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Design and Installation
STEP 8 INSTALL GUTTERMELT
®
SR HEATING ELEMENT
Install the selected activator by carefully following the specific set of
instructions that were included in the packaging.
STEP 7 INSTALL THE ACTIVATOR
Warning: Do not allow the sensor conduit to cross the Gutter-
Melt
®
SR Heating Element. Do not allow any part of the activa-
tor to touch the GutterMelt® SR Heating Element.
Note: Always roll or uncoil the GutterMelt
®
SR to
unreel the heating element. Do not pull
GutterMelt
®
SR from the spool or coil. Never
energize GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Cable while it is
rolled or coiled on the spool.
Using the determined spacing of GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element, and
the calculated length of GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element, begin the
installation. Heatizon Systems recommends a maximum 2 foot
spacing along the eave edge for roof applications, and two runs of
GutterMelt
®
SR for gutter and downspout applications. Note that the
minimum distance between the GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element runs
should not be less than 2 inches.
Install the GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element so that the starting and
ending connection points and any activation sensor are in their desired
locations. Make certain that the power end of GutterMelt
®
SR Cable
returns back to the GutterMelt
®
SR Termination Box, Junction Box, or
Heatizon Relay Panel.
Begin laying the GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element in and across the
area to be melted in evenly spaced runs.
Use
Roof Clips
purchased from your Heatizon Systems Distributor to
attach GutterMelt
®
SR to the roof covering material.
Use
Foil Tape
purchased from your Heatizon Systems Distributor to
attached GutterMelt® SR to the rain gutter.
Use
Downspout Hangers
purchased from your Heatizon Systems
Distributor to install GutterMelt® SR into the downspouts or drains.
Warning: Do not damage or subject the
GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element to mechanical
or shear stress. Never cut or damage the
insulator on GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element.
Do not allow GutterMelt® SR to cross or touch
gas lines or other electrical conductors.
Note: Visually check GutterMelt
®
SR Heating
Cable for breaks, cuts, nicks, etc. If damage has
been done to GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Cable or
any of its components, please file a claim with the
delivery service and call Heatizon Systems, 888-
239-1232.
MEASURE AND
RECORD
RESISTANCE
STEP 9 INSTALL GUTTERMELT
®
END KIT, POWER CONNECTION KITS
Commonly used connection kits and accessories are listed in this manual. See
www.heatizon.com for additional information.
After Installing GutterMelt
®
SR Heating Element take resistance
measurements. Using a 2500 Vdc Megohmmeter, check the insulation
resistance of the Heating Element to make certain it is greater than
20M
Ω
. Confirm the Megohmmeter result by measuring the resistance
with a Digital Multimeter and record the value measured on
Resistance
Recording Table
at the back of this manual. Resistance measurement
must be taken several times during the installation process:
Immediately upon removal from the packaging, after installation of the
heating element. GutterMelt
®
SR should also be checked for electrical
continuity.
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