Ouellet OWC-R - Manual (Page 10)

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3.2 Ambient control with floor limit
Main heating system. This type of heating method will maintain heat in a room using only the OWC-R system.
Each room (zone) must have its own OWC-R system along with an adequate control method (see section 5).
For this type of configuration it is important to follow the recommendations specified hereafter:
- Measure the area of each room and perform a computation of heat loss in order to ensure adequate
heating power.
- Install properly sized cables while taking into account the necessary clearances with respect to fixed
elements such as exterior walls, drains or interior partitions.
- It is important to adequately insulate the ground underneath the concrete cables. This will provide
for the least possible heat losses at the bottom level.
- Connect the heating cable to a suitable temperature control device (see section 5). This temperature
control device must be paired with an ambient control with floor limit system. The temperature sensor
must be installed in accordance with instructions and be connected to the heated floor temperature
control device.
Installation of a concrete heating cable system is not suitable for
non-insulated or poorly insulated floors. The efficiency of this heating
method hinges on specific conditions in order to provide acceptable
performance levels, such as the dimensions of area to be covered with
heating cables (or percentage of surface to be heated), floor coverings
that can withstand the additional thermal heat, the quality of insulation
of outer walls, etc. It is highly recommended to first examine certain
parameters and seek advice from professionals before proceeding
with the installation of this type of heating system.
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