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The Installation
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Installation of Components
The Control Unit or Relay Panel is hung to a wall. Cold leads are run from these units to the heating element. Hott-Wire connects to line voltage in a junction box while Tuff Cable has connections embedded into the slab or substrate.
Tuff Cable is spaced between 4 and 6 inches while Hott-Wire is spaced between 4 and 9 inches. For a new
pour concrete application, the heating elements are secured to remesh, and raised,
if necessary, to be within 2" of the surface. When retrofitting into
concrete or asphalt, 1/4"(Tuff Cable) 3/8"(Hott-Wire) wide grooves are saw cut into the existing surface 1 1/4"(Tuff Cable)to 1 1/2"(Hott-Wire) deep.
The heating element is then laid into the grooves, after which backerod is used to fill in the space between the
Heating Element and the surface. The surface is then sealed with a polyurethan sealant on concrete, and with a silicon sealant on asphalt.
The installation of our radiant snow melting systems is fairly easy compared to other
radiant heating systems. Any electrician would not have any trouble installing the system.
Any contractor could install a Tuff Cable system, and then have an electrician hook up the power
to the system. Hott-Wire should be installed by an electrician. Technical support is available 5 days a week, and the installation manual, and
system diagrams are available online.
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Sample Layout Diagrams
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Sample layout for single
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Sample tire tracks layout
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