Ouellet OWC-M - Manual (Page 12)

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4. Installation guidelines
4.1 Work coordination
Material provided by Ouellet Canada Inc.
- OWC-M heating cables
- Installation manual
- Label for electrical panel
- Temperature sensor
- Electrical fault indicator
- Plastic floor fasteners
Additional material required (not provided)
- Temperature control device (available from Ouellet Canada Inc.).
- Cable ducts for high voltage electrical cables (must be approved for high voltage electric cables (cold lead)).
- Cable duct for temperature sensor (low voltage).
Note: Cable ducts may be of the same type. However, it is important to make sure there are independent cable
ducts for the cold lead and the temperature sensor.
- Safety glasses
- String roll
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
- Broom
- Felt marker (or spray)
- Adhesive tape
- Hammer
- Multimeter and megohmmeter
- Electrician tools
Room plan and corresponding OWC-M products
1. Draw up to scale a plan of the room to be heated (for optimum accuracy, make use of the form provided by
Ouellet Canada Inc.).
2. Identify all fixed elements to be bypassed: exterior walls, drains, beams, interior partitions (if installing
ambient heating configuration).
3. Identify space dimensions to be heated (allow for a buffer zone at the end of each area for excess cable,
if need be).
4. Establish the location of the thermostat or temperature control device.
5. Establish the location of the power cable (cold lead) to be connected to the temperature control device.
6. Measure out the area to be heated in square meters (m
2 ) or square feet (ft 2 ). Allow a minimum
of 6” (15 cm) around exterior walls and objects to be bypassed.
Note: A space of 3” (7.5 cm) between mat sections is included in the covered surface table.
7. Select as near as possible, the OWC-M product that will cover the area to be heated.
Coordinate your installation while taking the aforementioned guidelines into account. We highly recommend
planning the work process before the work begins to allow for the identification of obstacles to be bypassed,
buffer zones, directions of carpet, etc. Buffer zones are normally areas that do not necessarily need to be
heated (areas with little traffic) which are used for excess cable, if need be. In cases where numerous
OWC-M heating cable elements are required, each starting point should be planned in a manner that allows
for the required clearances to be adhered to.