What XL Trace?
nVent RAYCHEM XL-Trace Edge self-regulating trace heating cables provide energy efficient and easy to use solutions for pipe freeze protection and flow maintenance of grease waste lines (above and below ground) and fuel lines (above ground).
What is a pipe trace?
Pipe Tracing (a.k.a heat tracing) is commonly used to ensure that process, fluid, or material temperatures within pipes and piping systems are maintained above ambient temperatures during static flow conditions along with providing supplemental freeze protection in certain applications.
When should you heat a trace pipe?
Heat trace system is necessary for cold conditions where the liquid flowing within pipes are prone to freezing. As discussed earlier, freezing within the pipes can damage the entire piping system.
What is steam tracing in piping?
Steam tracing is a form of heat tracing that circulates steam around process pipes to keep the process media within a specific temperature range. Tracer lines are the tubing that carries the steam alongside the process pipe. Both electrical heat tracing and steam tracing are commonly used at process plants.
How do I install steam tracing?
Tracers should be installed on the bottom of the process pipe. Heat rises, and by installing the tracer on the bottom of the pipe, the plant will achieve greater efficiency. 5. The correct support will prevent sagging on the steam tracer line and ensure the tracer line is in contact with the process pipe.
Are roof ice melt cables safe?
Safe Roof Ice Melt Systems This is not to say that heating cables are inherently unsafe. In fact, when the right cable is installed properly, this can be a perfectly safe way to prevent ice dams, and annual inspections can further prevent fire risks.
Can you leave heat tape plugged in?
You plug one end into an outlet and spiral wrap the rest around a water pipe, or drape it along a gutter or roof edge. When the temperature drops, a small thermostat (built in on most models) calls for power that produces heat, then cuts off power after the temperature rises. You can leave these models plugged in.
Can you spiral heat tape?
The heat tape that most homeowners use comes in stock lengths, like extension cords, that run from a few feet long to almost 100 feet. You plug one end of the tape into an outlet and spiral-wrap the rest around a pipe.
How do I Order XL-trace and XL edge trace cables?
For pricing on XL-Trace and XL Edge Trace cables and components, please call 1.800.815.0502 or email: [email protected] 5XL , 8XL , and 12XL cables in stock (120V and 208V – 240V – 277V) Minimum order is 100 feet. Price is dependent on quantity (price drops as the quantity increases).
What is the Raychem XL-trace system?
For temperature maintenance, the RAYCHEM XL-Trace system maintains greasy waste disposal and fuel lines above the temperature at which the viscosity inhibits fluid flow. Greasy wastrel lines are pipes used for the disposal of waste oils and fats created in the cooking process.
What is a self regulating trace heater cable?
RAYCHEM XL-Trace self-regulating trace heating cables provide energy efficient and easy to use solutions for pipe freeze protection and flow maintenance of grease waste lines (above and below ground) and fuel lines (above ground).
What is Raychem heat trace?
This RAYCHEM heat trace system provides pipe freeze protection for metal and plastic pipes as well as temperature maintenance of grease disposal and fuel lines. Commercial pipe freeze protection applications for RAYCHEM XL-Trace include cooling towers, parking garages, coolers, freezers and fire sprinkler systems.