User guide

2.1 General Precautions Before Installation of the TempZone™
Floor Heating Cable (Twin)
2.1.1 TempZone™FloorHeatingCable(Twin)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(Twin).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(Twin).
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(Twin)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(carpet,inU.S.only,orlaminate),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(Twin)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(Twin).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(Twin)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(Twin).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.
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SECTION 2
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