1.2 Always
- Read this guide in full before installing the product;
- Install the
Therma Cable
system with a regulating device;
- Use copper wires only;
- Perform the mandatory tests described in this guide and record readings on the
table of measures;
- Only use cement or an equivalent binder compatible with floor heating systems
(cement glue, ceramic glue, self-levelling cement);
- Ensure that the black heating cable is completely embedded in cement or an
equivalent binder (cement glue, ceramic glue, self-levelling cement);
- Ensure that the voltage supplied equals the nominal voltage of the
Therma
Cable
system;
- Repair the product only using the
Therma Cable
repair kit available at your
authorized Ouellet Canada Inc. dealer;
- Consult Ouellet Canada Inc.’s team of technical specialists for any questions
or for more information;
- Install
Therma Cable
at temperatures over 5 °C (40 °F).
- Heating cables must be at least 13 mm (1/2”) away from any combustible surface.
- Metal structures or materials used for the support of or on which cables or sets
are installed be grounded in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code
(CSA C22.1 Section 10 and National Electrical Code).
- Installer of series heating cable sets must inspect and remove damaged or
defective heating cable sets before they are covered or concealed;
- Installer of series heating cable sets must mark the appropriate circuit breaker
reference (label) indicating which branch circuit supplies the circuit to those
electric heating cables.
1.3 Never
- Install
Therma Cable
sections so that the heating cables are less than 76 mm
(3”) from each other. The temperature could be too high and could cause
damages;
- Shorten or alter any part of the heating cable (fig. 1.3);
- Cross, overlap, or stack heating cables (they must not touch);
- Connect a 120V product to a 240V/208V power source;
- Use a bending radius under 20 mm (3/4”);
- Install a temperature regulator (thermostat or other) where it is accessible from
the shower or bath (install at least 1 m [3’ 4”] away);
- Staple heating cable or floor sensor end to the subfloor (fig. 1.3);
- Install the
Therma Cable
system if the safety seal is broken;
- Install the
Therma Cable
system under a closet or fixed items.
- Series heating cable sets shall not extend from beyond the room or area in
which they originate;
- Series heating cable sets are not to be installed in walls.
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