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Hazard definitions, Codes and standards, Alumipex radiant tubing – Weil-McLain AlumniPEX Radiant Heater User Manual

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AlumiPex Radiant Tubing

Part Number 650-000-221/0298

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Hazard Definitions

Indicates presence of hazards that will or can
cause minor personal injury or property
damage.

Indicates special instructions on installation,
operation or maintenance that are important
but not related to personal injury or property
hazards.

Indicates presence of hazards that will cause
severe personal injury, death or substantial
property damage.

Indicates presence of hazards that can cause
severe personal injury, death or substantial
property damage.

This installation guide covers both new
construction and retrofit. For retrofit of a
completed building review the Trade Guides
with the building owner if there is no general
contractor involved in the remodeling project.

Do not use AlumiPex Radiant Tubing in
potable water or combination space heating/
potable water heating applications.
The tubing is not approved for domestic
water use.
In combination space heating/potable water
heating applications, chemical or biological
contamination in the system water is possible
and could result in severe personal injury,
death or substantial property damage.

Do not use AlumiPex Radiant Tubing to
conduct natural gas. Such an application
could result in severe personal injury, death
or substantial property damage.

Do not expose AlumiPex Radiant Tubing to
petroleum products or solvents.
Do not weld or glue AlumiPex.
Do not secure AlumiPex tubing permanently
with adhesive tape.
The tubing could be damaged, resulting in
risk of severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.

Codes and Standards

This guide is provided for general information only.
The building or heating system designer is responsible
for all design details and for compliance with all
building codes, local and national.

Refer to AlumiPex Technical Information sheets for
specific approvals and listings of AlumiPex Radiant
Tubing.

AlumiPex Radiant Tubing is not approved for potable
water applications.

Consult local requirements before installing a radiant
heating system. Install AlumiPex tubing following all
of the applicable codes and all specifications and
methods prescribed by the building designer and
heating system designer.

Use only AlumiPex Fittings with AlumiPex
Tubing. Use of any other method can result in
severe personal injury, death or substantial
property damage.

Finished Flooring: Use only finished
flooring rated by the flooring manufacturer
for use with heated floors. Failure to follow
this guideline could result in substantial
property damage.