Infloor Cable Repair Kit - Manual

Cable Repair Kit Instructions
DESCRIPTION
Before Attempting any cable repair, determine if there
actually is a fault and its location. A Fault Detector Kit
is available through Infloor. Thermal imaging devices
may also be used in the detection of faults. having to
repair your Infloor Warming cable is an extremely rare
occurence. Damage is almost always a function of field
conditions, such as impacts with tools or damage from
use of staples. The 38021 Cable Repair Kit is intended to be used to
repair any version of Infloor’s new thin profile floor
warming cable that has been damaged. This kit con-
tains all the materials needed to replace (1) short-up
to 1” - section of damaged heating cable, or repair/replace
(1) heating cable-to-cold lead splices, or repair/replace
(2) cable end splices
This kit may require up to 24” of exposed cable.
KIT CONTENTS
8 Parallel Crimp Connector (large)
4 Shrink tubes (small)
1 Shrink tube (medium) 1 Shrink tube (large)
2 Jumper wires
1 Bare copper wire
TOOLS REQUIRED
Side Cutter
Crimping pliers
Coaxial cable strippers or utility knife Heat gun
Ohmmeter
Insulation resistance tester (megger)
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WARNINGS!
• Shortening of the heater cable will result in the cable running hotter. Excessive shortening may result in a risk
• of personal injury and/or fire. DO NOT install more than two Infloor kits on any cable. Contact Infloor for
additional information.
• Turn breaker off at the panel and tag the panel to ensure that no one turns the breaker on. Disconnect the heater
wires from the thermostat as an added safety step and to conduct testing during and after repairs.
• Determine location of fault before beinning any repair work.
• DO NOT use this kit to repair the sensor wire.
CAUTIONS
• Heat guns, if not handled carefully, can result in burns. Heat
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shrink tubing and the sealant retain heat. Be careful in handling
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them before they have cooled completely.
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• Excessive heat can damage shrink tubing and cable materials.
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Use care not to over heate materials. Damage from heat may
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not be fisible.
• No wires should protrude past the ends of the connectors.
Carefully trim wires flush as needed. Sharp wires and loose
wire strands can pierce through the heat shrink and may result
in shorting.
• Allow the inner heat shrink to cool before applying the outer
heat shrink. Failure to do this may leave the inner tube to soft
and result in damage as the outer tube is shrunk.
(800) 608-0562
(719) 395-3555 FAX
www.infloor.com
[email protected]
P.O. Box 4945
Buena Vista, Co 81211
For cold lead to heating cable splices, it is assumed that at least
2” of slack in the cold lead can be obtained to facilitate proper
connections.
If there is no slack in the cold lead it may becom necessary to
replace the old cold lead with a new cold lead. Contact Infloor
to obtain a new cold lead.
For heating cable to heat cable splices, it is assumed that it is
not possible to obtain any slack in the heating cable. For this
reason, a jumper wire ( for heating cable) and a bare wire (for
ground braid) are provided in the kit to faciliate proper
connections.
NOTICE: REPAIRING A DAMAGE CABLE WILL VOID
THE ORIGINAL HEATING CABLE WARRANTY.
NOTE