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CSA C22.2 No. 72-2010 (R2014)
C22.2 NO. 72-10 - Heater elements
Preface
This is the third edition of CSA C22.2 No. 72, Heater elements, one of a series of Standards issued by the Canadian Standards Association under the Canadian Electrical Code, Part II. It supersedes the previous editions published in 1984 and 1942.Scope
1.1 This Standard applies to (a) heater elements for use in equipment that is intended to be connected to a supply of nominal system voltage of 600 V or less; and (b) those heater1.2 This Standard applies to the following types of heater elements: (a) open wire (including wire, ribbon, and expanded metal); (b) metal sheathed (including removable-type range surface and grounded plug-in type); (c) variable resistance/temperature (VR/T); and (d) special (e.g., quartz tube, woven mat, parallel circuit mat, rope, cartridge, and strip).
1.3 This Standard does not apply to the following: (a) heating cables; (b) electric duct heaters; and (c) uninsulated heater elements used in bare element water heaters.
1.4 In CSA standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (nonmandatory) to define their application.
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