King Electric FCM Floor Mat - Manual (Page 15)

King Electrical Floor Heating Mat Installation Manual 15
STEP 6: Installation of Mat
Clean floor before starting Installation
6.1 The floor should be swept of all debris including dirt, saw dust, nails
and other construction materials.
Plan routing of mat.
6.2 Use tape to mark the fixed objects in the room the cable needs to
avoid, such as a vanity, shower or bathtub. These areas will remain
unheated.
6.3 Plan the cable routing around the fixed objects. It is best to plan
the cable runs parallel to the longest wall in the room. Be sure to have a
plan for the end of the cable, including an overflow area to place any
excess
cable. The cable MUST NOT be cut.
Test Fit the Mat.
6.4 Roll out the mat, cutting the mesh and flipping it as needed to
cover the area that you intend to heat. It is critical that you ensure
proper fitting of the mat before securing to the floor. If the mat is too
large for the area, it can not be cut shorter and the cable cannot be
installed inside a wall, or under baseboards or cabinets. All cable must
be embedded in floor mortar.
6.5 Border allowance: Heating cable should be installed between
1” and 6” from the perimeter walls, but not more
than 1.5” from a kick space vanity, shower, bathtub, counter or
doorway. It is not necessary to heat the floor all the way to the
wall as it is not typical that people will stand that close to the
walls.