Warmup WHP1, Installation Manual

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Wall preparation 

When tiling a wall it is important that the you ensure that the design, construction 

and preparation of the surface is carried out correctly. 

The Warmup heating panel must be installed onto a material suitable for use with 

the heating system. A 6mm tile backer board with a  fire rating Euro class E or 

higher may

be used. Ensure when boards are used that they are fixed to the wall as 

per the manufactures instruction. 

Modifying the Heating panels 

Getting Started 

Important protective measures 

Sufficient Protective measures must be used to ensure that both the cold lead and 

connection joint are protected.

The cold lead and joint must: 

1.  Be at least 50mm from the surface with the joint fully encased within a flexible 

adhesive, or 

2.  Be provided with mechanical protection sufficient to prevent penetration by 

nails, screws and the like, or 

3.  Be installed either horizontally within 150mm of the top of the wall or 

partition or vertically within 150mm of the angle formed by two walls, or run 

horizontally or vertically to an accessory or consumer unit. 

4.  Be covered by a suitable conductive covering for example a grid with a spacing 

of not more than 3mm, this should be provided as an exposed conductive part 

and connected to the protective conductor of the electrical installation. 

Note

: The heating panels must always be protected by a 30mA RCD.