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Chromalox PN401 manual

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  • Page 1

    PN401 FXTH 161-051300-001 FEBRUARY, 2008 4 and Installation, Operation RENEWAL PARTS IDENTIFICATION Ch ro m alox ® Chr omalox T ype FXTH Flexible T ank Heater Amp / T ube Catalog Number of Recommended Minimum Heater Heater No. T ubes Approx OCC or WCC Control Centers Manhole Length Width and Catalog Net Wt. kW 240 480 Size (In.) B C Circuits Numbe[...]

  • Page 2

    GENERAL UNCRA TING AND HANDLING OF HEA TER The Chromalox FXTH Flexible T ank Heater is designed for heat- ing viscous liquids in large steel, concrete or fibrous glass tanks with normal manhole entry . Standard equipment with every heater includes flexible pipe and 14’ riser(s), two lifting cables, 4” high sludge legs and a 50-250° non-indicat[...]

  • Page 3

    PREP ARA TION OF T ANK TO RECEIVE HEA TER INST ALLA TION OF HEA TER ASSEMBL Y IN T ANK Manhole Cover 3/8” Min. 8 - 3/8” - 11 Drilled and T apped Equally Spaced Holes on 11-3/4” B.C. 22-1/2” 9-1/2” ± 1/4” Dia. Hole By Customer Conduit Opening 13” Dia. (See Note 1) By Customer Figure B Figure C Machining of Manhole Cover to Receive FXT[...]

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    INST ALLA TION OF HEA TER ASSEMBL Y IN T ANK (cont’d.) 5. Begin lowering heater into tank as per Figure G, Step 1 thru 3 (end manhole) or Figure H, Step 4 thru 7 (center manhole). Once the heater has touched bottom, use pulling wire (front lifting cable) to pull heater toward far end of tank. 6. Before lowering back end of heater , visually gage [...]

  • Page 5

    INST ALLA TION OF HEA TER ASSEMBL Y IN T ANK (cont’d.) G. Carefully unwind and straighten thermostat capillary tube. The capillary must be reasonably straight. Be absolutely certain the bulb is seated at bottom of well. Carefully coil any excess capil- lary and position next to thermostat and away from electrical con- nections. Repeat same proced[...]

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    ELECTRICAL AND OPERA TIONAL CHECKS A. Having circuit breaker and power switch in “off” position, make sure proper voltage supplied matches voltage of control panel and elements. B. Adjust controlling thermostat in terminal housing to a 50°F read- ing. Increase setting until thermostat switch just “clicks”. This setting is to be used for in[...]

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    OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT T emperature Indicators (Suffix “D”) (FXTH Heater Assembly and Control Center will have suffix "D" e.g. FXTH-1 1206D, WCG15-213D) MOUNTING T emperature indicators are balanced for accurate reading in a normal vertical position unless specified otherwise. All pyrometers labeled "shielded meter" may be used [...]

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    FXTH-11206 6 063-115244-004 063-115244-002 FXTH-11508 8 063-115244-003 063-115244-004 FXTH-11510 10 063-115244-005 063-115244-006 FXTH-11512 12 063-115244-009 063-115244-010 FXTH-12010 10 063-115244-007 063-115244-008 FXTH-12012 12 063-115244-011 063-115244-012 FXTH-12015 15 063-115244-013 063-115244-014 FXTH-12718 18 063-115244-015 063-115244-016 [...]

  • Page 9

    REPLACEMENT P AR TS FOR OCC AND WCC CONTROL CENTER (cont’d.) Qty . Description Part Number OCC or WCC-15-413, 480V , 1-3ø, 10 & 12 kW 1 Circuit Breaker , 480V , 20 Amp, 3 pole ........................104-071818-018 1 Contactor , 600V , 20 Amp, 3 pole ................................072-120812-005 2 Fuses, FNQ 1/2 (F1 and F2).................[...]

  • Page 10

    REPLACEMENT P AR TS FOR OCC AND WCC CONTROL CENTER (cont’d.) Qty . Description Part Number OCC or WCC-35-413, 480V , 1-3ø, 27 kW 1 Circuit Breaker , 480V , 45 Amp, 3 pole ........................104-071818-023 1 Contactor , 600V , 60 Amp, 3 pole ................................072-120812-002 2 Fuses, FNQ V2 (F1 and F2)...........................[...]

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    1347 HEIL QUAKER BL VD., LA VERGNE, TN 37086 Phone: (615) 793-3900 www .chromalox.com Limited Warranty: Please refer to the Chromalox limited warranty applicable to this product at http://www .chromalox.com/customer -service/policies/termsofsale.aspx.[...]