You will want to review these electric heating mat system installation tips before you begin your electric floor heating installation project. Tips such as how the factory joint is positioned to how to extend the unheated lead. Click “Read More” for details.
Installation
While you must NEVER cut the wire, the mat system is designed to allow you to separate the wire from the mesh. The unusable mesh can be cut away from the mat. Now that you have freed the wire, you can install the wire around the area using hot-glue or tape to secure the cable away from any drains or screw-mounts.
To turn on your system once your thermostat has been installed, simply turn on the breaker. The thermostat screen will light up. After setting the basic parameters of the thermostat, select a steady temperature in manual mode for your first heating period to ensure the product heats up.
The only way to see if the cable is going to work and is not damaged is to use an ohmmeter to check the resistance between the heating conductors matches what it should be in the manual or on the box.
Need also to check and make sure that there is no resistance to the ground conductor.
Yes, two downspout hanger kits should be used to protect the heating cable from damage caused by sharp gutter edges and to provide strain relief for both on the way down and back up the gutter. Click “Read More” for details.
The factory joint MUST be installed in the floor. Click “Read More” for details.