Weil-McLain Radiant Heater manual Hazard Definitions, Codes and Standards

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AlumiPex Radiant Tubing

Hazard Definitions

Indicates presence of hazards that will cause severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

Indicates presence of hazards that will or can cause minor personal injury or property damage.

Indicates presence of hazards that can cause severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

Indicates special instructions on installation, operation or maintenance that are important but not related to personal injury or property hazards.

Codes and Standards

This guide is provided for general information only. The building or heating system designer is responsible for all design details and for compliance with all building codes, local and national.

Refer to AlumiPex Technical Information sheets for specific approvals and listings of AlumiPex Radiant Tubing.

Do not use AlumiPex Radiant Tubing to conduct natural gas. Such an application could result in severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

Do not expose AlumiPex Radiant Tubing to petroleum products or solvents.

Do not weld or glue AlumiPex.

Do not secure AlumiPex tubing permanently with adhesive tape.

The tubing could be damaged, resulting in risk of severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

Finished Flooring: Use only finished flooring rated by the flooring manufacturer for use with heated floors. Failure to follow this guideline could result in substantial property damage.

AlumiPex Radiant Tubing is not approved for potable water applications.

Consult local requirements before installing a radiant heating system. Install AlumiPex tubing following all of the applicable codes and all specifications and methods prescribed by the building designer and heating system designer.

Do not use AlumiPex Radiant Tubing in potable water or combination space heating/ potable water heating applications.

The tubing is not approved for domestic water use.

In combination space heating/potable water heating applications, chemical or biological contamination in the system water is possible and could result in severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

Use only AlumiPex Fittings with AlumiPex Tubing. Use of any other method can result in severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage.

This installation guide covers both new construction and retrofit. For retrofit of a completed building review the Trade Guides with the building owner if there is no general contractor involved in the remodeling project.

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Contents AlumiPexÆ Hazard Definitions Codes and StandardsAlumipex STEP-BY-STEP Above Floor Installation Radiant Floor Heating Design Tube Layouts for Radiant HeatingRadiant Floor Heatng Heat Output from Radiant FloorsAbove Floor Installation UT Y Obtain Tube Layout Drawing Floor Plan/Layout ShouldMeet with General Contractor AlumiPex Tube Fittings Obtain MaterialsAlumiPex Tubing AlumiPex ManifoldsTubing Uncoiler Obtain Special EquipmentAlumiPex Reamer/Sizers Pressure GaugePre-Installation Check List Mark Floor Plan and Tube Layout on SubfloorPrepare holes for tube routing Mount ManifoldsAttach the manifold to a plywood panel Manifold Mounting Install the Tubing Sleeper Layout Above Floor Above Floor Installation Pressure Test the Finished Tubing Installation Pressurize Tubing for Observation Make a record of your installationConnect System Piping & Heating System Components Before Leaving the JobsiteInspect Tubing Before Finished Flooring Installation Inspection, Repair and TroubleshootingAlumiPex Radiant Tubing