Heat Shrink Pole Protection Sleeves to Reduce Faults in Supply

Wooden poles are being used for decades to support electric and telephone lines across India and other countries. Wood poles need high degree inspection and maintenance because of being subjected to deterioration caused by abiotic and biotic factors. Although the durable quality woods for pole provides a reasonable long service life but the use of heat shrink pole protection sleeves also known as pole caps reduces the cost of maintenance, inspection and replacement considerably in addition to prolonging its life. As the continuity of power supply is the major concern of services providers, therefore, heat shrink sleeves for pole protection are being used intensively to protect the wooden poles from the environmental and aging attack.

Why Wooden Power Poles Need Heat Shrink Protection Sleeves: 

The top of wooden poles is more succumbed to environmental impacts like rainwater, sun heat, and UV rays. Replacement of power poles is a costly as well as a complicated process that needs power cut for a long duration. The top of wooden poles absorbs the water of rain and moisture. When the surface comes to exposure to direct sunlight, it losses absorbed moisture that results in cracks, warping, and splitting. The developed cracks invite a variety of bugs and termites to destroy the entire pole quickly.

The heat-shrink protection caps made of premium quality cross-linked Polyolefin material protect the top surfaces of poles against water accumulation, moisture, and sun. The life of low-cost wooden pole caps is predicted about 30 years; therefore, you get the best value of little investment to increase the life of electric poles. The use of wooden pole caps reduces maintenance expenses by minimizing the requirement of clamps to tighten the developed gaps. The leading brands like Gala Thermo offer heat shrink pole caps in a range of sizes from 140 MM – 460 MM to help the engineers reduce the possibilities of flash-over and electrocutions.  

How to Select the Best Pole Protection Sleeves:

As the electrical consultants, engineers, and technicians are getting aware of the importance of pole protection caps, the number of heat shrink products manufacturers have started to produce heat shrink protection caps for wooden poles. The key selection parameters for buying the premium quality Polyolefin pole caps are internal diameter, diameter after recovery, elongation, tensile strength, dielectric strength, volume resistivity, dielectric constant, water absorption, etc. The selection of heat shrink wooden pole caps can be made according to the segment of pole sizes – 140 – 200, 140 – 280, 230 – 360, 230 – 460 etc. The customization facility is also available for bulk buyers.

For the best results of fixing heat shrink pole protection sleeves, cut the pole top smooth and even all around. Heat shrink pole caps, supplied in expanded form, need 1250c temperature to shrink back and to create a rigid protection cover over the pole top. Let the fixed heat shrink pole sleeve cool before applying any mechanical pressure.

Pro-Tip:

Heat shrink cross-linked Polyolefin sleeves for electric power are maintenance-free; therefore, these are trusted for being the best affordable protection cover for fault-free power supply maintained through wooden poles.