Electric radiant floor with their hands - step by step guide + Video

algorithm assembly of the electric floor heating with his hands begins with site preparation for the installation of thermostat and floor sensor.

Placing the thermostat

measure the distance to place the thermostat

recommend that you choose a location for the thermostat in a location most convenient for controlling underfloor heating.

You can place the thermostat in a location convenient to manage, but do not forget that its minimum height above the floor should be 30 cm.

height should be at least 30 cm

If you mount the floor heating in rooms with high humidity, for example, in the pool or in the sauna - we recommend you take out the thermostat even beyond this room.

drilled seat for housing the thermostat

slot to accommodate the thermostat is drilled using a special nozzle.Additionally, you should mark and proshtrobit channels, which will be mounting the ends of the heating cables and wires of the temperature sensor.

Land for wires

to protect the wires from moisture recommend that you place them in the corrugated pipe.

Table - For the calculation of the required cable cross-section

Do not forget that for temperature controllers, you should also bring the power supply cable.For the calculation of the required cross-section of the cable, you can use our table.

Prepare floor surface

In the next step you need to prepare the floor surface for installation.

Prepare floor surface for installation

remove any remaining construction debris from the floor surface.To do this, you can use an ordinary brush.

Primer floor surface using a conventional roller

Using a roller, perform primer overlapping surface.A layer of primer is needed to cement-sand screed had better contact with the surface.

note on the floor where the seats are heated cables pass

Note on the surface of the floor space, where there will take place the heating cables.Do not place heating cables in places where you will be stationary furniture elements or plumbing.

Laying the heating cable 5 cm from the wall

Also note that the underfloor heating cable must defend at a distance of about 5 cm. From the walls of the room.Also note that the distance between the heating cable and other devices nagrevadolzhno be about 10 cm. This indent should be done, for example, elements of the heating system.

Laying cables for electric floor heating

Puts insulation and fasten the mounting tape

placed on the floor surface layer of insulation.Calculation of the thermal insulation layer thickness must be carried out on the basis of what kind of room is located under your.If there is already heated room, the insulation layer can be laid a minimum.

laid a layer of insulation on the floor

surface In this case we can confine ourselves to the insulation thickness of 3-4 mm, and the place it only in the area of ​​the placement of the heating elements.

In the case under the floor is unheated room, the layer should be thicker count and place it already over the entire surface.

Fixing floor insulation sheets together

scrapie together sheets of insulation material can be an ordinary adhesive tape.He fixes the layers and does not disturb the structure of the insulation.

Spread mounting tape for mounting an electrical cable

In order to fix the heating cable - lay on the surface of the insulation mounting tape.The segments of the tape should be placed at a distance of about one meter.

To attach the tape to the surface of the floor, you can use different methods, such as dowels and self-tapping screws.

Mount heating sections

calculate step stacking cable before installing.To calculate it, you can use the following formula.

formula for calculating

cable laying step Move the mounting end of the heating section to that place where will be located the thermostat of your hot sex.

sample mount electrical heating element to the floor mounting tape

Secure connector end of the heating cable on the mounting tape.Then, from this section will be laid and the remaining portions of the heating cable.

Laying the heating cable to the floor - picture

heating cable is recommended to lay evenly, ensuring the absence of intersections.The minimum distance between the lines of the heating line should not be less than 8 cm.Make sure that the cable is bent on turning sections smoothly, avoid tension and breaks.

Tips for laying cable

also ensure that the heating cable is located at a distance of not less than 5 cm from the walls of the room.

Arrangement heating cable

mounting ends of the electrical heating cable is necessary to bring to the control device.In the following illustration shows an installation of the heating cable circuits when placing a two-core and single-core cable.

scheme installation of electrical cables for floor heating

When installing the heating sections is recommended that you wear shoes with soft soles structure.So you can avoid damage to the heating cable.

As an option, to protect the already decomposed cable, you can close the plywood sheets or any other material ukryvochnym.

installed and fixed temperature sensor and thermostat

Place a temperature sensor in a protective corrugated tube

The sensor itself should be located near the end of the tube, its end should be closed.This will protect the temperature sensor from falling cement solution in forming ties.

Sample

sensor mounting Withdraw temperature sensor

End tube located inside the temperature sensor must be removed for a distance of not less than two feet from the wall of the room.At the same time, make sure that the bending radius with Corrugated located inside the sensor is not less than 5 centimeters.

Fixing Corrugated for underfloor heating

Corrugated Secure with a temperature sensor located inside on the floor, equidistant lines between the turns of the heating cable.

Fill mounting channel solution alabaster

After installing the sensor and output wires fill mounting channel alabaster solution.

Connect the end of the cable to the thermostat

zaludit mounting the wire ends and connect the cable to the temperature-control systems.

After installing the thermostat put it on the lowest temperature and the post for about a minute on the operating voltage of the heating system.Then gradually increase the heating and check the operation of the electric heating.

Mount screed

expose beacons for floor leveling, celebrate their desired height of cement-sand screed.After the required amount of this solution knead and place it on the surface.

cement Levelling with trowel

leveling screed wide trowel or rule.

After drying the solution, put on the coupler substrate, and then proceed to finish the installation of flooring - laminate.

Video - Installation of electric floor heating with his hands