In cold locations, thermal insulation alone cannot keep water pipes from freezing. A pipe freeze protection system can prevent freezing of fluids in pipes such as general water piping and fire sprinkler piping.
Pipe Freeze Protection Heat Trace System
nVent Thermal Management uses electric heat trace cables to keep non-flowing water in pipes, pumps and associated equipment from freezing. The electric heat trace cables are engineered to replace the heat lost through the thermal insulation.
We offer two heat trace cable systems for commercial pipe freeze protection—nVent RAYCHEM XL-Trace for sophisticated applications and RAYCHEM WinterGard for less critical applications.
Both heat trace cable systems utilize self-regulating technology to provide heat where it is needed without worry of overheating. This is particularly important in temperature critical applications such as fire sprinkler systems or plastic pipes.
Why nVent RAYCHEM?
nVent Thermal Management is the world leader in heat tracing solutions. We have sold over one billion feet of RAYCHEM self-regulating heat trace cable and are known for technical leadership and expertise in polymer science and radiation cross-linking. And, we offer the most advanced line of heat-trace control and monitoring systems. The Proportional Ambient Sensing Control (PASC) feature, built into the RAYCHEM controllers, can result in savings of up to 30% of the energy used by conventional ambient control systems.
To learn more about protecting your pipes from freezing this winter, fill out the form to contact one of our RAYCHEM Winter Experts.
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