Weil-McLain AlumniPEX Radiant Heater - Manual (Page 15)

Above Floor Installation Guide
Part Number 650-000-221/0298 15
Figure 10 - Typical sleeper layout and installation
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SLEEPER LAYOUT - ABOVE FLOOR
(Typical)
1 SLEEPERS
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Typically sleepers are 1 x __ lumber or .
Space 1" apart as shown to provide room for heat emission
plate tubing channel and for thermal expansion.
Begin at one side of the room. Place a 1 x 4 spacer (item 3)
" from wall as shown.
Leave a 1" gap between spacer and first sleeper. Then glue
and nail sleepers in place.
(Width of sleeper is equal to the required tube spacing less
1 inch.)
¾" CDX plywood
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2 END SUPPORT SLEEPERS
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Typically cut from 3/4" plywood.
Use a router and circle cutting template or fixture to route
3/4" wide x 5/8" deep channels as shown..
Place the end supports about
" from the wall to allow
room for expansion. Then glue and nail in place.
(Width of end sleepers
should equal tube bend radius plus 4 inches.)
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3 SPACERS
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Typically 1 x 4 furring strips.
Place spacers about
from the wall to allow room
for expansion. Then glue and nail in place.
Use a spacer between the wall and one of the end
support sleepers to provide a channel for the tubing to
leave the room as shown.
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4 TUBING PATH
! Provide a 1" gap between spacer and end support
sleeper for routing tubing out of room. This will allow
placement of a heat emission plate along this route.
5 PROVIDE GAP AROUND PERIMETER
! Provide " gap around entire perimeter of room to
allow for expansion.
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These drawings are conceptual only. Consult Weil-McLain Radiant Guides or Software for actual project layout.
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