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Raychem-IM-H58067-IceStopRoofGutterDeIcingCOM-EN 18/01
Table of Contents
1
General Information
1
1.1 Use of the Manual
1
1.2 IceStop Applications
1
1.3 Safety Guidelines
2
1.4 Typical Roof and Gutter System
3
1.5 Approvals
6
1.6 Warranty
6
2
Pre-Installation Checks
7
2.1 Check Materials
7
2.2 Connection Kits and Accessories
8
2.3 Review the Design
12
3
Heating Cable Installation
13
3.1 Heating Cable Handling
13
3.2 Protecting the Heating Cable
14
3.3 Visual Inspection
14
3.4 Heating Cable Layout
15
4
Attachment Methods
29
4.1 Overview
29
4.2 Roof Attachment Methods
30
4.3 Attachment Methods for Other Areas
35
5
Control, Monitoring and Power Distribution
39
5.1 Control Systems
39
5.2 Power Distribution
44
6
Commissioning and Preventive Maintenance
48
6.1 System Start-up and Operation
48
6.2 Insulation Resistance (Megohmmeter) Test
48
6.3 Continuity Test
51
7
Test Procedures
52
7.1 Tests
52
7.2 Insulation Resistance Test – Test 1
52
7.3 Insulation Resistance (Megohmmeter) Test
53
7.4 Fault Location Tests
56