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Figure 9. Attachment points for ohm readings
Testing
SECTION 6
6.4 Go by the Numbers
Theresistanceshouldbemeasuredfromtheinnercoreoftheyellow(120V)orred(240V)leadwireatoneendtotheinner
coreoftheblackleadwireattheotherend.MakesurethattheprobeoftheohmmeterorPowerMan™doesnottouch
thetinnedsheathwireateitherend.Donotholdthewiresontotheprobeswithyourngers.Evenyourbody’selectrical
resistancecanaffectthereadingifyoutouchthemeterpoles.Adigitalmeteriseasiertouseandstronglyrecommended.
VerifythatthebatteriesoftheohmmeterorPowerMan™aregood.SetyourohmmeterorPowerMan™tomeasure
resistanceintherangeof0to200Ω.
Forcablesthathaveover200Ωresistance,itmaybenecessarytosettheohmmetertothenexthigherrangeof
measurementtogetanaccurateohmreading.ThisisnotnecessarywhenusingPowerMan™.
Three(3)ohmreadingsshouldbetakenforeachWarmlyYoursTempZone™FloorHeatingCableateachstageofthe
installationandrecordedinthetableonthewarrantycardinsection10.RefertoFigure9forinstructionsabouthowto
attachtheohmmeterorPowerMan™totakeeachtypeofreading.
1.CoretoCore:Thisisthereadingbetweenthetwoinnerconductorsontheleadwires.
2.CoretoSheath,Yellow/RedLead:Thisisthereadingbetweentheinnercoreandtheoutergroundsheathonthelead
wire.Thisreadingshouldbeinnity.
3.CoretoSheath,BlackLead:Thisisthereadingbetweentheinnercoreandtheoutergroundsheathontheleadwireat
thenishpointofthecable.Thisreadingshouldbeinnity.
Yellow
or Red
Ground
Ground
Yellow
or Red
Black
Black
Yellow
or Red
Ground
Ground
Yellow
or Red
Black
Black
Yellow
or Red
Ground
Ground
Yellow
or Red
Black
Black
Core to Core Core to Sheath Core to Sheath
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