DITRA-HEAT-E | Schlüter-Systems

Efficient and clever heating in every room.

Warmth added quickly, efficiently and precisely: this is where DITRA-HEAT-E demonstrates its strengths across the entire surface. Be it on the floor or on the wall. It also has uncoupling properties so that the substrate and covering can move independently of each other.

Woman in the bathroom standing in front of a wall surface heated with DITRA-HEAT-E. — DITRA-HEAT-E can be used to keep rooms at a cosy temperature via installation on floors and walls

Modern, light living area heated with DITRA-HEAT-E. — Suitable for use in new construction project or as part of a renovation

Woman walking over large grey tiles in the living room, which have the electric radiant panel heating system installed below them. — Rapid heat-up response time: DITRA-HEAT-E-DUO is ideal for this – up to 80 percent of the heat is radiated directly into the floor covering

Ideally suited for renovation and new construction projects

When building a new home or renovating an existing building, its common to avoid classic radiators because they restrict the options for flexible room design. A solution that architects, planners, tradesmen and clients love equally: DITRA-HEAT-E. The electric floor and wall heating system from Schlüter-Systems provides comfortable warmth wherever it is required. Plus, when used together with the BEKOTEC-THERM floor heating system, it combines the benefits of modern heating in an intelligent and efficient way.

Benefits of DITRA-HEAT-E

Cosy and warm: creates a pleasant ambiance in the room

Accurate: precisely controllable and comfortable temperature

Easy: quick and effortless to install

Effective: rapid heating of tiles and natural stone

Dependable: enjoy heated tiles even on critical substrates

Compatible: ideal for use with BEKOTEC-THERM

Practical: suitable as a full-scale heating system

Proven: uncouples using proven Schlüter-DITRA technology

Efficient: economical to purchase, install and maintain

Robust: certified system components, durable and maintenance-free

Quick and individual installation – for targeted heat

The three major components of our electric floor heating system are: DITRA-HEAT mat with special studded structure, the thermostat and heating cable . Installation is intuitive: the heating cables are installed between the studs of the mat and embedded directly with tile adhesive. Consequently, they are positioned directly under the floor covering so that the heat reaches it efficiently. The low installation height is a practical feature for new constructions and the renovation of existing buildings.

Like the original, the Peel & Stick version of the studded mat also serves as a solid base for installing the energy-saving electric heating system. DITRA-HEAT-PS is quick, clean and easy to install. Simply peel off the protective membrane on the underside and adhere the studded mat to the adhesive-friendly, dust-free substrate – even P5 green chipboard. The pressure sensitive adhesive laminated to the underside eliminates the need to apply additional tile adhesive during installation. This saves material, time and money. All other functions of the proven DITRA-HEAT mat remain unchanged.

Intelligent system for pleasant room climate

Thanks to thin-set technology, the electric floor heating system also works in places where the use of water-carrying systems is not structurally possible. The mat also impresses with functions that are indispensable for high-quality tile and natural stone coverings: it protects against permeating moisture, substrate cracks are not transferred into the covering, and guarantees direct load transfer as well as neutralising uncoupling to keep your ceramic or natural stone floor and wall coverings beautiful for a long time. Also effectively reduces impact sound by up to 9 dB.

And because the system is certified as a bonded waterproofing system, it can be used in bathrooms and other damp rooms. This means you have warm feet even in the shower or when brushing your teeth at the vanity.

Electric floor heating system

DITRA-HEAT-E can be modified to suit any floor plan. From adding warmth to floors in the bathroom, to comfortable tiled benches in the shower or steam room. Control the temperature at the touch of a button.

Electric wall heating system

Integrated in the wall, DITRA-HEAT-E ensures pleasant warmth. The system can be time-controlled to heat the towel rail and the wall surfaces of showers for comfortable warmth when the shower is in use.

DITRA-HEAT-DUO – the turbo for heating

DITRA-HEAT-DUO has proven to be the ideal solution where heat is required quickly and for a short time. Especially in a bathroom, which is only used at certain hours in the morning and at night, a system is required that reacts at lightning speed and offers maximum efficiency. In well-defined comfort zones, for example in front of the vanity, cosy, warm areas are created in just moments.

The additional fleece with a thickness of just 2 mm functions as a thermal barrier: more than 80 percent of the heat is channeled directly toward the top into the floor covering during the heat-up phase. This leads to a noticeably faster and more energy-saving heating effect.

The fleece component of the uncoupling mat improves not only the heat-up response, but also ensures a significant reduction in impact sound transfer. An independent testing institute has certified an impact sound reduction of up to 13 dB for the uncoupling mat.

