Ouellet OTR User Manual

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4.1 Planning Work

Materials provided by Ouellet Canada Inc.

– Therma Cable heating cable kit

– Installation strappings

– Installation instructions

– Service panel label

– Floor temperature sensor
Material required

– Temperature control with GFCI (available at Ouellet Canada Inc.)

– Cable check tester (available at Ouellet Canada Inc.)

– Stapler

– Protective glasses

– Measuring tape

– Broom

– Felt marker

– Tape

– Hot glue gun

– Wood chisel

– Hammer

– Multimeter and megohmeter

– Electrician tools

– Electrical tape
For installation over a concrete slab, add the following:

– Concrete chisel

– Drilling machine

– Percussion drill for concrete
Room Layout and Corresponding Therma Cable Product

– Create a room layout plan to scale (for maximum accuracy, use the

Ouellet Canada Inc. form designed for this purpose);

– Identify all stationary elements (toilet, bath, shower, counters, drawers, and

permanent furnishings) and never install the heating cable under these stationary
elements (Fig. 4.1);

– Determine thermostat or temperature control location;

– Note room dimensions;

– Determine the electric cable (cold lead) location that will be connected to the

heating control;

– Calculate the heating area in square meters (sq. m) [square feet (sq. ft.)];

– Select the Therma Cable product from Table 2.1 to cover 90% of the surface

or subtract a minimum of about 50 mm (2’’) to 76 mm (3’’) around walls and
stationary elements.

Fig. 4.1

cold lead

temperature

sensor

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