To date, the electrical systemThe warm floor is one of the most comfortable for a person. Heated air rises up from the base. Therefore, its highest temperatures are observed at a distance of up to 50 cm from the floor. Under the ceiling they will be lower.
Принцип работы любого конвектора или радиатора lies in the direction of the flow of warm masses to the ceiling, while the already cooled air will be concentrated below. Electric underfloor heating due to this feature is economically advantageous.
To manage his work usethermoregulator. They come in different types. However, the thermoregulator circuit has a general principle for all models. To carry out the installation yourself, you need to consider this procedure in more detail.
General information
No system of warm floor can not do withoutwithout a thermostat, the connection scheme of which is identical in almost any model. If this device is not used, and the heating wire is connected directly, the system will reach its operating temperature limit. This detrimental effect on the screed, and in the case of the wooden floor will lead to its deformation.
Также следует учесть, что ни один производитель electric underfloor heating does not guarantee the product if the heating control device is not installed. Therefore, the thermoregulator circuit must be studied before installing the floor heating.
Причем в этом случае не подойдет обычный таймер or a dimmer. Use in the electrical circuit only allowed for this thermostats. They have a sensor that measures the temperature.
Types of temperature regulators
There are different types of underfloor heating systems and thermoregulators themselves, which manufacturers allow to mount themselves in accordance with the instructions.
Теплый пол может быть кабельным, матовым или infrared. The first two systems are single-core and double-core. Each of them has its own installation features. Infrared warm floor is similar in principle to the connection with a two-wire cable. Therefore, the connection scheme for the thermostat for these two different types is identical (which can not be said about the installation of the system itself).
Терморегуляторы же различаются по способу controls on mechanical, digital and programmed, and by the method of measuring heating - on devices with an air sensor, a floor or combined. There are also certain installation conditions for these varieties.
What is important when choosing a device
Initially, when making a purchase of a deviceheating control should pay attention to its maximum load. Most often on sale are devices designed for 16 A. This is approximately 3.7 kW.
But there are devices designed for less load. It is necessary to correlate the power of the electric warm floor with the maximum load of the thermostat.
The most comfortable is a device with a sensor for measuring the temperature of the floor and air. But most often in the product only one measuring point is provided.
Wiring plan for a floor heating controller withThe sensor of the coating and the double set are identical. But if the device has a built-in air heating meter in the room, it will have two less terminals than the previous versions.
Types of management
For each type of room, you must select a specific type of heating controller. For the bathroom it is better to purchase mechanical varieties.
Wiring plan for floor heating controllermost often involves the installation of this device near the socket inside the room. The bathroom is often damp, there are significant temperature differences. Devices with digital displays in such conditions will work less.
Therefore, mechanical control is actual here. In the kitchen, room or corridor, you can install a digital temperature controller that will display the heating level on the screen.
There are programmable devices on sale.They set the temperature in time. For this program, it runs for a week, then the cycle repeats. The connection scheme of the thermostat does not differ in the type of control.
Mounting type
There are devices that are installedwaybill or mortise method. In the first case, you do not have to shroud the channels in the wall for wires and for the mounting box. But the device will protrude above the wall, and the wires will pass under the box.
Concealed installation involves installation in-lineway. If repair is in full swing, it is better to give preference to this method. The scheme of the floor thermoregulator will be identical in both cases, but the aesthetic models look like mortise models.
The principle of connecting wires
Depending on the type of thermostat, a certain type of connection is made. It is clearly indicated in the manufacturer's instructions. The electrical circuit of the thermostat can have 4, 6 or 7 terminals.
In the first case,with an air sensor. Two terminals (number specified in the manual) are intended for underfloor heating. The brown conductor is connected to the compartment L (phase) for the heating system, and the blue one to N (zero). Communications from the network are also connected in accordance with the polarity.
If the terminals of the device have 6, then the sensor is included in the kit. It is connected without regard to polarity to the connectors specified by the manufacturer.
The seventh terminal is for grounding(yellow-green wire). If the house has it, but does not have an appropriate connector, you should make a connection outside the enclosure. And if there is no grounding in the house, the yellow-green wire of the floor is reset.
Some recommendations
The thermoregulator circuit itself assumesnot only the correct wiring. The remote sensor (if it is included) is installed in the corrugated tube. Its edge is insulated in the floor. So the sensor can be obtained if necessary.
The installation level must be at least 50 cm from the floor. If it has an air sensor, the installation height must be at least 1.5 m.
If the owners have small children, it is necessary to purchase models with special protection. This will guarantee that the child will not adjust the thermostat independently.
Self-installing
Накладные модели крепятся к стене, не потребуется channel channels. Noteworthy schematic diagram of the thermoregulator. Usually, near the outlet or switch, a place is drilled under the mounting box.
Next to the floor is a channel for the sensor andwires of the heating system. Power is supplied from the conductors of the socket or switch (they do not have to be pulled from the shield). The thermostat is mounted in a dismounted form.
At mechanical models it is necessary to accurately remove the adjustment wheel, unscrew the bolt and put aside the top panel.
If this device is equipped with a display, the upperpanel (technology is described in the manual). By connecting all the wires according to the diagram with the mains power off, the device is inserted into the jar. Channels are closed. The top panel is put on and the operation of the device is tested.
Having studied, as the scheme of a thermoregulator for a warm floor looks, it is possible to make connection quickly and qualitatively.
