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  • Page 1

    P art No. 650-000-221/0298 These Instructions must be used only by a qualified installer/service technician. Read these instructions completely before beginning. Failure to follow these instructions can cause severe personal injury , death or substantial property damage.[...]

  • Page 2

    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 2 Hazard Definitions Indicates presence of hazards that will or can cause minor personal injury or property damage. Indicates special instructions on installation, operation or maintenance that are important but not related to personal injury or property hazards. Indicates presence of hazards [...]

  • Page 3

    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 3 T ube Layouts for Radiant Heating Obtain T ube Layout Drawing Meet with General Contractor Obtain Materials Obtain Special Equipment P re-Installation Check List Mark T ube Layout on Subfloor Mount Manifold(s) Install the T ubing Before Leaving the Jobsite . . . Inspect T ubing Before F[...]

  • Page 4

    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 4 A . T ube Layouts for Radiant Heating 1. Radiant Floor Heatng a. Hot water flowing in the radiant tubing under the finished flooring heats the flooring and the heat emission plates. The heat emission plates help spread the heat evenly across the flooring. b . Heat must pass through the floor[...]

  • Page 5

    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 5 Figure 2 - T ypical tube routing for an above floor installation ABO VE FLOOR INST ALLA TION (One- W ay Serpentine P atterns - T ypical) Constant Spacing Outside W all Concentrated Spacing (W all with large window area or cool wall) These drawings are conceptual only . Consult W eil-McL[...]

  • Page 6

    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 6 Normal Close Inches Inches Feet Feet Feet F eet LR1 Low pile carpet w/ t hermal pad 8.5 178 43 10 231 LR2 Low pile carpet w/ t hermal pad 8.5 6.5 192 22 10 224 DK Lamin ated hardwood 12.5 6.5 227 28 10 265 UT Ceramic tile 6.5 45 4 10 59 BT Ceramic tile 6.5 79 12 10 101 BR1 Lamin ated hardwoo[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 7 B . Obtain T ube Layout Drawing 1. Do not start a radiant heating installation without a detailed tube layout drawing. • It provides critical information on: • tube routing • tube lengths • areas to be avoided • materials needed 2. Figure 3 includes the information and drawing[...]

  • Page 8

    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 8 1. W e suggest you meet with the general contractor and follow this checklist: q Review the AlumiPex Trade Guides with the general contractor and ask him to provide the information and copies to each of the trades involved. q V erify that the flooring system is rated by the flooring manufact[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 9 D . Obtain Materials 3. AlumiPex Manifolds • A vailable in three sizes (2, 3 and 4 takeoff) in nickel-plated brass (shown above), with or without integral balancing valves . • Copper manifolds (not shown) are also available. • Refer to AlumiPex Manifold Instructions for part numbe[...]

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    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 10 E . Obtain Special Equipment 1. T ubing Uncoiler  Assists in tube installation. 2. AlumiPex T ube Cutter 4. Pressure Gauge  W ith a scale range of 150 psig.  For pressure testing and tubing pressurization. 3. AlumiPex Reamer/Sizer(s)  The reamer/sizer is specific to tube diamete[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 11 G . Mark Floor Plan and T ube Layout on Subfloor 1. Use the T ube Layout Plan to mark the following on the subfloor . Use several colors if possible to define different elements and circuits.  See Figure 7 for typical layout markings for the system shown in Figure 6, page 6.  Mar[...]

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    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 12 H . Mount Manifold(s) 1. Accurately measure the location of the manifold mounting wall (if not already installed).  Placement of the manifold and the tube penetrations is critical.  T ake extra care in laying out these locations so all items will be in proper position for the interior[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 13 Figure 8 - Mounting of manifold(s), typical MANIFOLD MOUNTING (Above Floor System) The details shown are representati ve only . Other mounting conf igurations are possible. AlumiP ex Manifold, T ypical ! Refer to AlumiPex Manifold Instructions for details of mounting, assembly and appl[...]

  • Page 14

    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 14 I. Install the T ubing 1. Install the sleepers.  Beginning from one side of each room, use your floor markings and the tube layout drawing to place the sleepers.  Glue and nail each sleeper in place as shown in Figure 10.  Bend routing sleepers can be made using a router and fixtur[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 15 Figure 10 - T ypical sleeper layout and installation 5 5 5 SLEEPER LA YOUT - ABO VE FLOOR (T ypical) 1 SLEEPERS ! ! ! ! T ypically sleepers are 1 x __ lumber or . Space 1" apart as shown to pro vide room for heat emission plate tubing channel and for thermal expansion. Begin at on[...]

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    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 16 Figure 11 - T ypical above floor installation ABO VE FLOOR INST ALLA TION This drawing is conceptual only . Consult Weil-McL ain Radiant Guides or Software for actual project layout. A Finished Flooring J J Subflooring I I Joists H H P oly-wrapped Insulation G Mark the T ubing Locations ! ![...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 17 J . P ressure T est the Finished T ubing Installation 1. After all tubing has been routed and connected to the manifold, pressure test all tubing circuits before finished flooring is installed. Refer to AlumiPex Manifold Instructions. 2. Isolate the AlumiPex manifolds and tubing from a[...]

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    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 18 K. P ressurize T ubing for Observation 1. After the system has been proven leak free, pressurize all tubing circuits to 30 psig.  Maintain this pressure on the tubing for the remainder of the building construction.  Pressurizing the tubing allows use of the pressure gauge to verify th[...]

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    Above Floor Installation Guide P art Number 650-000-221/0298 19 O . Inspection, Repair and T roubleshooting 1. Inspect the tubing connections and piping as the job is completed. 2. Perform a final pressure test on the system after all flooring is in place and building is ready for occupancy to verify all joints are tight and no damage has occurred [...]

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    AlumiP ex Radiant T ubing P art Number 650-000-221/0298 20[...]