Suntouch 300095 ProMelt Aerial Mounting Snow Sensor 095 User Manual

Installation & Operation Manual

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Snow Sensor 095

Introduction

TheSnowSensor095isanaerialmountedsensorthatdetectsfallingsnowand

allowsaWattsRadiantSnowMeltingControl653or654toautomaticallystart

thesnowmeltingequipment.Systemstopisprovidedbythecontrol’stimerorby

manualdisable.TheSnowSensormountstoanominal/2"(6mm)metalorPVC

conduitorpole.Thesensoriswellsuitedtoaddingautomaticstarttoanexisting

snowmeltsystem.

For use with Watts Radiant Snow Melting Controls type: 653 or 654

Snow

Sensor

095

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ReadthisManualBEFOREusingthisequipment.

Failuretoreadandfollowallsafetyanduseinformationcanresultin

personalinjury,propertydamage,ordamagetotheequipment.

KeepthisManualforfuturereference.

Itisyourresponsibilitytoensurethatthissensorissafelyinstalledaccordingto

allapplicablecodesandstandards.WattsRadiantisnotresponsiblefordamages

resultingfromimproperinstallationand/ormaintenance.

Step 1 - Choosing a Location for the Sensor

Thesensorshouldbeinstalledoutsideonanominal/2"(6mm)PVCorrigid

metalconduitpoleeitheronaroofortothesideofthesnowmeltingsurface.The

sensormustbelocatedawayfromtrees,buildingoverhangsorotherlocationsthat

mayinterferewithfallingsnow.Avoidinstallinginlocationswherethesensormay

bevandalized.Itisbesttopointthefrontfaceofthesensorinthedirectionofany

prevailingwind.

Roof Mounted

Conduitfastenedto

fasciaboard

Ground Mounted

Conduitrununder-

groundwithapole

abovesurface

Roof Mounted

Ensurewater-proof

installationwithflashing

bootorsimilarmethod

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Step 2 - Rough In Wiring

Step 3 - Disassembly

Installanominal/2"(6mm)PVCormetalconduitfromtheSnowMeltingControlto

thechosensensorlocation.Pull4conductor8AWGwirefromthesensorlocation

tothecontrollocationthroughtheconduit.Themaximumwirelengthbetweenthe

sensorandthecontrolis500'(50m).

IfusingPVCconduit,donotrunthewiresparalleltotelephoneorpowerlines.Ifthe

sensorwiresarelocatedinanareawithstrongsourcesofelectromagneticnoise,

shieldedcableortwistedpairshouldbeused.Ifusingshieldedcable,oneend

oftheshieldwireshouldbeconnectedtotheComterminalontheSnowMelting

Controlandtheotherendshouldremainfree.Theshieldmustnotbeconnected

toearthground.

.Removetheouterringbypullinguponthethreecatches.

2.Removethethreescrews.

3.Removethebluesensordiskfromthesensorenclosure.

Avoid scratching any part of the surface of the blue sensor disk. Scratches

will result in corrosion not covered by warranty.

OuterRing

BlueSensorDisk

Sensor

Enclosure

ConduitAdapter

(notincluded)

Metalconduitinroofmountedinstallationsmustbegrounded.

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Step 5 - Mounting

Step 6 - Wiring

Removethewiringterminalblockbypullingupfromthebluesensordisk.Connect

the4conductorwiretotheyellow(YEL),blue(BLU),red(RED)andblack(BLK)

wiringterminations.Iftheinstalled4conductorcableusesadifferentcolorcode,

thenmakeanoteofthewirecolorversusthewiringterminalcolornames.Push

thewiringterminalplugontothepinsofthebluesensordisk.AttheSnowMelting

Controllocation,connectthecorrespondingwirestotheyellow,blue,redandblack

wireterminations.

TheconduitpolecanbeeitherPVCplasticorrigidmetal.Theconduitpoleshould

bemountedplumbusingalevel.

WhenusingPVCplasticconduitanominal/2"(6mm)PVCmaleterminaladapter

withlocknutisrecommended.

