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Tamas Hydronic Panels
Snow Melt Series
Snow Sensor Installation
82 mm
140 mm
140 mm
140 mm
103 mm
100 mm
Side View
Top View
Brass
Plug
Ramp Mounting (FIG. 4)
Brass Plug (FIG. 5)
DRILL
HERE
Drilling the socket (FIG. 6)
82 mm
140 mm
100 mm
Side View
b) Placing Concrete
A plastic cover is provided with the socket to prevent it from being
accidentally filled with concrete. The plastic cover is the same
thickness as the sensor flange.
This allows the finished surface of the concrete to be troweled flush
with the cover. The cover must be installed prior to placing the
concrete. Also insure that the mounting plate drainage hole remains
unplugged once the concrete has cured.
Install the socket directly on top of gravel in order to provide good
drainage. If that is not possible, please ensure that you drill a hole
through the bottom of the socket for proper drainage of water for
the optical snow sensor to function. If this is not done, it will void the
warranty of the snow sensor (see FIG. 6).
Never use the wire conduit as drainage. This can damage the
sensor wire resulting in damage to the control and/or sensor.
c) Installing the Sensor
Once the snow melting surface is finished you can install the snow/
ice sensor. Clean any excess debris from inside the socket. Fish the
snow/ice sensor wire through the pre-installed pipe. Make sure to
leave a little bit of slack in the wire.
Once the snow/ice sensor is properly inserted into the socket put the
four screws back in place to secure it.
Take special care to align the screw holes from the snow/ice sensor
to those on the socket. Once the sensor is pressed into place prying
up the sensor to line up the holes will result in damage to the sensor
and, potentially, the socket.
2. Remote Sensor Location
The optical nature of the snow/ice sensor allows for mounting
somewhere other than the slab (i.e. a roof or fence post). This is
possible, but take special care that it is not mounted in an area
where the surroundings cause an abnormal amount of snow fall.
Paving stones or equivalent should be installed with a remote sensor.
When remote mounting the sensor an external slab sensor
must be used in order for the control to be able to read the slab
temperature. The temperature sensor on the snow/ice sensor will no
longer be used.
