Ditra Heat Wire Spacing

What is the minimum stud spacing when installing the schluter ditra heat e hk heating cables.

Ditra heat wire spacing.

This spacing when used with our cables works out to 13 53 watts per sf which is a comfortable output well suited for toasty floors and a primary heat source in many parts of the country. It will give you a final calculation that includes how much cable and membrane you will actually need while taking into account the minimum three stud 3 1 2 inches or 9 cm spacing between heating cable runs. However cable may also be spaced at continuously alternating 3 stud 2 stud intervals in isolated areas or over the entire floor. See the ditra heat installation handbook for more information.

Be sure to measure the heated area accurately. The ditra heat calculator has been specifically created to eliminate the guesswork of how much cable you will need. Additionally once installed you do not need to cover the heating cables with thin set or self leveling compound significantly reducing installation time and effort. Baseboard heaters forced air vents fireplaces etc schluter recommends adding a buffer zone to your floor plan.

A two stud spacing is used when connecting the 240 v cable to a 208 v power supply. Heating cable placement is limited by minimum spacing of 2 50 mm from walls partitions and fixed cabinets 8 200 mm from heat sources such as baseboard heaters fireplaces forced air heating ducts etc and 4 100 mm from plumbing drains. A cable spacing of 3 studs between runs is standard. These studs are designed to allow for the easy installation of ditra heat e hk heating cables.

A wider spacing e g 4 studs may not provide sufficient power to warm the floor to the desired temperature. For most applications ditra recommends using three knob spacing which works out to 3 5 on center spacing. Minimum spacing from other heat sources baseboard heaters fireplaces.