
INSTALLING THE HEATTRAK WALKWAY MAT
• Donotinstallthematonaroughdirtorgravelsurface.TheHeatTrakMatshouldbeinstalledonat
orinclinedsurfacesonly.Alignthematsothepowercordisclosetotheelectricaloutlet.
• Ifinstallingmorethanonemat,DONOTOVERLAPMORETHAN1INCHOFANYPARTOFTHEMATS.
(Overlappingmorethan1inchmaycauseoverheatingandcouldcausethematstomelt).
• Thetopandbottomsurfacesofthematareexactlythesameandwillheatthesame.Sofeelfreeto
ipthemataroundorupsidedowninordertogetthepowercordclosetotheelectricaloutlet.
• Rollthematoutandadjustittotexactlyasyouwantit.
• TheHeatTrakWalkwaymatshouldnotbeusedonstairs.Forsnowandiceremovalonstairs,usethe
HeatTrakStairMats.Formoreinformationonthestairmats,visitourwebsiteatwww.HeatTrak.com.
• Useonlythe3/8”innerdiametergrommetsforattachment.Donotdriveanyformofnails,screws,
fasteners,orotherobjectsthroughtherubbersurfaceofthemat.
• Thematcanbeinstalledatairtemperaturesdownto–20°F.
NOTE:Atcoldtemperatures,thematislessexibleandmaynotlayperfectlyat.
Laythematoutasataspossibleandturniton.Asitheatsup,thematwillatten.
Forbestperformance,makesuretoturnthematsonatleast30minutesbefore
thesnowstartstofall.Thiswaythematswillbeniceandwarmandreadytostart
meltingassoonastherstakesfall.However,ifyouturnthematsonafterthe
snowhasfallen,itcouldtakeuptoafewhoursforthemattomeltthroughallthe
accumulatedsnow.
INSTALLING THE HEATTRAK STAIR MATS
DONOTCONNECTTHEPOWERUNITTOTHEOUTLETUNTILALLTHEMATSAREPROPERLYCONNECTED
TOEACHOTHERANDNOTSTACKEDONTOPOFEACHOTHER.
First,laytheHeatTrakStairMatsonconsecutivesteps,orientingthematssothecableconnectorsareon
thesideclosesttotheoutlet.Justlikethewalkwaymats,thetopandbottomsurfacesofthestairmats
areexactlythesameandwillheatthesame.So,feelfreetoipthematsaroundorupsidedowninorder
togetthecableconnectorsonthesideyouwantthem.
Next,connectmultiplematstogetherbyconnectingthemaleconnectorofmat“A”tothefemale
connectorofmat“B”.Todothis,alignthemaleandfemaleconnectorsandrmlypushthecables
togethersotheyareushwitheachother.Ifthemaleandfemaleendsfeelliketheydonotconnect
together,ipthefemaleendofthecordoverandtheplugsshouldgotogether.
EveryseriesofstairmatsrequiresaPowerUnittobringelectricitytothemats(PartNo.HR-PAfor120V
orHR-PBfor240V).Removethelighttester(transparentcork)fromtheendofthePowerUnitandinsert
intothefemaleconnectorofyourlaststairmattosealtheconnectorfrommoisture.Afterallthemats
areconnectedproperly,andthelighttesterissecurelyinsertedintothelaststairmat,connectthePower
Unittotherstmatusingthesamemethodusedforconnectingtheconnectorcables.Besureallcables
areasfartothesideofthestepsaspossiblesotheydonotpresentatrippinghazard.
PlugthePowerUnitintoaproperlygroundedoutlet.You’llseethematsareonwhenboththePower
Unitandthelighttesterareilluminated.IfthePowerUnitdoesnotilluminate,refertothesectionbelow
abouttestingthePowerUnit.Ifthelighttesterdoesnotilluminate,checkalltheconnectionsofthestair
matstomakesuretheconnectorsareushwitheachother.
SECURING THE MAT
Thematwasdesignedwithaseriesof3/8”innerdiametergrommetsalongeachedgetomakesecuring
thematbothsimpleandeective.Securingthematminimizestrippingandkeepsitfrommoving.To
securethematyoumustusethesegrommets.Useascrewthatissuitableforthegrommetopeningand
surfaceunderthemat(i.e.cementscrewsforcement,woodscrewsforwood,etc.)