I WARM Spooled Kit, Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...l 2 2 Application 3 3 Configuration of the System 5 4 Preparation for Installation 8 5 I WARM Floor Heating System Installation 12 6 Turning the System on and Operation 27 7 Advices and Notes 27 8 Your Safety 29 9 Warranty 30 10 Plan of the Premises 33 11 Appendix 34 ...

Page 3: ...ur floor area corresponds to the effi ciency of the system you bought Advices on how to choose your system and recommendation for heating cable spacing are given in the Appendix to this instruction Adhere to the recommended spacing when weaving the cable Do not allow it to approach together closer than 60 mm J before installing the system make sure it is suitable for your floor finishing I WARM sy...

Page 4: ... given in paragraph 8 These instructions contain I WARM floor heating sys tem installation and connection rules Remember that proper and long service of your floor heating system is 99 depend on its proper installation Follow the instruction here when installing your floor heating system You can install the system on your own or turn to either a qualified electrician or our wiremen 2 Application I...

Page 5: ...of free floor space I WARM as an additional system 130 150 W per square meter I WARM as the main heating system J If I WARM is used as the main heating system it shall cover 70 min of total floor space in the room Consult your sales manager or service department if you want to use this heating system in your balconies win ter gardens rooms with many windows open doorways and arches or rooms with m...

Page 6: ...section is a heating cable of a sertain length with 3 m long installation cable Connection of the heat ing cable and installation cable as well as terminal seal ing are made in enclosed splicing and terminal cou plings These boxes are highly reliable They are repeat edly tested at the factory Sections with different nominal power have different colors and marking to facilitate their distinguishing...

Page 7: ...m To connect I WARM section properly pay atten tion to installation wire coloring Blue and brown wires go to the heating wires and are connected to the thermostat Plain conductor with twisted copper wires is connect ed with the protective shield of the cable This conductor has to be connected to the building grounding loop or neutral conductor www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 6 Green ...

Page 8: ...ving turning on only when the thermal comfort in the room needs to be sus tained With programmable thermostats you can set your own temperature schedule for a day or a week We recommend you to use new I WARM series thermostats 3 4 Service box The service box is used to appliance cords when sev eral heating sections are installed as well as to facilitate sensor of temperature replacement in case of...

Page 9: ...faces to lay out the heating cable is described below J Concrete floor provide smooth clean and dry sur face preliminary level uneven floor surface with any smoothing mixture Use primer to get better floor sur face Wait for the floor to dry after the surface treat ment according to the instructions for use www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 8 It is recommended to apply primer to the sur...

Page 10: ...ng base is important to prevent cracks in the mortar or adhesive mixture Sharp edges of these cracks can damage the heating cable J Floor with finishing previous floor finishing e g laminates cork and so on shall be removed together with the adhesive layer J Finishing tar bitumen mixture used as water proofing shall be covered with no less that 50 mm screed Put the heating cable onto dry screed sc...

Page 11: ...ermostat 4 3 Wiring and thermostat location Make sure that the wiring in your room allows for the I WARM floor heating system extra power consumption Maximum currents for systems with different ratings are given in the Appendix Consider additional appliances which could be fed from the same circuit Find out permissible currents of protective equipment circuit breakers Standard wiring according to ...

Page 12: ...upply main grounding conductor which in turn shall be connected with all the metal elements such as metal shower trays metal shower cabin frames and so on Choose the thermostat location It shall be convenient ly wall mounted not impeding placement of furniture Thermostats for heating systems in wet rooms bathrooms toilets saunas swimming pools shall be located outside these rooms Conductor materia...

Page 13: ...om see paragraph 4 1 of this instruction 2 To mark the area for the heating section considering 50 mm min spaces from the walls and furniture Also consider 100 mm min spacing between the heating cable and other heating sources If few sections are to be put in one room once again make sure that your floor area corresponds the effi ciency of the heating sections Divide marked out area for installati...

Page 14: ...n cement and sand screed differs Below are proce dures for the systems of different purpose www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 13 It is necessary to keep proper spacing between the appliances and for instance standpipes and central heating pipes ...

Page 15: ...l mounting cable and a temperature gage tube The floor groove for the temperature gage tube must be 20x20 mm and 50 60 cm min length from the wall www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 14 Use an angle grinder or a slitting tool to get an even chase You can use a 68 mm milling tool to bore holes ...

Page 16: ... floor end of the tube with the gage to prevent mortar from entering the tube Put the corrugated tube with the temperature gage into the groove and bring it to the thermostat or service box Bending radius of the tube shall exceed 5 cm The corrugated tube shall reach the thermostat or service box to allow for convenient gage replacement in case of its damage www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heatin...

Page 17: ...e or dust from the floor J Fix pieces of assembly tape They shall be fixed in places where heating sections loops will end along opposite sides of the area and with 0 5 m gaps to fasten the section loops in the middle www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 16 You will not need to break the floor to replace the temperature gage You will need a gage location mark when putting the cable ...

Page 18: ...he heating section which shall be close to the service box and a thermostat location within 2 5 m distance www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 17 Bore a hol Drive in a dowel Fix assembly tape Assembly tape is applied ...

Page 19: ...able next to the splicing box near the cabling beginning Bring mounting cable along a wall groove into the service box or to the thermostat location www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 18 Fixing cable to the tape Beginning of cabling Cabling is finished ...

