SunTouch Snow Sensor 095 Installation guide

Type
Installation guide
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
manualdisable.TheSnowSensor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
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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sensoris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
Thesensorshouldbeinstalledoutsideona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orpowerlines.Ifthe
sensorwiresarelocatedinanareawithstrongsourcesofelectromagneticnoise,
shieldedcableortwistedpairshouldbeused.Ifusingshieldedcable,oneend
oftheshieldwireshouldbeconnectedtotheComterminalontheSnowMelting
Controlandtheotherendshouldremainfree.Theshieldmust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ofthe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usingPVC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the4conductorwirethroughthesensorbodyandplaceontopofthe
conduitadapter.Pointthesensorbodytowardstheprevailingwinddirection,
ifany.Threadthelocknutontotheconduitadapterandscrewuntiltight.
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sensorisinstalledinaharshenvironment.Accumulationofdirtonthesurfaceof
thesensormayaffectsnowdetection.Thesensorshould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SnowMelt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qualityelectricaltestingmeterwithanohmscalerangeof0to
2,000,000Ohms.
Usingtheohmmeterandstandardtestingpractices,measuretheresistance
between:
. Theyellow(YEL)andblack(BLK)wiringterminalstomeasurea0kΩsensor
andusetheTemperaturevs.ResistanceTabletocalculatetheapproximate
temperaturereading.Measurethesurfacetemperatureofthe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iscleananddry,thereading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outsideofthenormal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 -46 490,83
-45 -43 405,70
-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 72,98
0 -2 62,465
5 -9 53,658
20 -7 46,28
25 -4 39,93
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 5,20
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
20 99 703
25 02 648
220 04 598
225 07 553
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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coveredbythe
sensorwarranty.
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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REPRESENTATIVEOFWATTSRADIANT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PARTICULARPURPOSEARELIMITEDINDURATION
TOONEYEARFROMTHEDATEOFMANUFACTURE.
Effective: May,203.ThiswarrantyappliestoallProductspurchasedafterthisdate.
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