Radiant Floor Heating Installation Guide -
Install Tips and Photos
How to
Install a Radiant Underfloor Heating System
Electric
underfloor heating systems are relatively simple to
install. The thin, flexible radiant heat cable
allows you to easily customize your floor warming
system to meet the unique layout of your home or office.
Warmzone
heat cables are the premier floor heating
systems on the market, designed to deliver safe,
efficient heating that will provide decades of
comfortable warmth for you and your family.
Radiant
Heated Floor Installation
Installing
ComfortTile Electric Radiant Floor Heating
System
To install a
heated floor in your bathroom, follow the procedure
outlined below.
(For more detailed
instructions, please refer to the product installation
manual.)
Step 1
Measure the room and draw a
sketch to help you calculate which floor
heating package you will need. Then sketch in
the position of the ComfortTile
floor heating mat. |
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Step 2
Mark the positioning of the
toilet before you remove it. (Use a
marker to draw around the base.) This helps you
avoid placing the toilet on top of the
floor heating mat, and allows you to position
the ComfortTile cable accordingly so you avoid
piercing it with the toilet screws. |
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Step 3
Cut a channel approximately 10
mm (¼-½-inch) deep and about an
inch wide in the wall and about 3½
feet out into the subfloor. (This
groove runs from the wall-mounted thermostat
down to the heat cable in the floor.)
Glue the flex pipe for the
sensor into this channel and seal the end
of the pipe with a piece of tape. |
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Step 4
Clean the floor thoroughly,
removing all dirt and soap residue, then
lay out the self-adhesive cable mat. The floor
surface must be primed if you are not
laying the mat on existing tiles. |
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Step 5
Clip through the flexible
netting to allow placement of the heat
cable over or around objects as needed.
CAUTION:
Make sure that you only cut the
netting and do not cut or damage the
floor heating cable!
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Step 6
When you reach corners or
objects that require custom fitting, turn
the ComfortTile
floor heating mat (after the
netting has been cut) and use the
self-adhesive back to position it as required.
The self-adhesive backing can
withstand 10-20 adjustments, so you can
move the mat several times until you
are satisfied with the placement. |
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Step 7
Depending on the new floor
surface you are installing, after you have
positioned the ComfortTile cable mat, you can
encapsulate it using
a self-leveling screed or cover it with a
thin layer of Quick Level or thin-set
(tile adhesive). Now you are ready to install
the finish surface of your new radiant
heated floor. |
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In-Slab Heat
Cable – New Construction Heated Floor
Installation
Warmzone In-Slab
floor heating cable is extremely durable,
and designed particularly for in-slab floor
heating applications, as shown below. The heat cable is
embedded directly into the concrete slab.
 
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