Installation Instructions - BriskHeat Cloth Heating Jackets Instrucciones De Instalación

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Requirements:
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Electrical terminations must be completed by qualified persons.
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No special tools or protective equipment is needed to handle this product (specific
applications or surfaces may require protective equipment).
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Installation temperature range: -60°F (-51°C) to 131°F (55°C).
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Clearance of 3" (7.5cm) required around vessel during installation.
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Voltage and frequency must be within +/-10% of the value specified on the product
label.
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If the heater is not grounded then it must be mounted to a grounded surface or a
conducting grounded screen must be placed between the heater and the surface.
Surface Preparation:
Always install your heater on a clean even surface for optimum performance and extended
service life. Debris and residue on the surface can not only damage your heater but may
also reduce the effectiveness of the heater by reducing the heat transfer between the
surface and the heater.
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Remove or avoid contact with sharp edges including rough corners, weld spatter,
exposed bolts, etc.
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Remove or avoid contact with rust, stickers, or other coverings.
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Remove oil, moisture, gel and other liquids.
Instructions:
1. Inspect heater prior to each installation (see inspection procedure).
2. Inspect vessel to be heated for any sharp edges, rust, oil, etc.
3. Ensure that there is no combustible material within 12" (30cm) of the surface to be
heated.
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Installing your Heater onto the Surface:
Your Cloth Heating Jacket is designed to fit snugly onto your pipe, tank, valve, or vessel. In
most cases, all you will need to do is to tug on the closing edges of the heater (see Figure
A) to make the edges meet, thus the heater completely closes around the surface (see
Figure B). Once the closing edges meet, secure the heater in its position with its fastener
system (i.e. hooks and loop fastener).
Figure A
If your jacket has multiple openings if it is required to fit around corners, then some effort
will be needed to correctly install the heater onto the surface. The best approach to
installing your fitted heater onto the surface is to ensure each groove/opening of the heater
is aligned with the corresponding object to be covered on the surface. Within the grooves
you will find pleats (see Figure A). The pleats are used to make the heater form fitting in
areas where the shape/size of the surface changes. These pleats, like in clothing, collapse
on themselves when not expanded by an object. To install the heater, pull the pleats open
by tugging gently on the liner to pull it up and around the object. Continue tugging until the
object slides into the groove and the closing edges meet.
NOTE: Tugging the shell of the heater will have little or no affect in opening the pleats.
The shell and the liner of the heater are only attached at closing edges and
openings.
After you have installed your Cloth Heating Jacket onto the surface:
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Ensure the heater's liner (see Figure C) fits evenly over the surface to be heated. If air
gaps are present between the surface to be heated and the heater's liner, heat
transfer may be reduced. If the heater's watt density is greater than 5 Watts per
square inch (0.77 Watts per square centimeter), air gaps could result in overheating of
the heater.
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Ensure the heater is not wrapped over itself, another heater, the lead wire label, or
any obstruction it is not designed to fit.
Shell
Liner
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Figure B
Pleats
Figure C
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