Ouellet OTM - Manual (Page 5)

1.2 Always
- Read this guide in full before installing the product;
- Install the Thermat system with a regulating device;
- Use copper wires only;
- Perform the mandatory tests described in this guide and record readings on the
table of measures;
- Only use cement or an equivalent binder compatible with floor heating systems
(cement glue, ceramic glue, self-levelling cement);
- Ensure that the black heating cable is completely embedded in cement or an
equivalent binder (cement glue, ceramic glue, self-levelling cement);
- Ensure that the voltage supplied equals the nominal voltage of the Thermat
system;
- Repair the product only using the Thermat repair kit available at your authorized
Ouellet Canada Inc. dealer;
- Consult Ouellet Canada Inc.’s team of technical specialists for any questions
or for more information;
- Install Thermat at temperatures over 5 °C (40 °F);
- Heating cables must be at least 13 mm (½”) away from any open combustible surface.
- Metal structures or materials used for the support of or on which cables or sets
are installed be grounded in accordance with the National Electrical Code);
- The installer of series heating cable sets must inspect and remove damaged or
defective heating cable sets before they are covered or concealed;
- The installer of series heating cable sets must mark the appropriate circuit
breaker reference (label) indicating which circuit supplies the circuit to those
electric heating cables.
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