Raychem XL-Trace, Manual

Page 1: ...cations 5 Typical Pipe Freeze Protection System 5 General Water Piping 6 Fire Sprinkler Systems 8 Flow Maintenance Applications 9 Typical Flow Maintenance System 9 Greasy Waste Lines 10 Fuel Lines 12...

Page 2: ...tion instructions are included with the connection kits thermostats controllers and accessories If you do not have these documents you can obtain them from the Tyco Thermal Controls web site at www ty...

Page 3: ...s no possibility of failure due to overheating An XL Trace system includes the heating cable power connection splice tee connections controls contactors power distribution panels accessories and the t...

Page 4: ...n increases electrical resistance and the number of electrical paths decreases The heating cable automatically reduces its output At low temperature there are many conducting paths resulting in high o...

Page 5: ...s Pipe Freeze Protection Applications A pipe freeze protection system is designed to maintain water temperature at a minimum of 40 F 4 C to prevent freezing Typical Pipe Freeze Protection System A typ...

Page 6: ...ng AT 180 aluminum tape A 30 mA ground fault protection device GFPD is used The heating cable is installed per manufacturer s instructions with approved Raychem connection kits See Table 13 on page 27...

Page 7: ...nnection box in UL Listed and CSA Certified water sealed conduit minimum 3 4 inch diameter suitable for the location A 30 mA ground fault protection device GFPD is used Closed cell waterproof thermal...

Page 8: ...ms 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 f...

Page 9: ...ions A flow maintenance system is designed to maintain cooking greasy waste lines and 2 fuel oil lines above the temperature at which the viscosity inhibits fluid flow Typical Flow Maintenance System...

Page 10: ...tape The heating cable must have a fluoropolymer outer jacket CT A 30 mA ground fault protection device GFPD is used Tees and splices are installed using pipe mounting brackets not in direct contact w...

Page 11: ...rom the pipe to the power connection box in UL Listed and CSA Certified conduit minimum 3 4 inch diameter suitable for the location A 30 mA ground fault protection device GFPD is used Closed cell wate...

Page 12: ...outer jacket CT Tees and splices are installed using pipe mounting brackets not in direct contact with piping A 30 mA ground fault protection device GFPD is used The heating cable is installed per man...

Page 13: ...ps Determine design conditions and pipe heat loss Select the heating cable Determine the heating cable length Determine the electrical parameters Select the connection kits and accessories Select the...

Page 14: ...e differential DT between the pipe maintain temperature and the minimum ambient temperature Fig 11 Pipe heat loss Calculate temperature differential DT To calculate the temperature differential DT use...

Page 15: ...2 Qb 100 11 2 W ft from Table 2 DT interpolation DT 60 F is 20 of the distance between DT 50 F and DT 100 F Qb 60 Qb 50 0 20 x Qb 100 Qb 50 5 4 0 20 x 11 2 5 4 6 6 W ft Pipe heat loss Qb 6 6 W ft Tm 1...

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Page 18: ...mber for the product that best suits your needs Fig 12 Heating cable catalog number Select the heating cable from Fig 13 that provides the required power output to match the corrected heat loss for yo...

Page 19: ...thicker insulation to reduce heat loss Use insulation material with a lower k factor to reduce heat loss Example Pipe Freeze Protection Water Piping Pipe maintain temperature Tm 40 F 4 C from Step 1...

Page 20: ...ne flow maintenance may be used in other XL Trace applications for improved mechanical strength and chemical resistance Example Pipe Freeze Protection Water Piping Selection 5XL1 CR Example Flow Maint...

Page 21: ...itional heating cable Pipe hangers noninsulated and U bolt supports Add 2x pipe diameter Welded support shoes Add 3x the length of the shoe Flanges Add 2x pipe diameter Note For applications where mor...

Page 22: ...distribution 8 Complete the Bill of Materials 1 Determine design conditions and heat loss Step 4 Determine the electrical parameters To determine the electrical requirements for your application you...

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Page 24: ...58 59 61 30 82 64 143 149 162 113 127 119 134 128 141 87 89 91 40 82 64 143 149 162 113 169 119 178 128 188 104 121 110 124 116 128 10 C buried grease 15 70 73 77 46 47 49 20 93 98 103 62 63 65 30 13...

