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Thick Floor Coverings (greater than 3/8" (10 mm))
Ifathickfloorcoveringistobeinstalleddirectlytothesubfloor,agroove/8"(4mm)wide
by/6"(2mm)deepcanbecutintothebackoftheflooringmaterialtoaccommodate
thewireforthesensor.Ensurethatthesensorislocatedinsuchapositionthatthe
attachedwireisabletoreachtoasuitablejunctionlocation.
Splicesunderthefloorcoveringshouldbeavoided
toensuretroublefreeoperation.Agroove3/6"
(5mm)wideby3/6"(5mm)deepby-3/4"(45
mm)longshouldbecuttoaccommodatethe
sensor.Thesensorshouldbelocatedmidway
betweentheheatingelementstoensureaproper
temperaturereading.
Thin-Set or Thin-Pour Applications
Ifthefloorcoveringistobeinstalledovereitherathin-setorthin-pourmaterialof
sufficientdepth,thefloorsensorcanbeplaceddirectlyintoeitherthethin-setmaterial
orthethin-pourmaterialandcoveredover.
Ensurethatthesensorislocatedinsucha
positionthattheattachedwireisabletoreach
toasuitablejunctionlocation.Spliceswithinthe
thin-setorthin-pourshouldbeavoidedtoensure
troublefreeoperation.Thesensorshouldbe
locatedmidwaybetweentheheatingelements
toensureapropertemperaturereading.
Tiles
Thin-set
Electric
Cables
Thin Floor Coverings (less than 3/8" (10 mm))
Ifathinfloorcoveringistobeinstalleddirectlytothesubfloor,agroove/8”(4mm)
wideby/6”(2mm)deepcanbecutintothesurfaceofthesubfloortoaccommodate
thewireforthesensor.Ensurethatthesensoris
locatedinsuchapositionthattheattachedwire
isabletoreachtoasuitablejunctionlocation.
Splicesunderthefloorcoveringshouldbeavoided
toensuretroublefreeoperation.Agroove3/6"
(5mm)wideby3/6"(5mm)deepby-3/4"
(45mm)longshouldbecuttoaccommodate
thesensor.Thesensorshouldbelocatedmid
waybetweentheheatingelementstoensure
apropertemperaturereading.
Hardwood
Subfloor
Hardwood
Subfloor
New Installations
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Floor Sensor 079 Installation
Ifitisnotpracticaltocutagrooveinthesurfacecovering,followtheinstallation
methodusedforthinfloorcoverings.