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Fire Sprinkler Systems
XL-Trace is designed to maintain fire suppression system standpipes, supply piping, mains,
feeders, branch lines and sprinklers at 40°F (4°C) in areas subject to freezing .
STAnDPIPES, SuPPLy PIPES, AnD bRAnCH LInES WITH SPRInkLERS
Fig. 6 Standard sprinkler standpipe heating system layout
Refer to the
Fire Sprinkler System Freeze Protection Design Guide
(H58489) for detailed in-
structions to design XL-Trace heating cable circuits to freeze protect aboveground or buried
supply pipe, feeders, mains standpipes, branch lines and sprinklers .
Approvals
The 2007 edition of nFPA 13 (Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems) allows List-
ed electrical heat tracing to freeze protect fire suppression systems including supply lines,
standpipes and branch lines containing sprinklers . XL-Trace is c-CSA-us Certified for use on
fire suppression systms under CSA C22 .2 no . 130-03 for Canada and Ieee 515 .1-2005 for
the US . The system covered in this manual includes supply lines, standpipes, branch lines
and sprinkler heads .
XL-Trace systems are also UL and ULC Listed for freeze-protecting sprinkler supply lines,
standpipes up to 20 inches in diameter and branch lines not containing sprinklers .
Standpipe
Thermal insulation
Control valves
in heated enclosure
RayClic-PC
power connection
RayClic-S splice
RayClic-LE
lighted end seal
Ambient sensing RTD
Ground
XL-Trace
Power
distribution
panel
Fire
alarm
panel
DigiTrace C910
electronic
controller
Refer to Branch
Lines with
Sprinkler section
for information on
heat tracing
sprinkler heads.
Line sensing RTD
5XL1-CR, -CT
5XL2-CR, -CT
8XL1-CR, -CT
8XL2-CR, -CT
5XL1-CR, -CT
5XL2-CR, -CT
8XL1-CR, -CT
8XL2-CR, -CT
12XL2-CR, -CT (not for branch lines
with sprinklers and sprinkler heads)
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