Whenusingrigidmetal,anominal/2"(6mm)rigidmetalconduitadapterwith

setscrewisrecommended.

. Pullthe4conductorwirethroughtheconduit.

2.Installthesensorbodywithconduitadaptertotheconduit.ForPVCconduit

usePVCcementadhesive.Forrigidmetalconduit,tightenthesetscrewuntil

theconduitadapterisfirmlyattachedtotheconduit.

3.Fishthe4conductorwirethroughthesensorbodyandplaceontopofthe

conduitadapter.Pointthesensorbodytowardstheprevailingwinddirection,

ifany.Threadthelocknutontotheconduitadapterandscrewuntiltight.

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YEL

BLU

RED

BLK

Snow Sensor 095

Order# 81016553

Designed &

Assembled in Canada

054-02

May203

Lot23456

Step 4 - Painting the Sensor

Thesensorenclosureismadeofanoff-whiteplasticmaterialthatisUVstable.The

plasticenclosuremaybespraypaintedtomatchthecolorofthebuilding.Do not

paint the blue sensor disk as this will damage the sensor.

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Step 7 - Assembly

Maintenance

Testing and Troubleshooting

.

AlignthebluesensordiskWattsRadiantlogowiththehighestpointofthe

sensorenclosurebody.Thebluesensordiskhasanotchthatensures

thesensorisinstalledinthecorrectposition.

2.Insertthethreescrewsintotheholesandscrewthemuntiltight.Donot

overtighten.

3.Alignthethreenotchesoftheouterringwiththesensorbodyandpush

downuntileachofthethreecornershavesnappedontight.

Thesensorisinstalledinaharshenvironment.Accumulationofdirtonthesurfaceof

thesensormayaffectsnowdetection.Thesensorshouldbecheckedonaperiodic

basisand,whennecessary,cleaned.

. Removetheouterringbypullinguponthethreecatches.

2.Aclothwithwarmsoapywatercanbeusedtocleananydirt.

3.Rinsewithwater.

4.Alignthethreenotchesoftheouterringwiththesensorbodyandpush

downuntileachofthethreecornershavesnappedontight.

IftheSnowMeltControlshowsanerrormessagedescribingasensorfailure,perform

thefollowingtestprocedure:

The4conductorwiresatthesensorshouldbedisconnected.

Useagoodqualityelectricaltestingmeterwithanohmscalerangeof0to

2,000,000Ohms.

Usingtheohmmeterandstandardtestingpractices,measuretheresistance

between:

. Theyellow(YEL)andblack(BLK)wiringterminalstomeasurea0kΩsensor

andusetheTemperaturevs.ResistanceTabletocalculatetheapproximate

temperaturereading.Measurethesurfacetemperatureofthe095bluesensor

diskandcompareversustheyellowtoblacktemperaturereading.

2. Measuretheresistancebetweentheblue(BLU)andblack(BLK)wiringterminals.

Whenthesensorsurfaceiscleananddry,thereadingshouldbe2,000,000Ohms.

Whenthesensorsurfaceiswetitshouldbebetween0,000and300,000Ohms.

3.Measuretheresistancebetweenthered(RED)andblack(BLK)wiringterminals

Thisreadingshouldbebetween45to47Ohms.

Ifresistancereadingsareoutsideofthenormaloperatingrange,thesensorhasfailed.

ContactyourwholesalerorWattsRadiantsalesrepresentativeforassistance.

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Temperature vs. Resistance Table

