WarmlyYours Environ II Floor Heating System - Manual (Page 13)

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INSTALLING THE PANELS
Once the underlayment has been fi tted in the normal manner, remove your
Environ II panel from the packaging tube, unroll it completely and place it in
the required position on top of the underlayment.
When positioning the panel on the underlayment, be aware of the following:
• Keep it at least 6 inches from any edge of the area that will be fi tted with
wood laminate, to prevent damage to the panel when the wood laminate is
being fi tted;
• Ensure the power supply cables can reach the thermostat point to which
they will be connected;
• NEVER run the power supply cables under or over the panels
• To make your installation easier, Environ II panels may be laid either side
up;
• When fi tting more than one panel in a room, the panels MUST NOT
OVERLAP, as overheating will result;
Smooth out the panel and adhere the heater to the underlay with adhesive tape
as set out below. Any adhesive tape will do.
After deciding the route that your power supply cables will take from the panel
to the point of supply, cut a 1/4”-wide channel in the underlayment and/or
subfl oor along this route and drop the power supply cables into this channel.
You may also need to remove a small section of underlayment from under the
panel at the point where the power supply cord enters the panel, to prevent a
raised section under the laminate.
If the system is installed over concrete,
1/4” underlayment will be needed for clearance of the 1/4” (6mm) round
otherwise, 5mm underlayment is required for the 9/64” x 13/32” (4mm x
10mm) power supply leads.
INSTALLING THE THERMOSTAT
Thermostats with in-fl oor sensors must be used with all wood laminate
installations, as this is the only way to restrict the Environ II panel
from exceeding the temperature specified by the wood laminate
manufacturers.
In choosing the location where to install the sensor, choose an area that
will be representative of the fl oor temperature across the installation;
avoid areas affected by a draft, excessive sun exposure. If your sensor
is placed in an area covered by an area rug, the temperature reported by
the thermostat may be higher than the fl oor temperature in other areas.
Tape the sensor to the top, or bottom surface of the panel in-between two
heater wires, at least 6” into the heated area. Run the sensor cable off
the heater and back to the thermostat in the same channel as the power
supply cords. (The “heater wires” within the heater are identifi ed as raised
parallel lines, either 2” or 3” apart.)
Secure the power supply cables and the thermostat sensor cable in the
channel in the underlayment cushion with adhesive tape, to prevent them
from “riding up” onto the top surface of the underlayment and thus causing
a ridge or lump under the laminate.
Take the cables along the edge of the underlayment, between the edge
of the wall and the underlayment to a point directly below where the
thermostat will be fi tted.
Heating panels shall be installed not closer than 200 mm (8 inches) from
heating supply ducts, or any other heating appliances or other source of
heat. When installing two or more Environ II heating panels next to each
other, the distance between the last wire on the edge of a panel, and the
fi rst wire on the edge of the next panel, has to be minimum 3” inches. The
heating wires in adjacent panels cannot overlap and we recommend the
use of duck tape to assure that they will not overlap over time.