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Heating Cable Installation
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3.1
Heating Cable Handling
Paying Out the Cable
Mount the reel on a holder and place it near either
end of the pipe run to be traced. Use a reel holder
that pays out smoothly with little tension. Avoid jerk-
ing the cable while pulling.
When paying out the heating cable, AVOID:
• Sharp edges
• Excessive pulling force or jerking
• Kinking or crushing
• Walking on or running over the heating cable with
equipment
Connection Kits and Accessories Installation
Start by installing connection kits and accessories
in locations indicated on project drawings or as indi-
cated in “Heating Cable Layout” beginning on the
following page.
Once all clips and downspout hangers are in place,
and adhesives cured if applicable, the heating cable
can be installed.
Start at the end seal and work back. Be sure to
leave a drip loop at connection kits so that water
will not track down the heating cable into the com-
ponent. Install heating cable using the layout shown
in "Heating Cable Layout" on page 15 for your
application.
• Be sure the heating cable provides a continuous
path for water to flow off the roof.
• Be sure to leave drip loops where appropriate.
• Do not exceed maximum circuit length deter-
mined during design process using the Roof and
Gutter De-Icing: IceStop System Design Guide
(H56070).
• Be sure to loop and secure heating cable at the
bottom of downspouts so that the heating cable is
not exposed to mechanical damage.
• Install a UV-resistant cable tie wherever two heat-
ing cables are intended to stay together.