Installation Guide

2.1 General Precautions Before Installation of the TempZone™

Floor Heating Cable

2.1.1 TempZone™FloorHeatingCablemustNOTtouch,crossover,oroverlapitselfatanypoint.

Thiscouldcausethecabletooverheat.UseTempZone™CableFixingStripstoavoidbunchingorcrossoverofthecable.

2.1.2 DoNOTcuttheTempZone™FloorHeatingCable.Alteringthecablelengthmayresultinoverheatinganddamagetothe

cable.Ensurethatyouorderthecorrectcablelengthforyourinstallation.

2.1.3 TakeprecautionstoavoiddamagetotheTempZone™cableduringinstallation.Donotdropsharpobjectsorcarelessly

steponthecable.Donotbangthetrowelontheheatingcablewhileapplyingmortar.

2.1.4 Ifyouarereplacingaoorwithanexistingoorheatingsystem,completelyremoveoldmatsand/orcablebefore

installingnewtheTempZone™FloorHeatingCable.

2.1.5 TempZone™oorheatingcablesshouldbeseparatedfromotherheatsources.PertheNationalElectricCode,section

424.39,heatingelementsofcablesmustbeseparatedatleast200mm(8in)fromtheedgeofoutletboxesandjunction

boxesthataretobeusedformountingsurfaceluminaires.Aclearanceofnotlessthan50mm(2in)shallbeprovided

fromrecessedluminairesandtheirtrims,ventilationopeningsandothersuchopeningsinroomsurfaces.Noheating

cableshallbecoveredbyanysurface-mountedequipment.

2.1.6 DonotinstallTempZone™FloorHeatingCablewhentheambienttemperatureisbelow5ºF(-15ºC).

2.1.7 Ifusingathermalinsulationunderlaymentbetweentheself-levelingunderlayment-encasedcableandthenaloor

covering(verifyinstallationisincompliancewithlocalelectricalcode),useaproductwithatypicalR-valueof0.027

orless.

2.1.8 WarmlyYoursrecommendsusingCeraZorb®underlaymentwheninstallingcableoveraconcreteoororslabtoallowa

greaterpercentageofheatgeneratedtotransfertotheooringsurface.

2.1.9 ThebendingradiusoftheTempZone™FloorHeatingCableduringinstallationshouldnotbelessthan25mm(1in).

2.1.10Thecoldleadis15feetlong.WarmlyYoursrecommendsallowing12inchesofcoldleadwiretoextendfromthe

thermostatboxtofacilitateeasierthermostatconnection.Anyexcesscoldleadmaybetrimmed.Pleasefollowallnational

andlocalelectriccodes.

2.1.11 CentertheoorthermostatsensorbetweentwoadjacentrunsofTempZone™FloorHeatingCable.Donotlocateoor

thermostatsensorcloserthan1inchtothecableorallowittooverlapanyothercable.

2.1.12 Carpetandlaminatemanufacturersmayrecommendamaximumlimitforthetemperaturesettingonthethermostatof

86ºF(30ºC).

2.1.13 DonotinstalltheTempZone™FloorHeatingCableunderpermanentxtures(e.g.cabinets,bathtubs).

2.1.14 Allowforasufcientdryingorcuringperiodofthesuboorandnishedoorcoveringbeforeandafterinstallingthe

TempZone™FloorHeatingCable.DoNOToperateoorheatuntilthethinsetorself-levelingunderlayment(SLU)has

completely cured.

2.1.15Pleasenotethethicknessofthefactoryspliceandcoldleadandplanaccordingly.

2.1.16Whenusingself-levelingunderlayment(SLU),WarmlyYoursrecommendsprimingtheoorbeforeattachingtheCable

FixingStripsandsecuringthecable.Doingsowillensurethattheprimercoversthesuboorcompletely.Wheneverusing

SLU,ALWAYSfollowtheinstallationrecommendationssetforthbytheSLU’smanufacturer.Itisveryimportanttoadhere

theheatingcablesecurelytothesuboor,otherwisetheheatingcablemayoattothetopoftheSLU.

Before You Begin

SECTION 2