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Warnings
•
Failure to follow this Design and Installation Manual and/or
incorrect design, installation, handling or maintenance of
product may cause electrical shock, injury, damage or fire
•
Disconnect all power to GutterMelt
®
SR and its activators prior
to handling, replacing or servicing
•
Read this entire Design and Installation Manual prior to installing
GutterMelt
®
SR
•
Do not twist, kink, or spiral GutterMelt
®
SR
•
Always test GutterMelt
®
SR with a Megohmmeter Tester prior
to installing, once installation is complete, and prior to
energizing. All Megohmmeter tests must be performed at the
power termination of the GutterMelt
®
SR cable, between the
braided shield and the core wire(s)
•
The minimum installation temperature is 40
°
F (5ºC)
•
Use only copper wire from the distribution panel to the
GutterMelt
®
SR cable
•
Do not allow the GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element to touch or
cross other electrical conductors or gas lines
•
GutterMelt
®
SR’s braid shield must be grounded to a suitable
earth ground
•
Do not exceed the maximum circuit lengths listed in this Design
and Installation Manual
Always remember to test the insulation
resitance using a 2500 VDC Megohmmeter,
verify and record the actual results at specific
points throughout the installation process. A
resistance recording page is included in this
manual for this purpose. If the taken readings
are at anytime less than 20 megohms
replace or repair the damaged cable. Do not
energize the damaged GutterMelt
®
SR, and
call Heatizon Systems.
Roll the GutterMelt
®
SR spool to unreel the
heating element. Do not pull GutterMelt® SR
from the spool.
Verify that the supply voltage matches the
design voltage of the GutterMelt
®
SR product
you have purchased.
To avoid the hazard of electric shock,
disconnect all power prior to beginning
installation of GutterMelt
®
SR. Effectively
ground all installations prior to installing the
GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element in
accordance with CSA Standard C22.1,
Section 10, and with the NEC.
Contact Heatizon Systems at 888-239-1232
with any additional questions you may have.
Reminders
Heatizon
GutterMelt
®
SR Cable
Available in 5W/ft, 9W/ft, & 12W/ft
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