Temperature Resistance

°F °C

-50 -46 490,83

-45 -43 405,70

-40 -40 336,606

-35 -37 280,279

-30 -34 234,96

-25 -32 96,358

-20 -29 65,80

-5 -26 39,402

-0 -23 8,08

-5 -2 00,22

0 -8 85,362

5 -5 72,98

0 -2 62,465

5 -9 53,658

20 -7 46,28

25 -4 39,93

30 - 34,558

35 2 29,996

40 4 26,099

45 7 22,763

50 0 9,900

55 3 7,436

60 6 5,3

65 8 3,474

70 2 ,883

75 24 0,50

80 27 9,299

85 29 8,250

Temperature Resistance

°F °C

90 32 7,334

95 35 6,532

00 38 5,828

05 4 5,20

0 43 4,665

5 46 4,84

20 49 3,760

25 52 3,383

30 54 3,050

35 57 2,754

40 60 2,490

45 63 2,255

50 66 2,045

55 68 ,857

60 7 ,689

65 74 ,538

70 77 ,403

75 79 ,28

80 82 ,72

85 85 ,073

90 88 983

95 9 903

200 93 829

205 96 763

20 99 703

25 02 648

220 04 598

225 07 553

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals

known to the State of California to cause cancer

and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

For more information: www.watts.com/prop65

Technical Data

Snow Sensor 095 Air

Literature ES-WR-Snow_Sensor-095,IOM-WR-Snow_Sensor-095

Packagedweight 0.4lbs(80g)

Dimensions -5/6"Hx3-5/32"OD(50mmHx80mmOD)

Enclosure WhitePVCplastic,UVstable,NEMAtype

Operatingrange -40to22°F(-40to50°C)

Compatibleequipment

WattsRadiantElectricSnowMeltingControl653andWatts

RadiantSnowMeltingControl654

TheSnowSensor095mustbeoperatedbyaWattsRadiantSnowMeltingControl

653or654,oracompatibletekmarSnowMeltingControl.Operationofthesensor

byothercontrolsystemsmayresultinelectrolysisfailuresnotcoveredbythe

sensorwarranty.

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AnylaborormaterialsrequiredtorepairorreplacetheProductthatarenotauthorizedinwritingbytheCompany.

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anytradespeople,visitorsonthejobsite,ordamagecausedasaresultofpost-installationwork.ThisLimited

Warrantyshallbeinvalidatedbyanyabuse,misuse,misapplicationorimproperinstallationoftheProducts.The

staffattheCompanyisavailabletoansweranyquestionsregardingtheproperinstallationorapplicationofthe

Productatthistoll-freephonenumber:800-276-249(USA/International)or888-208-8927(Canada).Ifyouare

everindoubtaboutthecorrectinstallationproceduretofollow,oriftheProductappearstobedamaged,youmust

callusbeforeproceedingwiththeinstallationorproposedrepair.

WATTSRADIANTDISCLAIMSANYWARRANTYNOTPROVIDEDHEREIN,INCLUDINGANYIMPLIEDWARRANTY

OFMERCHANTABILITYORIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.WATTS

RADIANTFURTHERDISCLAIMSANYRESPONSIBILITYFORSPECIAL,INDIRECT,SECONDARY,INCIDENTAL,

ORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGESARISINGFROMOWNERSHIPORUSEOFTHISPRODUCT,INCLUDING

INCONVENIENCEORLOSSOFUSE.THEREARENOWARRANTIESWHICHEXTENDBEYONDTHEFACEOF

THISDOCUMENT.NOAGENTORREPRESENTATIVEOFWATTSRADIANTHASANYAUTHORITYTOEXTEND

ORMODIFYTHISWARRANTYUNLESSSUCHEXTENSIONORMODIFICATIONISMADEINWRITINGBYA

CORPORATEOFFICER.

Somestates/provincesdonotallowtheexclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamagesandsome

states/provincesdonotallowlimitationsonhowlongimpliedwarrantiesmaylast.Therefore,theabovelimitations

orexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrightsandyoumayalsohaveother

rights,whichvaryfromstatetostateorprovincetoprovince.SOFARASISCONSISTENTWITHAPPLICABLE

STATE/PROVINCIALLAW,ANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESTHATMAYNOTBEDISCLAIMED,INCLUDINGIMPLIED

WARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSEARELIMITEDINDURATION

TOONEYEARFROMTHEDATEOFMANUFACTURE.

Effective: May,203.ThiswarrantyappliestoallProductspurchasedafterthisdate.

Suntouch 300095 ProMelt Aerial Mounting Snow Sensor 095

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