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Part timer writes:
Does anyone here have experience of self-regulating trace heating
cable within domestic settings? Keen to prevent future 'occurrences'
if December's conditions are repeated, I've been looking at my options
to protect a mixture of 15 and 22mm copper in our eaves.

What's it used for?

I have found the following 10W/m cable:
http://www.qvsdirect.com/Trace-J-Sel...-pr-16688.htm=
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What does =93Maximum exposure temperatu 85=B0C - intermittent, 65=B0C
continuous=94 actually mean? I'm thinking along the lines of don't power
it up in free air unattached to a pipe. Am I correct?

Don't think so. I think it means unsuitable for use on pipework
which carries water in excess of those temperatures.

I notice that the same company sells a connection and end seal kit:
http://www.qvsdirect.com/Frostop-Con...-pr-16689.html
Is this expensive for what it is if I was to install several separate
cable runs? Could I just purchase heatshrink etc of appropriate
diameters instead.
I have read of the need for C type MCBs due to inrush currents,
thermostats, etc.

Really? That's surprising.

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