I WARM Spooled Kit Installation Manual

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Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
4. Preparation for Installation ....8 5. I WARM Floor Heating System Installation ..12 6. Turning the System on and Operation ..27 7.
Page 3: General
Please read the following advices carefully before installing the system: We recommend you to buy an I WARM Additional Kit with a thermostat, temperature gage, protective cor rugated tube for the temperature gage, and a service box.
Page 4: Application
You can install the system on your own, or turn to either a qualified electrician or our wiremen. 2. Application I WARM floor heating system is a universal room elec tric in floor heating system which can be installed under floors with tile covering (or other decorative flooring) and into grout.
Page 5 — 130–150 W per square meter (I WARM as the main heating system). 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...
Page 6: Configuration Of The System
Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 3. System delivery kit I WARM floor heating system consists of a reel of heating cable element and assembly tape. A thermostat is necessary for the reliable operation of I WARM floor heating system. We also recommend you to buy an...
Page 7 Double conductor cable makes it possible to feed the section from one end only. This facilitates section laying out in the room. 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.
Page 8 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 its defect.
Page 9: Preparation For Installation
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). It is recommended to apply primer to the surface The floor surface should be smooth, clean and dry www.i warm.com...
Page 10 50 mm screed. Put the heating cable onto dry screed (screed drying time is 28 days). Consult the manufacturer if you use any other waterproofing finishing. We recom mend you to use high quality mixtures with polymer plastic additives. www.i warm.com...
Page 11 Standard wiring according to PUE (Electrical Code, rev. 2001) can withstand the following currents and loads (table 1). We recommend you to connect heating systems with 2 kW total power via separate wiring with an additional cir cuit breaker. www.i warm.com...
Page 12 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. www.i warm.com...
Page 13: I Warm Floor Heating System Installation
Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit 5. I WARM Floor Heating System Installation You can install your system independently following the instructions in this instruction. We recommend you to turn to a qualified electrician though. For quality installation and connection of the system which will ensure its warranty peri od you can also call our technicians or regional service cen ters (see paragraph 12, page 37–...
Page 14 It is necessary to keep proper spacing between the appliances and, for instance, standpipes and central heating pipes 4. Heating system installation under ceramic tiles or in cement and sand screed differs. Below are proce dures for the systems of different purpose. www.i warm.com...
Page 15 The floor groove for the temperature gage tube must be 20 mm and 50–60 cm, min., length from the wall. Use an angle grinder or a slitting tool to get an even chase www.i warm.com...
Page 16 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...
Page 17 Clean away any garbage or dust from the floor. 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...
Page 18 Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit Bore a hol Drive in a dowel Fix assembly tape Assembly tape is applied Mark the beginning of the heating section which shall be close to the service box and a thermostat location (within 2.5 m distance). www.i warm.com...
Page 19 Put and fix a heating section. You will need: — to fix heating cable 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...
Page 20 It shall correspond to the value stated in the certificate of the heating section. After that connect wires of the mounting cable in the insulation and measure resistance between them and a copper conductor without insulation. This www.i warm.com...
Page 21 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. Electrical connections Thermostat connection in the service box www.i warm.com...
Page 22 After the solution has dried up, check for damages of the heating section and temperature gage according to the recommendations above. Fill with mortar the wall groove for thermostat power wires, mounting cables and temperature gage connecting wires. Apply ceramic tile using freshly prepared adhesive solution. www.i warm.com...
Page 23 Put and fix a heating section. You will need: — To fix heating cable next to the splicing box near the cabling beginning. Bring mounting cable along a wall groove next to the service box or to the ther mostat location. www.i warm.com...
Page 24 Install a temperature gage. You will need: — To put the temperature gage in a corrugated tube. The temperature gage shall be inside the tube, next to its one end. The connecting wire shall go out from the other end of the tube. www.i warm.com...
Page 25 It shall correspond to the value stated in the certificate of the heating section. After that connect wires of the mounting cable in the insu lation and measure resistance between them and a copper conductor without insulation. This value www.i warm.com...
Page 26 Let the solution dry according to its application instructions. After the solution has dried up, check for damages of the heating section and temperature gage according to the recommendations above. Finish with ceramic tiles or apply any other decora tive finishing. www.i warm.com...
Page 27 — See adhesive solution drying time in corresponding application instructions. — It is possible to apply tile directly onto adhesive solution layer which covers a heating section. Take great care not to damage the heating cable. Adhesive solution depth shall be, min. 8 mm. www.i warm.com...
Page 28: Turning The System On And Operation
7. Advices and Notes Thanks to automatic temperature regulation, I-WARM system uses as much power as it is necessary to reach a desirable thermal comfort level. Installed in each room thermostats regulate heating process independently, which contributes to energy savings. www.i warm.com...
Page 29 Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit I WARM 720 programmable thermostat, which auto matically reduces or turns off the heating when it is not necessary, is especially energy efficient. If time of use electricity metering is available, such programmable ther mostat allows for maximum benefit.
Page 30: Your Safety
You cannot use this floor heating set without minimal adhesive mixture layer which would fully cover the heating cable. Carefully apply even layer of adhesive mixture along all the floor with the heating section, avoiding air voids around the heating cable which would impede heat emission. www.i warm.com...
Page 31: Warranty
1. Heating sections (mats) are to be used strictly in accordance with the Installation Manual of I•WARM System. 2. In case of any guarantee event the customer is to provide the proof that the Product was installed in accor www.i warm.com...
Page 32 There are no warranties which extend beyond the face of this document. Our Company further disclaims any responsibility for special, indirect, secondary, incidental or consequential damages arising from ownership or use of this product, including inconvenience or loss of use. www.i warm.com...
Page 33 All claims are to be sent to the following address: _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ www.i warm.com...
Page 34: 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. Legend: Sensor thermostat Heating section of temperature Tube for Sensor Coupling muff Termination muff of temperature Sectiont R........Ω Probe R........Ω www.i warm.com...
Page 35: Appendix
1 — subfloor (slab) 2 — functional joint 3 — heat insulation 4 — heating section 5 — bent steel pipes filled with sand * Cable layout area without walls, furniture and other heating equipment spacing. www.i warm.com...
Page 36 Spooled Underfloor Heating Kit www.i warm.com...
Page 37 30–80 mm Styrofoam heating element subfloor assembly tape slab 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. www.i warm.com...
Page 38 Spooled Heating Kit...