4.1 Planning Work
Materials provided by Ouellet Canada Inc.
-
Therma Cable
heating cable kit
- Installation strappings
- Installation instructions
- Service panel label
- Floor temperature sensor
Material required
- Temperature control with GFCI (available at Ouellet Canada Inc.)
- Cable check tester (available at Ouellet Canada Inc.)
- Stapler
- Protective glasses
- Measuring tape
- Broom
- Felt marker
- Tape
- Hot glue gun
- Wood chisel
- Hammer
- Multimeter and megohmeter
- Electrician tools
- Electrical tape
For installation over a concrete slab, add the following:
- Concrete chisel
- Drilling machine
- Percussion drill for concrete
Room Layout and Corresponding Therma Cable Product
- Create a room layout plan to scale (for maximum accuracy, use the Ouellet
Canada Inc. form designed for this purpose);
- Identify all stationary elements (toilet, bath, shower, counters, drawers, and
permanent furnishings) and never install the heating cable under these
stationary elements (fig. 4.1);
- Determine thermostat or temperature control location;
- Note room dimensions;
- Determine the electric cable (cold lead) location that will be connected to the
heating control;
- Calculate the heating area in square meters (sq.m.) [square feet (sq.ft.)];
- Select the
Therma Cable
product from Table 2.1 to cover 80% of the surface,
or subtract a mimimum of 50 mm (2 in) around walls and stationary elements.
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Fig. 4.1
Summary of Contents for Therma Cable
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