Electri-Flex Launches New CSA Certified 'Heavy-Duty' Flexible Conduit Video
Electri-Flex Company, Roselle, IL, announces the release of a new video featuring its line of CSA Certified "Heavy-Duty" flexible conduit, Liquatite® Types LA, ZHLA, CBLA, and CSA. These products all passed additional testing for tension, cold flexibility, connector compatibility, and crush tests to conform to C22.2 No. 56-17 Annex A "Heavy-Duty" for CSA Certification.
The video features and discusses these Heavy-Duty tests and parameters and they include:
- Tension - Withstands greater tension force.
- Tested to 500 lbs. which is a 66% greater force applied versus standard CSA and UL testing.
- Cold Flexibility - Superior flexibility in cold temperatures.
- Placed in a freezer for 4 hours, 300% longer cold exposure, and then wrapped around a smaller mandrel with a 30-37% tighter bend radius.
- Connector Compatibility - Stronger connector attachment
- Pulling force of 350 lbs., which is 133% greater force applied versus UL testing.
- Crush - Excellent crush strength.
- Meets the same tough standards as UL, 1,500 - 2,000 lbs. depending on conduit diameter.
Liquatite® products that meet CSA Annex A "Heavy-Duty" include Types LA, ZHLA, CBLA, and CSA. Only conduit trade sizes 1/2" through 4" qualify for the (HD) "Heavy-Duty" designation.
- Type LA is a UL Listed, CSA Certified, general-purpose, flexible steel conduit that offers outstanding protection against wet and oily conditions. Working Temperatures: UL: -30°C to 80°C Dry / 60°C Wet / 70°C Oil and CSA: -30°C to 75°C Air /75°C Oil.
- Type ZHLA is a UL Listed, CSA Certified, low fire hazard solution conduit, offering halogen-free, low smoke, and low flame spread properties. Working Temperatures: UL: -40°C to 80°C Air / 60°C Wet / 70°C Oil and CSA: -40°C to 60°C Dry / 60°C Oil.
- Type CBLA is a UL Listed, CSA Certified, Computer Blue LA, ideally suited for computer rooms and data center installations. Working Temperatures: UL: -30°C to 80°C Dry / 60°C Wet / 70°C Oil and CSA: -30°C to 60°C Air / 60°C Oil.
- Type CSA is a CSA Certified, general-purpose, flexible steel conduit. It offers a Flame Test Rating FT-4 Flame Retardant and is (UV) Sunlight Resistant. Working Temperatures: CSA: -40°C to 75°C.
View the CSA “Heavy-Duty” video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkm_EeUELps] or subscribe to the Electri-Flex YouTube Channel. Download the CSA Certified “Heavy-Duty” Conduits sales sheet at www.electriflex.com/resource-library/, visit www.electriflex.com, or email mktg@electriflex.com to learn more.
About
Electri-Flex Company, a leader in electrical conduit design and manufacture for 65 years, produces Liquatite®, the most diverse line of liquidtight flexible electrical conduit in the industry. The company offers custom design, engineering, quality assurance, and testing capabilities. For more information on Electri-Flex Company, call (630) 529-2920 or (800) 323-6174; fax: (630) 529-0482; e-mail: mktg@electriflex.com; visit: www.electriflex.com: or write: 222 West Central Avenue, Roselle, IL, 60172-1994.
Contact:
Janelle Blazejewski
Marketing Manager
(630) 529-2920
mktg@electriflex.corn
