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-1 -1 Electric oil immersion heaters

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(b) Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.

Section 111.85-1 — full text

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Each oil immersion heater must have the following:

(a)An operating thermostat.

(b)Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.

(c)A high temperature limiting device that:

(1)Opens all conductors to the heater;

(2)Is manually reset; and

(3)Actuates at a temperature below the flashpoint of the oil.

(d)Either—

(1)A low-fluid-level device that opens all conductors to the heater if the operating level drops below the manufacturer's recommended minimum safe level; or

(2)A flow device that opens all conductors to the heater if there is inadequate flow. [CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28283, June 4, 1996]

(a)An operating thermostat.

(b)Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.

(c)A high temperature limiting device that:

(1)Opens all conductors to the heater;

(2)Is manually reset; and

(3)Actuates at a temperature below the flashpoint of the oil.

(d)Either—

(1)A low-fluid-level device that opens all conductors to the heater if the operating level drops below the manufacturer's recommended minimum safe level; or

(2)A flow device that opens all conductors to the heater if there is inadequate flow. [CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 28283, June 4, 1996]

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46 CFR §111.85-1 — -1 -1 Electric oil immersion heaters · CaptainsGround