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4. ATTACH THE HEATING ELEMENT
A. With the heating element lying on the top of the counter with the white release paper facing up, peel the white release
liner off the heater— do not discard.
B. Reduce the size of the release liner into manageable pieces by ripping the white release paper into smaller sections,
approximately 6” X 24” (the size and shape of these sheets is not critical).
C. Immediately place the release liner sheets back down onto the sticky heating element. Place them onto the heater so
that approximately 2” of the front edge of the heating element is exposed. This process leaves a sticky portion of the
heating element exposed to attach to the countertop while it is being manually held and positioned under the counter.
D. Move the heater from the top of the countertop and begin attaching it to the underside of the stone counter while
keeping the white release liner on the heater. This is generally accomplished by sitting on the floor facing outward with
your back to the cabinet.
Align the heater under the counter, keeping it close to the front edge.
E. Lightly press/tack down a few spots along the front edge of the heater. Only tack down a few spots to hold the heater
in place. Don’t press the entire edge down tight in case you have to realign the heater. The partial white release liner
sheets prevent the entire heater from sticking to the counter inadvertently while the heater is being aligned.
F. Once the front edge of the heater is positioned and is wrinkle-free, gently curl the back edge of the heater down and
remove the release paper. Then lightly tack the entire heater in place working from the front edge toward the back
in a wiping action. Tacking down the mat lightly allows for a potential realignment if necessary. Be cautious yanking/
realigning the tail area.
Mats with Multiple Sides: If you have a two sided mat (commonly “L” shaped), you will want to tack down only one of
the L sides first - the longer side. Droop down the other side of the L. After tacking the edge of the long side, remove the
release liner of the long side and very lightly tack the body of the long side.
Remove the release liner of the short leg. In a wiping/curling motion from the corner, bring up the drooping portion
and lightly wipe from the corner (Point A) toward the end of the short side (Point B) and tack lightly in-place. Unlike the
long side, don’t go along the edge of the short side and tack it. Instead, wipe the mat from the corner as described.
For three sided mats (commonly “U” shaped), tack down the middle section first, leaving the other two sides drooping
down. Continue following the same approach as the above two sided mats.
G. Once the entire heater is lightly tacked in-place throughout the countertop, ensure it is wrinkle free. If so, then proceed
to press firmly throughout the entire heater.
Approx. 72”
Thermal Control Unit
Approx. 60”
Approx. 42”
Approx. 24”
Heating Element
Transformer
To 120V House Outlet
Installation Instructions
SECTION
2
