EBECO Foil Kit and Foil 230 V Instruction Manual

EBECO Foil Kit and Foil 230 V

Product Information

• Product Name : Foil Kit & Foil 230 V
• Manufacturer: Ebeco
• Model: Foil Kit 500 (EB-Therm 500)
• Nominal Heat Output: See specifications on page 14
• Control Options : Manual stages, mechanic thermostat room temperature control, electronic room temperature control, electronic room temperature control plus day timer, electronic room temperature control plus week timer
• Other Control Options: Room temperature control with open window detection, distance control detection, adaptive start control, black bulb sensor

Product Usage Instructions

1. Ensure the Foil Kit & Foil 230 V is installed according to the installation instructions provided.
2. If using the manual stages control option, set the desired heat output by adjusting the settings accordingly.
3. If using the mechanic thermostat room temperature control option, set the desired room temperature using the thermostat.
4. If using the electronic room temperature control option, follow the instructions provided to set the desired room temperature.
5. If using the electronic room temperature control plus day timer option, program the desired temperature settings and schedule using the day timer function.
6. If using the electronic room temperature control plus week timer option, program the desired temperature settings and schedule using the week timer function.
7. If using any other control options such as room temperature control with open window detection, distance control detection, adaptive start control, or black bulb sensor, follow the specific instructions provided for each option.
8. Contact Ebeco at Phone +46 31 707 75 50 or email info@ebeco.se for any additional information or support.

Welcome
Thank you for choosing Ebeco. We hope that you will use and enjoy your underfloor heating system for many years to come. For the warranty to be valid, the product must be installed and handled as indicated in this manual. It is therefore important that you read the manual.

Important
The underfloor heating system is a high voltage system and must thus be installed according to applicable regulations and by an authorized electrician. For the warranty to apply, the warranty certificate must be correctly and completely filled in, and signed by an authorized electrician.

• May only be installed in dry areas.
• Check that the foil is labeled for 230V and 100 W/m2 or 65 W/m2.
• The foil must be laid with the copper strips facing down.
• Do not install when the temperature is below +10 C.
• The foil must be measured for resistance and isolation per the instructions. Document the values on the warranty certificate.
• There must be either a diagram or a photo of the routing documented.
• Floor covering shall be recommended by the floor supplier’s instructions as suitable in combination with underfloor heating.
• The maximum thermal resistance of the flooring material is 0.16 m2K/W.
• Heating must be regulated with Ebeco’s EB-Therm thermostats.

Industry guidelines for wooden floors on underfloor heating

• General conditions. Wooden floors:
• The maximum permissible surface temperature is 27 oC. This also applies under carpets and furniture.
• Coverage:
• Note that with all covering of wooden floors laid on underfloor heating, there is a risk:
• Overtemperature in the wooden floor
• That the temperature in the room becomes too low
• Carpets, beds without ventilated plinth, bookshelves with a covering bottom, kitchen cabinets, etc. are covered.
• The system must be connected to 230 V via a 30 mA residual current operated circuit-breaker.
• The foil must be protected from damage. The floorcovering must be laid immediately after the foil has been laid.
• The foils must be covered with non-ageing plastic film, at least 0.2 mm, before the floor is laid.
• Crimping tool (89 606 90) must be used, otherwise the warranty will be invalid.
• The maximum load per foil is 10 A.
• The foil must not be run under stationary furnishings, such as kitchen counters, closets, inner walls, etc. because this produces elevated temperatures, and not close to stoves or other heat sources.
• Insulating interior furnishings such as thick carpets or floor cushions must not be used.
• The product emits <2 % of the magnetic field limit according to EN 62233:2008.
• Insulation boards do not even out unevenness in the surface, so the floor manufacturer’s instructions regarding the surface smoothness still apply.

Read carefully through all the installation instructions before starting the  installation

• If you have bougt Ebeco Foil Kit -compare the material in your kit with the table below before you start.
• If you have bougt Ebeco Foil 230 V -compare the material with your packing slip before you start.

Specifications

Material and accessories

Included in the pack

• Thermostat with sensor cable
• Spiral tube with adapter
• Terminals
• RTK brown
• RTK blue
• Fixing tape white
• Sealing tape green
• Insulating tape black
• Sign heatingfoil installed

You will also need

• Non-ageing plastic film
• Ebisol 3 mm (89 601 70), Ebisol 6 mm (89 601 72). If possible, choose 6 mm. The laying then becomes easier, faster och more secure.
• Crimping tool Ebeco Foil (89 606 90)
• Earth fault relay

Ebeco Foil 230 V

If you have bought Ebeco Foil 230 V you will also need:

• Non-ageing plastic film
•  Ebisol 3 mm (89 601 70), Ebisol 6 mm (89 601 72).
• If possible, choose 6 mm. The laying then becomes easier, faster och more secure.
• Crimping tool Ebeco Foil (89 606 90)
• Single core double-insulated cable, eg RTK brown (03 766 13) and RTK blue (03 766 03). As an alternative a single core single insulated cable combined with a flexible conduit pipe could be used.
• Flexible conduit pipe (89 605 41)
• Fixing tape Ebeco Foil (89 605 46)
• Connection kit Mini (89 606 79) or Connection kit Maxi (89 606 80)
• Thermostat EB-Therm
• Earth fault relay

Install Ebeco Foil

• Remove any existing plastic matting.
• Make sure that the floor is firm and free from dirt and old floorcovering material. Existing plastic matting must be removed, since the plasticiser in the plastic may eventually dissolve the insulation boards.

