Schluter DITRA HEAT DHEKRT12056 37.5 SF120V KIT Includes Touchscreen Programmable Thermostat,Heating cable, Ditra Heat sheets, 2 Floor sensors

Easy to install. Works as described. What all building products should be.

I am a DIY homeowner who installed this under a new tile floor. I found the installation to be rather straight forward. Hooked up the thermostat and everything worked. Warm floors are nice.

I used the ditra-heat for my bathroom of about 50 square feet. The ditra system is easy to work with. However, one major drawback is the cheaply made thermostat. At the final step of installing the thermostat one of the terminal clamping screws stripped on the load side. I was rather surprised since I was using a manual screwdriver and I am used to screwing terminals on outlets and switches and never had one strip out. It should be noted that having a strong grip on the terminal screw is vital for a secure connection. Loosening of a terminal screw can cause sparking and could be a potential fire hazard. More disappointing was Schluters response when I requested a warranty replacement. Not covered, they dont consider this a manufacturing defect. Thus my rating of 2 stars for value ( now I need to buy another thermostat).

The Ditra system is really pricey (although the price on Amazon was excellent, Home Depot wants almost 50 % more money for exactly the same set), but Schluter, called Schlüter in Germany, where they have had a stellar reputation for years, is the perfect example of a German quality product: sturdy material, brilliant engineering, precise execution and sophisticated function (not to mention slightly over-abundant product information…). The price as a set, by the way, is still much cheaper than buying the components individually. The thermostat alone in the programmable touchscreen version is over $200! My contractor was very favorably impressed by the system, which he did not know, and said there is no comparison with some flimsy alternatives available on the market, Be aware, though, that the system will not cover the whole surface of a very large bathroom. Mine is just a bit over 90 sqft, and after deducting the footprint of the tub, shower, toilet bowl and vanity + a stripe roughly 8” wide along the walls, it covered what was left almost exactly. Please take into account, by the way, that if you lay tiles over the whole surface, as one usually does, you will need additional mats without wiring to achieve a consistent height. So you will have to buy some extra mat material (which is not cheap for what it is) on Amazon, eBay, or at a DIY store that carries the product (be aware that it must be Ditra Heat; the normal Ditra decoupling membrane is cheaper, but thinner).

Excellent

I had the heating system installed with ceramic tile and it works wonderfully and I couldn’t be happier right now. Of course, it has only been on for about a week. Ask me after a year or five. The thermostat is relatively easy to set up although some of the menus are awkward.