Page 25: ...0 053 0 050 0 047 0 079 0 077 0 075 65 0 044 0 042 0 040 0 072 0 070 0 067 Table 12 Transformer Sizing Amperes meter Minimum start up temperature C 5XL1 8XL1 5XL2 8XL2 12XL2 120 120 208 240 277 208 24...

Page 26: ...s to select the appropriate connection kits Note Add extra cable on your Bill of Materials for power connections tees and end seals See Table 13 on page 27 Table 15 on page 29 and Table 16 on page 30...

Page 27: ...ncluded 1 1 per circuit 2 ft 0 6 m RayClic PS Powered splice and end seal RayClic SB 04 pipe mounting bracket included 1 1 per circuit 4 ft 1 2 m RayClic PT Powered tee and end seal RayClic SB 04 pipe...

Page 28: ...66 ft 20 m See Table 14 GS 54 Glass cloth adhesive tape 54 ft 20 m See Table 14 AT 180 Aluminum tape required for installing heating cable on plastic pipe 180 ft 55 m 1 ft ft 0 3 m m of heating cable...

Page 29: ...RayClic SB 04 pipe mounting bracket included 1 1 per circuit 2 ft 0 6 m FTC XC The FTC XC power connection and end seal kit is for use with XL Trace heating cable that is run through conduit to a jun...

Page 30: ...feet 3 m of pipe GT 66 Glass cloth adhesive tape 66 ft 20 m See Table 16 GS 54 Glass cloth adhesive tape 54 ft 20 m See Table 16 AT 180 Aluminum tape required for installing heating cable on plastic p...

Page 31: ...is supported using DigiTrace ProtoNode multi protocol gateways Note Fire sprinkler standpipe freeze protection requires DigiTrace C910 DigiTrace C910 485 or ACCS 30 controllers with alarm relays conne...

Page 32: ...ule ACCS UIT2 ACCS PCM2 5 The DigiTrace ACCS 30 Advanced Commercial Control System is a multipoint electronic control and monitoring system for heat tracing used in commercial freeze protection and fl...

Page 33: ...ng cable circuits that do not exceed the current rating of the selected temperature control device shown in Table 18 can be switched directly see Fig 16 Group control If the current draw exceeds the s...

Page 34: ...ional Terminals optional Push button for light testing Alarm horn optional Alarm option shown above Door disconnect optional N 1 Three pole main circuit breaker Panel energized Contactor coil C NC Ext...

Page 35: ...AUTO C POWER ON HTPG Heat tracing power distribution panel with ground fault and monitoring for group control Contactors E104 Three pole 100 Amp per pole 600 V maximum contactor housed in UL Listed C...

Page 36: ...accessories 6 Select the control system 7 Select the power distribution 8 Complete the Bill of Materials Pipe Freeze Protection and Flow Maintenance 1 Determine design conditions and heat loss Pipe Fr...

Page 37: ...piping Indoors Outdoors Aboveground Buried ______ ______ ______ ____ in Metal Plastic _____ ft m Fiberglass ________ ____ in Sprinkler piping Indoors Outdoors Aboveground Buried ______ ______ ______ _...

Page 38: ...sest values QB 50 T1 W ft W m QB 100 T2 W ft W m QB W ft W m in in F C W ft W m W ft W m Example Pipe Freeze Protection Water Piping Pipe diameter 2 in 1 in 60 F Insulation thickness 3 2 W ft 6 8 W ft...

Page 39: ...ocation See Table 2 for the pipe heat loss Qb If the DT for your system is not listed interpolate between the two closest values See Table 3 for indoor multiple See Table 4 for insulation multiple QB...

Page 40: ...es fuel lines Maximum system use temperature TMAX Plastic pipe correction factor Corrected power Heating cable selected Power at TM 120 208 V Power output correction factor Plastic pipe correction fac...

Page 41: ...pipe supports and flanges Type of valves x Total heating cable for valves How many Additional heating cable Type of pipe supports x Total heating cable for pipe supports How many Additional heating c...

Page 42: ...e length required Supply voltage T 15 A T 20 A T 30 A T 40 A Circuit breaker size Minimum start up temperature Maximum circuit length Number of circuits Maximum heating cable circuit length Total heat...

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Page 44: ...ocol gateway Multi protocol gateway Resistance temperature device Resistance temperature device Resistance temperature device _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ ____...

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