WarmlyYours Environ Flex Roll System For laminate/floating wood & engineered wood floor coverings - Manual (Page 4)

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Environ™ Flex Roll System. This manual contains IMPoRtAnt information
regarding the safe use and installation of your Environ™ Flex Roll System. Please read through the entire
manual carefully before you install or operate your floor heating system.
Important Information
• Environ™ Flex Rolls are designed for installation directly under laminate/
floating wood and engineered wood, installed on top of an underlayment.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls are NOT designed for installation under ceramic tile,
natural stone or other similar hard floor coverings; and MAY NOT be installed
under nailed hardwood flooring. WarmlyYours sells products to heat these
flooring surfaces – Contact us at: [email protected], or (800) 875-5285
for more information on other floor heating system options available.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls should be separated from other heat sources such as
luminaries and chimneys.
• The minimum distance between adjacent runs should be at a minimum of 1.5”
(40 mm).
• Do not install the Environ™ Flex Rolls at an ambient temperature below 5ºF
(-15ºC).
• Environ™ Flex Rolls should not extend beyond the room or area in which it
originates, as per the custom installation SmartPlan™.
• The Environ™ Flex Rolls must be spaced from the walls a minimum distance
of 3” (76 mm).
• Certain underlayment types and thicknesses with laminates/floating wood are
NOT compatible with Environ™ Flex Rolls (see page 5). DO NOT PLACE
EXCESSIVELY HEAVY FURNITURE on your heated floor.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls must not be installed under cabinets or furniture that will
be permanently installed and attached to the floor. Built-in cabinets and other
furniture with solid bases must not be placed over the rolls.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls is not for installation in walls.
We want your installation to be trouble-free. If you are confronted with
a problem you cannot solve, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
[email protected], or call us any time, any day at (800) 875-5285.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls should NOT be installed on top of other in-floor radiant
heating systems (for example hydronic or in-slab systems) UNLESS the
other system is permanently disconnected in such a way that it cannot be
inadvertently switched on while the Environ™ Flex Rolls are also in use.
• The Environ™ Flex Rolls may NOT be installed on floors where radiant ceiling
heating rolls are in use in the room directly below where the Environ™ Flex
Rolls are installed.
• Environ™ Flex Rolls must not be installed in thinset cement, or in direct contact
with a cement or concrete subfloor or slab. There must be an underlayment
under Environ™ Flex Rolls.
• Indicate which branch circuits supply the power to the Environ™ Flex Rolls and
retain the UL labels for each heating roll in a convenient location, i.e. taped to
the circuit breaker box, for reference by the electrical inspector or home owner.
Leave one UL label attached to the Environ™ Flex Rolls. Attach warning label
in a convenient location to show the room location where Environ™ Flex is
installed.
• Use only listed conduit, fittings, and/or other listed components.
• In Canada, the installation should be done according to the provisions of the
Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1, Section 62.
• When used in wet locations, the installation should be in accordance with the
National Electric Code, NFPA-70 and CAN/CSA-C22.1, Canadian Electrical
Code, Part I (CEC) and that final acceptance is to be made in the field by the
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
• Environ™ Flex Rolls should be connected to a CLASS-A Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter (GFCI). Some local electrical codes may require that a qualified
electrician connect the system.
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