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Revision 4, 13/02/07
Carbon Film
Installation Instructions
Product Overview
Pre-Installation & Electrical Provision
Carbon Film Installation - Under Wood/Laminate Flooring
Notes & Trouble shooting
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Summary of Contents for HandyHeat Carbon Film
- Page 1 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Contents Page 2 Product Overview Page 3 Pre-Installation & Electrical Provision Page 4 Insulation Underlay - Installation Page 5 Carbon Film Installation - Under Wood/Laminate Flooring Page 8 Notes & Trouble shooting Revision 4, 13/02/07...
- Page 2 27°C if not monitored. If other floor finishes are to be installed over the carbon film, e.g. Carpet, Vinyl etc, a stable floating floor must be con- structed. Heat-Pak® flooring is recommended for this application, which is available from your underfloor heating supplier, to give a smooth and thermally conductive sub-floor.
- Page 3 Page 3 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Pre-Installation First unpack & identify all components (a list of supplied components is on page 2) and check the layout - see sup- plied floor plan (example Fig. 2) Ensure that the sub-floor (concrete or timber) is clean, dry &...
- Page 4 Page 4 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Insulation Underlay - Installation Notes: The foam underlay should be cut with a Stanley knife or similar. Step 1 Once you are satisfied that the sub-floor is suitable (see pre- installation notes page 3), lay out the insulation underlay to cover the entire floor area, except for the 50mm gap.
- Page 5 Page 5 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Carbon Film Installation Under Wood/Laminate Flooring Only LIGHT FOOTWARE should be worn . Avoid foot traffic on the heating elements and cold tail joints. Step 4 Un-pack the heating elements for the room and check that you have all the elements detailed on the enclosed drawing &...
- Page 6 Page 6 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Step 7 Below each of the “cold tail” joints form a cut out in the foam un- derlay to allow the plastic cover of the joint and the cold tail itself to lay within the underlay. Fig. 9 The cut out for the cold tail should extend to the 50mm gap at the edge of the room.
- Page 7 Page 7 Carbon Film Installation Instructions Step 11 Depron 50mm Gap Fig. 12 Sensor Tip Position the floor sensor. If installing Heat-Pak® over the carbon system, refer to separate instructions regarding the floor sensor. For standard installation, the tip of the sensor should be approximately 300-500mm from the edge of the room with the tail of the probe running back to the thermostat via the 50mm cold tail gap.
- Page 8 The industry standard for most wood flooring products is 27°C. Be aware that the carbon film heating system is capable of heating above this tempera- ture and is only limited by the thermostat and the temperatures that it is set to operate to.
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