Planning how to lay the foil

• Make an accurate sketch of the floor and draw the positions of the lengths of foil. Points to think of when drawing the sketch:
• The position of the thermostat should take account of the power supply. Do not position the thermostat where it will be in direct sunlight at any time.
• The lengths of foil must be butted edge-to-edge. The foils must cover as large an area as possible, but the lengths of foil must not be pulled apart, since the differences in temperature will be noticeable.
• The foils may be laid slightly overlapping, but the distance between the copper strips must never be less than 5 mm.
• It´s important to ensure optimum cover where you will often stand, for example in front of the kitchen units.
• To avoid draughts, plan for the foils to be laid right up to outside walls.

If there are obstacles:

• If there is an obstacle in the way, cut the foil square and fit jumper wires around the obstacle, as shown in figure 4.

Getting started

• Make space for the flexible conduit
• Cut or chase a channel for the flexible conduit, as shown in figure 5. The end of the flexible conduit must be positioned centrally under a foil. The bend in the flexible conduit must not be too sharp or it will be difficult to insert the floor sensor. Feed the sensor into the flexible conduit and tape off the end.
• Vacuum-clean the area thoroughly.

Lay the Ebisol

• Lay the Ebisol sheets butted edge-to-edge. Leave a gap of about 1 cm at the wall on the connection side, as shown in figure 6.
• To get a level surface, lay Ebisol over the entire floor, even where no foil will be laid.
• Secure the joints of the insulation boards with tape, according to figure 6, to prevent movement. Cut off the insulating material above the sensor hose.

Measure up the foil and cut it

• Roll out the foil to the correct length. On the connection side, end the foil about 4-5 cm from the wall. Using scissors, cut the foil square along the broken lines, as shown in figure 7. DO NOT cut into the black areas. The distance from the cut edge to the black area must never be less than 3 mm. Use fixing tape (89 605 46) to tape the long sides of the foil to-gether. Fully tape the long sides up to about 15 cm from the ends of the foils, as shown in figure 8 if you use 3 mm insula-tion. Fully tape the whole way if you use 6 mm insulation.

Seal off the copper strip

• Seal off the copper strip with the round green pieces of tape, as shown in figure 9. Seal only the short side that will not be connected with cable.
• The foil must be laid with the copper strips facing down.

Cut out for the terminals and make space for the connection cable

• Mark the Ebisol where the terminals will go, as shown in figure 10. Make a cutout of about 3 x 6 cm in the Ebisol. The terminal and the cables should be placed lower than the upper surface of the Ebisol. Important! Never apply mechanical load to the cables.
• If you are using 3 mm Ebisolyou will have to cut out the floor. Expose about 1 meter of the floor by folding back the foil and the Ebisol. Cut out as shown in figure 11. Make a space in the floor or at the bottom of the wall for the connection cable, as shown in figure 12. Vacuum-clean the area thoroughly. Put back the Ebisol and the foils.

Adjust the crimping tool, 89 606 90

• For the terminals to be properly crimped, the pliers must be correctly adjusted. When the crimping tool is closed, the opening must not be larger than 1.3 mm. To adjust the crimping tool, unfasten the screw and turn the toothed disc on the side of the crimping tool; see figure 13.

Fit the terminals

• Slip the terminal on to the foil and centre it on the copper strip. Squeeze the terminal firmly with your fingers as shown in figure 14. Crimp the terminal from both sides at an angle of 45º across the perforated part, as shown in fi-gure 15.

Connect the foils together

• Connect the foils together as shown in figure 16. In an L-shaped room, the foils can be connected as shown in figure 17.

Run the cable

• Fix the connection cables with tape etc in the cavity shown in figure 18. Cables can cross over in this cavity.
• Important! Never apply mechanical load to the cables.

Connect the cables

• Connect the lengths of foil together with the single-core double-insulated RTK cables supplied. Strip off about 6 mm of insulation and insert the wire into the terminal.
• If there is only one cable, bend the stripped wire double, as shown in figure 19. NOTE that the cables are double-insula-ted and that both insulation layers has to be removed.
• Crimp the terminal to the cable with the crimping tool as shown in figure 20.

Test the foils

• Test the foils and make calculations according to the directions in the guarantee certificate. Calculate the theoretical resistance value and measure the resistance of the foils. Enter the values in the test report. Compare the theoretical value to the measured value. Isolation test the foils and enter the value in the test report.
• Document the facility on photo or on drawing according to the directions in the guarantee certificate.

