Instructions / Assembly

Making Electrical Provision for the Heater
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Before installing, draw an installation plan showing the placement of the mats, floor sensor, and
junction box or boxes.
The Warmup FOIL heating mats should cover at least 80-90% of the floor area to be used as a primary
heat source*. Warmup®’s foil heating mats are available in several convenient sizes. Choose the
combination of heating mats that best enables you to cover the recommended 80-90% of your room.
Plan to use the larger foil heating mats as much as possible and to use smaller mats only as gap fillers.
*Depending on insulation, air-flow & overall heat-loss within the room, additional heating may be
required.
Step 1: Planning Your Installation
Step 2: Pre -Installation and Subfloor Instructions
Ensure the sub floor is structurally sound. The sub floor should be
clean and dry.
It shall be noted that most wooden floor and sub floor manufacturers
restrict the level of moisture content as well as Relative Humidity for
installing and maintaining sturdy floors. Strictly follow the wooden
floor / sub floor manufacturer guidelines for the correct installation
and maintenance of wooden sub floors to avoid any horizontal or
vertical movement and consequential damage to your Warmup® Foil
laminate heating system.
To prevent damage to the mats, special attention should be given to
ensure that no nails, screws, staple, tacks are protruding from the sub
floor before the underlayment/insulation is installed.
Beware of automatic staple guns if you use one to secure the
underlayment/insulation to the sub floor. A badly installed staple
that protrudes from the floor can pierce and damage the mat.
Nails, screws or staples should not be installed close to the mats and
power supply cables.
Permanent fixtures, including built-in furniture, must NEVER be
installed on top of the mats.
It is important to keep an accurate record of where the mats are installed, to assist you (and a
future owner!) to easily locate them when you undertake remodelling work in the room at some
future date. Taking a few photographs during the installation process is a good idea.