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Important Safeguards and Warnings
FIRE HAZARD. Failure to follow these guidelines
could result in property damage or personal injury.
• Disconnect all power sources before installing or
servicing heating cable. Failure to do so could
result in personal injury or property damage.
• Heating cable must be installed by a qualified
person in accordance with the National Electri-
cal Code, NFPA 70.
• Each heating cable branch circuit must be effec-
tively grounded in accordance with the National
Electrical Code to eliminate shock hazard.
• Never attempt to use damaged heating cables or
connection kits. If cable damage is observed, ei-
ther replace the complete heating cable, or cut
out the damaged section and replace using the
proper splice connection kit. Do not attempt to
repair damaged heating cable.
• Never energize the cable when it is coiled or on a
reel. Test only when it is laid out straight.
• Handle coils and reels utilizing equipment de-
signed for that purpose.
• Do not drop coils or reels, especially from trans-
porting equipment.
• Lift or handle reels so that the lifting/handling
device does not come in contact with the cable
or it’s protective covering. Coils should be placed
on a skid.
• Handle reels so that the deterioration or physical
damage of cable is prevented.
• Do not install heating cable on equipment which
could become hotter than the heating cable’s
maximum exposure temperature.
• Do not install heating cable in an area or on
equipment which contains potentially corrosive
materials without having a suitable protective
jacket on the cable. Observe all published speci-
fications.
• Do not expose cables to temperatures above
their specified maximums. Do not run cables lon-
ger than specified maximum circuit lengths. See
tables provided in this installation manual for de-
tails.
• Never use tie-wire or pipe straps to secure Self-
regulating or Constant Wattage heating cables,
as this may damage the cable.
• Keep bus wires separated to avoid shorting the
cable.
• Keep cable ends and connection kits dry before
and during installation.
• Be careful not to break bus wire strands when
preparing the cable, as damaged bus wires can
overheat and short.
• The presence of heating devices must be evident
by the posting of caution signs or markings at ap-
propriate locations and/or at frequent intervals
along the circuit.
• Users should install adequate controls and safe-
ty devices with their electric heating equipment.
Where the consequences of failure may be se-
vere, back-up controls are essential. Although
the safety of the installation is responsibility of
the user, Chromalox will be glad to assist in mak-
ing equipment recommendations
• Insulate the pipe immediately after installing the
heating cable, using only fire-resistant insulation
materials.
• Ground fault equipment protection is required for
each circuit
• Heating cables require a Class A ground-fault cir-
cuit-interrupter and any metallic components in
contact with the heating device shall be bonded
to ground.
A ground fault protection device must be used with
this heating device.
Ce produit doit être utilisé avec une protection de
mise à la terre.
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