATION ...................................................................................................... 8
PLYWOOD SUBFLOORING TIPS.................................................................................................. 8
CONCRETE SUBFLOORING TIPS................................................................................................. 8
MEMBRANES ................................................................................................................ 8
MOUNTING BRACKET INSTALLATION 8
3 OR 4 INCH (76 OR 102 MM) SPACING USING PLASTIC MOUNTING BRACKETS ......................................................... 8
MOUNTING BRACKET SECURING METHODS 9
HEATING CABLE INSTALLATION 9
FIRST SERIES OF TESTS ....................................................................................................... 9
HEATING CABLE INSTALLATION TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
STEP BY STEP CABLE INSTALLATION............................................................................................. 10
SECOND SERIES OF TESTS..................................................................................................... 10
CONCRETE APPLICATION_ 11
CONCRETE APPLICATION GUIDELINES ........................................................................................... 11
SCRATCH COAT (METHOD RECOMMENDED BY STELPRO)........................................................................... 11
THIN SET METHOD (ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR EXPERIENCED TILE SETTERS ONLY ................................................... 12
CURING PERIOD .............................................................................................................. 12
THIRD SERIES OF TESTS....................................................................................................... 12
FLOOR TRANSITION 13
THERMOSTAT SELECTION 13
WIRING 13
OPERATING TIPS 14
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