Page 20: ...viation is 10 mm Minimum allowed distance between cable loops is 60 mm along no less than 0 5 m stretch Fix the ends of the cable loops with assembly tape lugs taking care not to damage the heating cable jacket Loops shall bend evenly with out sharp turns or cable tension Splicing and ter minal boxes of the section shall be on the floor J Check for damages of the heating section after it has been ...

Page 21: ...es apply voltage and check for integrity of the system a LED on the face panel of the thermostat shall light Turn off the power and do not turn it on until the system is put into service J Mark the thermostat service box temperature gage and heating section locations on the room plan as well as the make of the heating section and measured heating section and temperature gage resistance values www ...

Page 22: ...g section and temperature gage according to the recommendations above J Fill with mortar the wall groove for thermostat power wires mounting cables and temperature gage connecting wires J Apply ceramic tile using freshly prepared adhesive solution www i warm com Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 21 Mortar depth shall be min 5 8 mm Chases are filled in after the elements have been covered with mortar ...

Page 23: ... saving See the Appendix for recom mendations on thermal insulation choice J Fix pieces of assembly tape They shall be fixed in places where heating sections loops will end along opposite sides of the area and with 0 5 m gaps to fasten section loops in the middle J Mark the beginning of the heating section which shall be close to the service box and a thermostat location within 2 5 m distance J Pu...

Page 24: ...mum allowed distance between cable loops is 60 mm along no less than 0 5 m stretch Fix the ends of the cable loops with assembly tape lugs taking care not to damage the heating cable jacket Loops shall bend evenly without sharp turns or cable tension Splicing and terminal boxes of the section shall be on the floor J Install a temperature gage You will need To put the temperature gage in a corrugat...

Page 25: ...hermostat otherwise you will have to break the floor or wall to replace the gage J Bring the mounting cable into the service box or to the thermostat and fill in the wall groove with mor tar J Install the thermostat and service box and make all the electrical connections Connect the thermostat while power is switched off J Check for damages of the heating section after it has been installed You wi...

Page 26: ...tat service box temperature gage and heating section locations on the room plan as well as the make of the heating section and measured heating section and temperature gage resistance values J Cover the floor with 3 5 cm mortar 5 cm min in case of main heating J Let the solution dry according to its application instructions J After the solution has dried up check for damages of the heating section...

Page 27: ...ard or plywood sheets to prevent mechanical impact when walking on the section Reel out the heating cable rather that drop it down from the reel to prevent cable twisting Keep even spacing when putting several heating sec tions See adhesive solution drying time in corresponding application instructions It is possible to apply tile directly onto adhesive solution layer which covers a heating sectio...

Page 28: ...n the comfort temperature has been reached you can turn the heating down to the desirable level For the first time the warm floor feeling may not appear until after some time It is especially applicable to newly built premises with out turned on heating Do not worry and let the system fully warm up the room 7 Advices and Notes Thanks to automatic temperature regulation I WARM system uses as much p...

Page 29: ...You can get as much as 50 of energy saving with correct choice of I WARM floor heating system Heating cable shall be put at min 50 mm from the walls furniture without legs and other objects preventing effective heat emission into the air When putting the heating cable avoid direct contact of it and heat insulation if the insulation is corrosive absorbent or inflammable Avoid contact with oil greas...

Page 30: ...ions to electrical power lines with improper working voltage see certificate or packing J You cannot use the same section to heat rooms of dif ferent types e g bathroom and hallway or kitchen Also do not use the same section to heat rooms with differ ent floor types Independent floor heating sections with separate thermostats are necessary for such rooms J You cannot use this floor heating set wit...

Page 31: ...ucts offered for heating cables and heating mats We warrant our Products to be free from defects in mate rials and workmanship During the warranty period we obligate to repair the heating section or to deliver the new one to the customer for free without covering indirect costs connected with the repairing works or replacement of the heating section in case of strict observing the terms of that Wa...

Page 32: ...he prelim inary diagnostics of the heating systems by the Company specialists The following are not covered by this Warranty 1 Any incidental or consequential damage including inconvenience loss of time or loss of income 2 Any labor or materials required to remove repair or replace flooring materials 3 Any freight or delivery costs related to the Product the control or any related flooring or elec...

Page 33: ... But our Company does warrant that all Products will produce rated output listed in the Technical Certificate Products that have been damaged due to mechanical breakdown due to incorrect connection or due to disre gard of the terms of operating rules and servicing are not a subject to the warranty repairs replacement or return All claims are to be sent to the following address ____________________...

Page 34: ...pling muff Termination muff Heating section Legend Sensor of temperature Tube for Sensor of temperature 10 Plan of the Premises Plan of the Premises with marked up thermostat heating section splicing and terminal boxes locations for the purposes of installation works and troubleshooting ...

Page 35: ...s for the heating cable are given in the table on page 35 Temperature Compensating Joints When heating sections shall pass through a temper ature compensating joint of the building to avoid dam ages to the sections they shall be put in bent pieces of steel pipes filled with sand Cable layout area without walls furniture and other heating equipment spacing 1 subfloor slab 2 functional joint 3 heat ...

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Page 37: ...d then a 5 cm screed Next an assembly tape is fixed and installation works continue as described in paragraph 5 above Floor cross section When I WARM system is to be installed under tiles heat insulation is not allowed since it can lead to cracks in the 5 8 mm adhesive solution layer above the heating cable 3 cm cement and sand screed 30 80 mm Styrofoam subfloor slab decorative finishing 5 cm ceme...

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