Product Features:
- Premium electric radiant floor heating cable designed for use with Schluter DITRA-HEAT and DITRA-HEAT-DUO uncoupling membranes
Provides luxurious warmth, uniform heat distribution, and energy-efficient performance in tiled floors
- Compatible with ceramic, porcelain, cement, natural stone, marble, slate, quartzite, travertine, mosaic, and glass tile surfaces
- Approved for use in wet areas like bathrooms, shower floors, steam rooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms
- Also suitable for alternate floor coverings with proper self-leveling compound in dry areas (e.g., LVT, SPC, laminate, engineered wood)
- Supports flexible layout options with 120V or 240V voltage, multiple lengths for small to large projects
- Easy-to-snap cable installation into uncoupling membrane channels with dual floor sensors for advanced temperature control
- Functions as a reliable underlayment layer, helping prevent tile cracking, delamination, and movement-related stress
- Engineered to neutralize shear stresses between substrate and tile covering while delivering load distribution capabilities
- Ideal for residential and commercial projects including bathrooms, living rooms, bedrooms, entryways, foyers, sunrooms, and more
- Recommended for use with ALL-SET or SET mortar adhesives depending on subfloor type
- Trusted by professional contractors and DIY users alike for remodeling and new construction projects
Product Description:
Schluter Systems DITRA-HEAT-E-HK Electric Radiant Floor Heating Cable is a premium heating solution for creating luxurious warmth and comfort to your home or commercial space while maintaining uniform heat distribution and energy-efficient heated tile floors. Designed for use with Schluter DITRA-HEAT and DITRA-HEAT-DUO uncoupling membranes, including Peel & Stick adhesive mat systems, this floor warming heating cable system integrates crack isolation, waterproofing, vapor management, and floor heating into one reliable system.
Ideal for installation under ceramic tile, porcelain tile, marble tile, cement tile, natural stone tile, granite tile, mosaic tile, slate tile, limestone tile, quartzite tile, onyx tile, travertine tile, glass tile, and engineered stone tile, the system offers flexible layout options for both new construction and remodeling remodeling projects.
The Schluter®-DITRA-HEAT system is also suitable for applications with resilient floor coverings (e.g. LVT) and alternate floor coverings. In such installations, a cementitious self-leveling compound is required to fill the membrane, fully embed the heating cables to ensure efficient heat transfer and cable protection, and create a smooth, even substrate prior to the installation of engineered wood, wood, stone plastic composite (SPC), laminate flooring, vinyl tile, and luxury vinyl plank in dry spaces, without creating height differences in the floor—making it a great option for modern home upgrades.
Compatible with concrete subfloors, wood substrates, OSB, plywood floors, and cement backer boards, it is engineered to meet ANSI A118.12 crack prevention standards. The DITRA-HEAT-E-HK heating cable is approved for use in wet areas, meaning it can be safely installed in moisture-prone environments such as bathrooms and wet rooms. This makes it ideal for tile applications, including bathroom tile, shower tile, kitchen tile, and basement tile installations, as well as other tiled surfaces in both residential and commercial environments. It ensures safety and reliability in high-moisture environments, providing peace of mind alongside enhanced comfort.
The heating cable easily snaps into place within the membrane channels and comes with two floor sensors for advanced temperature control. The system connects to Schluter touchscreen thermostats for precise programmable heating zones and underfloor temperature regulation.
This provides uniform heat distribution, effectively eliminating cold spots, and improves energy efficiency, making it ideal for installation in bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, foyers, entryways, dining rooms, laundry rooms, steam rooms, and sunrooms. The cable is available in multiple lengths and voltage options (120V and 240V) to suit small or large projects.
When paired with the DITRA-HEAT uncoupling heat membrane, it creates a strong tile bond and neutralizes differential movement stresses between the substrate and the tile covering, preventing movement-related damage such as tile cracking, grout line stress, and delamination of the tiled surface, ensuring a long-lasting installation with excellent load distribution capabilities and functioning as an effective uncoupling layer.
When installing the Schluter®-DITRA-HEAT-E-HK heating cables, the standard spacing is 3 studs between cable runs. Alternatively, in specific areas or across the entire floor, an alternating pattern of 3-stud and 2-stud intervals can be employed to increase heat output—beneficial over uninsulated or below-grade concrete subfloors—or to accommodate excess cable length when standard spacing doesn't align with the floor area.
To ensure a secure bond and long-lasting performance, Schluter recommends using ALL-SET modified thin-set mortar adhesive (SETA50G or SETA50W) over plywood and wood substrates or SET unmodified mortar (SET50G or SET50W) over concrete substrates.
This heating system is rated for high-performance floor coverage and is tested for durability in high-traffic areas like offices, retail spaces, hospitality, and healthcare facilities. Easy to install for both DIY users and professional tile installers, the Schluter DITRA-HEAT cable offers a comprehensive heated floor solution backed by Schluter's industry-leading German engineering.
Whether you're renovating your home or outfitting a commercial project, the DITRA-HEAT system provides consistent in-floor heating, crack isolation, and moisture protection—all in one innovative floor heating technology, an easy-to-install product designed to function as a reliable underlayment for any tile assembly while safeguarding your tile covering surfaces against potential subfloor movements and resisting shear stresses beneath your finished flooring. Trusted by professional contractors, this system delivers radiant heat and cozy warmth to any tiled space, combining performance with installation efficiency.
