DITRA-HEAT Pamphlet

Please refer to the Schluter

-DITRA-HEAT

Installation Handbook for complete

installation details and warranty criteria.

MEASURING GUIDE

Membrane is selected according to the size of the area

to be tiled.

Heating cable is selected according to the size of the

area to be heated. Be sure to measure the heated area

accurately.

The allowable heated area is limited by the minimum

required spacing from ﬁxed elements such as:

• Walls/partitions/ﬁxed cabinets = 2" (50 mm)

• Heat sources (baseboard heaters, ﬁreplaces,

forced air heating ducts, etc.) = 8" (200 mm)

• Plumbing drains = 4" (100 mm)

• Centerline of toilet drains = 7" (180 mm)

Select a heating cable closest to, but not exceeding the

area determined in step 3 below. Do not select a heating

cable according to the size of the area to be tiled; this

will be too much heating cable. Only select a heating

cable according to the size of the area to be heated.

IMPORTANT: HEATING CABLES CANNOT

BE CUT TO FIT

Never install the heating cable under vanities, bathtub

platforms, free standing bathtubs, kitchen cabinets

or any other ﬁxtures or in closets. Excessive heat will

build up in these conﬁned spaces and may cause cable

overheating.

Using Multiple Cables

Two DITRA-HEAT-E-HK heating cables can be

connected in parallel and controlled by a single DITRA-

HEAT-E thermostat if the total current is less than 15

amps. This work must be performed by a qualiﬁed

electrician in accordance with applicable electrical and

building codes.