DESCRIPTION The nVent RAYCHEM HAK-C-100 is a connection kit designed for use in Division 1 hazardous locations with the RAYCHEM industrial heating cables listed on page 2 of these instructions. The kit contains materials for sealing one heating cable entry when making a power, splice, tee, or end termination.
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• Thread nipple into sealing fitting until tight. Inserts • Mount box on bracket. • Measure flex tube and cut to length from gland to pipe. • Thread male half of union into box entry. • Assemble union halves together. nVent.com | 3...
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• Cut heating cable 15 in. (38 cm) from the indentation (bus wire connection). • Lightly score outer jacket as shown. • Bend heating cable to break jacket at score, then peel off jacket. Go to step 7. nVent.com | 4...
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• Remove any remaining core material. • Score between bus wires at inner jacket. For LBTV2-CT go to Step A on page 11. For all other heating cables go to step 10. • Bend and snap core. nVent.com | 5...
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Step 10. • If needed, retwist and straighten bus wires. • Note: Extra force may be required for • Insert bus wires into guide tubes as shown. larger cables. • Make sure all strands go into tubes. Tubes nVent.com | 6...
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(as braid may contact sealing fitting or junction box), see illustration in Post-Thermal-Insulation Heating Cable Test 2, Step 21, page 8. • R ecordtheTestBinsulationresistancevaluesinthe “Heating Cable Test 1” section of the FM Required Division 1 Installation Record on page 14. nVent.com | 7...
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• Tighten compression gland screws, being • Center heating cable as shown. careful not to change position of heating cable in sealing fitting (see Step 18). • Install flex tubing onto compression gland. • Tighten tubing clamp. Center nVent.com | 8...
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(25 mm) sealer is fully installed over the end of the heating cable. IMPORTANT: Make sure the CS-100 core seal remains in position when pulling the heating cable braid wire out through the hub of the junction box. nVent.com | 9...
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• Discard small loose screw packaged with Green screw grounding bar. Use larger green screw and and washer washer supplied with HAK-JB3-100 junction box. • Connect braid to grounding bar. • Connect grounding bar to junction box. nVent.com | 10...
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(not supplied “floating” in the junction box). 18 in. by Raychem). (45 cm) • Inspect each core seal for proper placement. • Stow wires in box. • Install cover and gasket. • Tighten cover set screw. nVent.com | 11...
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• Slide on black heat-shrinkable tubes. and hold for 5 seconds to create a seal. • Use heat gun or minitorch with soft yellow flame to • Go to step 15 and continue with installation. gently heat tubes until they shrink. nVent.com | 12...
RAYCHEM splice kit. have been permanently damaged by excessive current and may need to be replaced. Excessive moisture in Dry out and reseal connections and splices. Using a connection boxes or megohmmeter, test per installation instructions. splices. nVent.com | 13...
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2. Power the heating cable and allow it to stabilize for 10 minutes, then measure current and voltage at the junction box. 3. Calculate the power (watts/ft) of the heating cable by multiplying the current by the voltage and dividing by the actual circuit length. Current (A) x Voltage (Vac) Power (watts/ft) = Length (ft) nVent.com | 14...
FM REQUIRED DIVISION 1 INSTALLATION RECORD To complete the FM approval process, fill out this form and return it to the nVent Customer Service Center (fax number (650) 361-6711). Company Name Purchase Order No. Reference Drawing(s) Circuit ID No. Initials...
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