Perfect Fit: appropriate solutions for any substrate

Low installation heights, rapid response times, maintenance-free operation and pleasant cosy warmth: these are the greatest benefits of DITRA-HEAT-E and DITRA-HEAT-DUO. Schlüter electric floor heating systems are ideal for combining with ceramic and natural stone tiles – the floor coverings just need to be level and load-bearing. The table shows the most appropriate system combinations:

Place of use	DITRA-HEAT-E	DITRA-HEAT-DUO
over a conventional floor heating system	x	_
over BEKOTEC-THERM	x	_
over a wooden structure	x	x
over unheated screed	_	x
over a weight-bearing previous covering (unheated)	_	x

Popular places of use of DITRA-HEAT-E

The energy-saving system is the optimum solution for the electric heating of tiled floors and walls. You can use it to create selective comfort zones that give off a mild radiant heat. The system's temperature controls let you control the temperatures and heating times – entirely according to your personal requirements.

Man walking barefoot over tiles heated by the floor heating system.

Barefoot zones: as a supplement to the comprehensive heating system, DITRA-HEAT-E regulates the temperature of tiled floors in the living room and bathroom.

Glance into a small bathroom as a place of use for DITRA-HEAT-E

Small rooms: in rooms with a small blueprint, the system is ideal as an additional radiant wall panel heater.

Walk-in shower and wall-mounted towel rail as places to use the electric floor heating system.

Just what you need: in the shower in the morning, in front of the vanity at night – DITRA-HEAT-E provides heat whenever and wherever you want.

DITRA-HEAT-E as radiant panel heating system in the wall to prevent mould from forming.

Prevention: the insides of exterior walls are heated as a preventive measure against mould, for example as a wall heating system in shower areas.

Photograph of a bathroom with DITRA-HEAT-E as floor and wall heating system for pleasant warmth.

Cosy room atmosphere: pleasantly heated walls and floors become feel-good surfaces in relaxation areas and bathrooms.

In small rooms with a floor that is not to be changed, DITRA-HEAT-E is good as the sole heating system in the wall.

Retain the floor: for small rooms where the floor is not to be changed, DITRA-HEAT-E is optimal as the sole heating system.

A passive house – with a red coloured façade and white-framed windows – is ideal for using DITRA-HEAT-E to supplement the heating system.

Passive house: in buildings with very low heating energy demand (passive houses), DITRA-HEAT-E cuts a fine figure as a back-up heating system.

The electric floor heating system is ideal in holiday homes – such as this one in Tuscany surrounded by cypress trees – and other temporarily used buildings.

Temporarily used buildings: for weekend and holiday homes, guest houses, studios and rehearsal rooms, the electric floor heating system is an ideal heat source.

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All from a single source: system components for DITRA-HEAT-E

Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E-HK

DITRA-HEAT-E-HK is an electrical heating cable with a unilateral connection for installation in the DITRA-HEAT uncoupling mat.

Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E-CHC

This electrical heating cable has a unilateral connection for installation in the DITRA-HEAT uncoupling mat. With a heat output of 7.5 W/m, it is ideal for energy-efficient buildings.

Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E-CT

DITRA-HEAT-E-CT is the test device for checking the resistance of the electrical heating cables DITRA-HEAT-E-HK, DITRA-HEAT-E-CHC and the DITRA-HEAT-E remote sensors supplied with DITRA-HEAT-E thermostats.

All-in-one thermostat with WiFi connection and optional voice control. It controls floor and wall coverings that are electrically heated with Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. Colour: white.

All-in-one thermostat for DITRA-HEAT-E in dark anthracite.

All-in-one thermostat with WiFi connection and optional voice control. It controls floor and wall coverings that are electrically heated with Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. Colour: dark anthracite.

Temperature control with touch display for DITRA-HEAT-E.

Thermostat with 3.5″ touchscreen-display for Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. Based on a time schedule, it controls either the surface or room temperature.

DITRA-HEAT-E thermostat with 2″ touch display in white.

Thermostat with 2″ touchscreen-display for Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. Based on a time schedule, it controls either the surface or room temperature. Colour: white.

DITRA-HEAT-E thermostat with 2″ touch display in dark anthracite.

Thermostat with 2″ touchscreen-display for Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. Based on a time schedule, it controls either the surface or room temperature. Colour: dark anthracite.

Analogue thermostat for Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E in white.

Analogue thermostat for Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E. It has an on/off switch and a dial for adjusting the temperature setpoint.

Schlüter-HEAT-CONTROL is the app for controlling DITRA-HEAT-E.

No matter how and from where you want to set up your DITRA-HEAT-E heating system – the HEAT-CONTROL app can be accessed via wireless or mobile phone networks to give maximum flexibility.

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Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E - Integrated surface heating system for tiles and natural stone © Schlueter-Systems PDF – 1.29 MB
Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-PS \| Peel & Stick – easy, quick, neat. © Schlueter-Systems PDF – 0.45 MB
Schlüter-DITRA-HEAT-E - Installation instructions © Schlueter-Systems PDF – 6.38 MB