IEC EN 60800 Tensioned Heating Cables for Comfort Heating and Prevention of Ice Formation

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of IEC EN 60800 test. This standard is applicable to and specifies the requirements for resistance heating cables for low temperature applications such as comfort heating and icing prevention.

These cables and cable sets may include units with heating cables that are factory fabricated or field-assembled (on site) and installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Bare conductors and shielded conductors to be supplied at voltages less than or equal to 50 V are outside the scope of this standard.

Typical applications include, but are not limited to:

• Surface heating installed inside or under surfaces
• Direct and warehouse heating
• Snow melting and cleaning of roofs, gutters, pipes, etc. Includes frost protection.

Heating cables for industrial and commercial applications are specified in the IEC 62395 series, as are mineral insulated heating cables. Applications where the operating sheath temperature exceeds 100 °C are outside the scope of this standard. The purpose of this standard is to ensure the safe operation of electrical resistance heating cables under normal defined conditions of use.

This is achieved by:

• By using heating cables of suitable construction that meet the test criteria detailed in this standard.
• Including metallic braided, concentric wires or sheathed cables with an electrical shielding component, or other suitable electrically conductive material for the shielding. purposes in case of failure
• According to the national regulations according to the materials used in the construction and installation of the cables
• ensuring cables operate at safe temperatures.

The important technical changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:

• Introduction of heating cable sets
• In addition, testing of heating cable sets, including integrated cold-ended, cold-ended splice and end termination in twin and stranded cable sets, to the heating cable
• Introduction of requirements for installation instructions
• Reduction to two mechanical classes instead of three, one for cables intended for installation with a low risk of mechanical damage (M1) and the other for cables intended for higher risk installation for mechanical damage (M2)
• Elimination of references to specific materials to be used as insulation and sheathing
• Introduction of routine and sample testing.

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