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00 Home Page

     0.1. Contents

     0.2. Company Background

     0.3. FAQ

 

01 Radiant Floor Systems

     1.1. Radiant Heat

     1.2. Installation Drawings

     1.3. Efficiency

 

02 Product Information

     2.1. STEP Warmfloor™

     2.2. Self-regulating Technology

     2.3. Health and Safety

     2.4. Approvals

     2.5. Warranty

 

03 Parts & Accessories

     3.1. System Components

     3.2. Heating Elements

     3.3. Terminal Board, Connectors & Wires

     3.4. Transformers

          3.4.1. Metal Enclosure

          3.4.2. Plastics Enclosure

     3.5. Controls

          3.5.1. Selection Guide

     3.6. Heat Transmission Products

 

04 Products

     4.1. STEP Element Type 24V

     4.2. STEP Warmfloor™

          4.2.1. Residential Floor Heating Kits in feet

          4.2.2. Residential Floor Heating Kits in meters

     4.3. STEP Under Rug Heater

     4.4. STEP Wall Heating

     4.5. STEP Commercial

          4.5.1. Installation Procedure

     4.6. STEP Sunroom

          4.6.1. Sunroom Kits

     4.7. STEP Snowmelt

          4.7.1. Snowmelt Kits

     4.8. STEP Warmfloor™ for RV's - 12V

          4.8.1. RV Drawing

 

05 Design

     5.1. Design Guidelines

     5.2. How to Calculate

     5.3. Wire Gauge

          5.3.1. Design Note EP5030 Rev. 1

     5.4. Electric Resistance Chart

     5.5. PTC Element Performance

          5.5.1. Optimal Performance

 

06 Efficiency

     6.1. Insulation Properties

          6.1.1. Insulation Under Radiant Heat

          6.1.2. Flooring Materials and Radiant Heat

          6.1.3. Design Note EP5025 Rev. 1

     6.2. R-Values for Building Materials

     6.3. Heat Loss Calculation

     6.4. Test House

          6.4.1. Energy Savings

     6.5. Operating Cost Comparison

          6.5.1. Residential Heating Costs

 

07 Estimate

     7.1. Heating Needs

          7.1.1. USA

          7.1.2. International

     7.2. Conversion Tables

 

08 Flooring Options

     8.1. Between Joists

     8.2. Concrete Slab

     8.3. Wet Areas

     8.4. Tile

          8.4.1. Design Note EP5026 Rev. 1

          8.4.2. "Robinson-Type Floor Tester"

     8.5. Resilient

     8.6. Wood

     8.7. Carpet and Carpet Cushion

          8.7.1. Design Note EP5027 Rev. 1

 

09 Exterior Applications

     9.1. Materials and Methods

     9.2. Frost Penetration

 

10 Installation

     10.1. Floor Prep & Electrical

          10.1.1. Wiring Option 1

          10.1.2. Wiring Option 2

     10.2. Wiring Diagram

     10.3. Troubleshooting

     10.4. Installation Check List

 

11 References

     Floor Heating

     Piper Plant House

     Residential Heating Kits

     Sunroom

     Under Rug Heater

 

 

     The complete version in one file.

 

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