The use of these I had was repairing or reinforcing jackets on cables which are exposed and not buried to protect from the UV exposure also. The UV rating is a concern due to the fact I do not know how long they will resist sunlight. I did not go into detail on the UL rating and actually went to the vendors said I need this for this and this is what we came up with. Only when preparing a safety audit for presentation to my companies safety and engineering department did I research all items in use. I can not say it wont work for 20 years but I cant say it will based on the technical dept. of the manufacturer saying it has worked for 20 years. It is simply a major waste of company resources by me. With the stock I have left I can use it on our MSHA sites and store it in controlled conditions underground. By reading the poats on the forums I have learned a lot quickly and this is one of those instances. So thanks to all.
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weressl
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So are you saying that you found a sleeving product that is UV resistant for 20 years and is UL tested for UV resistance?
IMO you did a fine job in selecting the product in the first place and your safety and engineering department has to get out in real life more often.
PS: Mind you I am one of "them".
No sir I cant say I found that product and fortunately it looks like I wont have to look any more. We are looking at the entire situation now and putting a plan together to eliminate the need for such a product. I hope 3M pursues the rating from UL such as the technician said he would do.
weressl
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- Why would 3M do that? What would be the reason for the extra cost when they have done the internal research and can put their name behind their UV resistance claim?
- That decision would be (way) above the paygrade of a technician.
The 3M product as well as other maunfacturers compatible products are routinely used for such repairs, industry-wide.
I can not answer for them the technical support pereson stated more people are requesting I beleive he said something to the fact "end of line certification" dont quote me so he stated he would look inot the certification. I looked for that approval before I went to my engineering dept. with my findings they were not requiring it. I may not know what I am looking at but on the data sheet I did not see a specific rating for UV it was a verbal from the technical support person about the 20 years of product usage. In what I was doing which was identifying faults and issues with equipment which operates above ground in the open I could not say this will work and have the question of the UV rating come up. Again I think the product is a good one but after reading the forums here I am thinking in different ways and striving to reach a new level of quality in the work I do with the products I use.
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