Safetrace, Steam tracers – Thermon SafeTrace Steam Tracers User Manual

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SafeTrace

Steam Tracers

Illustration H: FAK-7 End Seal Kit Fabrication

Illustration I: FAK-8 Patch Kit Fabrication

1. Remove a 6 cm length

of the yellow jacket.
Next remove a 3 cm
length of the insulation
from the tubing.

2. Deburr end of tubing

making necessary
field terminations.

3. Liberally apply RTV

sealant to end of
SafeTrace insulation.
For BTS installations
RTV sealant is
not required.

4. Wrap end of

SafeTrace with
silicone tape.
Overlap the tape
50%, beginning
6 cm over
SafeTrace insula-
tion extending to
the attachment
fitting.

1. Remove a 6 cm length

of the yellow jacket.
Next remove a 3 cm
length of the insulation
from the tubing.

2. Deburr end of tubing

making necessary
field terminations.

3. Wrap glass fibre

tape until level with
SafeTrace insulation.
Wrap heat reflective
tape over fibre tape
(25% overlap).

4. Wrap rubber tape

around splice
forming watertight
seal. Allow self-
sealing rubber
tape to overlap
SafeTrace a mini-
mum of 2.5 cm
on each side of
splice.

SafeTrace

RTV Sealant

Silicone Tape

Attachment Fitting

(by Others)

Tubing

Glass Fibre Tape

Self-Sealing Rubber Tape

Tubing

SafeTrace

Attachment Fitting

(by Others)

SafeTrace

Heat Reflective Tape

Note . . .
1. The FAK-7 kit contains sufficient materials for approximately 6 terminations.