Test report

Insulation value* (MW)
E-number: …………………

Installed length:

…………………… (m)

|  |  |  |

• Min. insulation value 10 Mohm. The foil is unearthed. Measure between the foil and an earthed object.
• Tolerance -5 % to +10 %

Insulate the terminals

• Cut 50×25 mm pieces of the black insulating tape. Pull off the backing paper. Centre one piece of tape under the terminal and one over the terminal, as shown in figure 21. The tape must extend at least 5 mm beyond the end of the terminal. Press the insulating tape firmly together with your fingers.
• Do not apply mechanical strain or load to the terminals.
• Apply the white tape (Fixing tape 89 605 46) to the remaining 15 cm of the foil.

Cover with non-aging plastic film and lay the floorcovering

• Cover the foils with non-aging plastic film, at least 0,2 mm, eg Tenotät. When adding the next piece of plastic film overlap at least 200 mm. Then lay the floorcovering immediately, in accordance with the arrangements illustrated on page 1. Some kinds of wood, especially beech and Canadian maple, exhibit more natural movement and are therefore not so suitable for underfloor heating. The floorcovering should be chosen with the guidance of the flooring supplier.

Test and connect the installation

After laying the floorcovering, test the foils. Enter the values in the test report. Connect the thermostat.

Test report (Cable Kit, Thermoflex Kit & Multiflex 20)

E-no: ………………..

Cable/Mat 1

|  |  |  |  |  |
E-no: ………………..

Cable/Mat 2

|  |  |  |  |  |

Min. insulation value 10 MΩ.
Test report (Foil Kit / Foil 230 V)
Foil Kit: Calculate the theoretical resistance value per formula 1. Enter the resistance value and length in the test report.
Foil 230 V: First recalculate the length 69 cm foil to 43 cm foil per formula 2. Now calculate the theoretical resistance value per formula 1. Enter the resistance value and length in the test report.

Test report

Insulation value* (MW)
E-no: ………………..

Installed length:

…………………… (m)

|  |  |  |

Min. insulation value 10 MΩ. The foil is unearthed. Measure between the foil and an earthed object.

Tolerance -5 % to +10 %

The system is documented with photos/drawings

• Electrical installation carried out by: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . according to the attached materials specification.
• Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Signature ………………………………………………………………

Terms of Guarantee

Cable Kit, Cableflex, Thermoflex Kit, Thermoflex, Foil Kit, Foil 230 V and Multiflex 20

• Ebeco AB provides a 12-year guarantee for material faults to heating cables/foil including supplied accessories and insulation board in Cable Kit, Thermoflex Kit, Thermoflex, Foil Kit, Foil 230 V and Multiflex 20-cable, hereafter referred to as the “Products”.
• Should material faults occur to the Products during the period of the guarantee, Ebeco AB agrees to repair or replace the Products without cost to the purchaser. Ebeco AB also undertakes to restore the floor to its original condition after performing repair or replacement. To be able to rectify the fault, the purchaser must have saved or have access to 1 m² of the original flooring material.
• Ebeco AB provides a 5-year product guarantee for the supplied thermostat.
• The guarantee only applies under the condition that installation of the Products is performed by an authorized electrician in accordance with applicable regulations and the installation instructions issued by Ebeco. And that one of the following requirements are met:
• A) The installation is performed using and documented in Ebeco’s service, Garantera. Or
• B) This guarantee certificate including the test report is completed in full, and along with material specifications or an invoice, signed by the electrician who performed the installation. Furthermore, there must be photos that show the Products in their entirety after installation but before covering, or alternatively, a detailed drawing of the end connections and joints of the Products as well as the exact locations of floor sensors.
• The guarantee does not apply to installations performed by non-authorized electricians or if a non-authorized electrician has made modifications or repairs. Furthermore, the guarantee does not apply to faults that have occurred as a result of the use of improper materials and floor constructions, or as a result of incorrect installation. Damage caused by vandalism, fire, lightning, or water, or damage caused by carelessness, abnormal use, or as a result of accidents, is not covered either.
• To make a guarantee claim, the following applies: Ebeco AB must be notified before any action is taken. Furthermore, a guarantee certificate with an accompanying invoice for installation or material specification and a completed and signed test report must be presented.

Extend the guarantee to 25 years with Garantera

• Ebeco’s digital service, Garantera, documents all heating cable installations in a simple, safe, and structured way.
• An installation made using Garantera automatically gets an extended 25-year guarantee for material defects. The extended guarantee only applies if the product has been installed together with an applicable control system and by an authorized electrician.
• A digital guarantee certificate is e-mailed from Garantera to the user, who is then responsible for saving it and being able to present it in the event of a guarantee claim.
• A product guarantee of 5 years applies to the thermostat. EBECO AB Martin Larsson, CEO

Products

Extended 25-year guarantee and documenting made it easier with Garantera Do you want to avoid the bother of filling in and keeping track of these pages? Garantera is a service that makes things a little easier for authorized installation technicians. The service allows you to document measurement data, save installation photos and create a digital guarantee certificate to send to the customer. Read more about the service and get started at garantera.eboco.se.

• EBECO AB
• Lärjeågatan 11
• SE-415 02 Göteborg, SWEDEN
• Phone +46 31 707 75 50
• ebeco.com
• info@ebeco.se

References

• Garantera Ebeco
• Takuu Ebeco

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