We Bottle Solutions! Juice! Newsletter For Authorized Distributors of Polywater® Electrical Products

PRODUCT NEED
In a valiant effort to reduce deaths in building fires due to toxic halogen gases released in the smoke of burning cable jackets, reputable manufacturers such as Houston Wire & Cable, Okonite, General, Aetna and others have developed new cable technologies known collectively as "low smoke zero halogen" (LSZH) or "low smoke halogen free" (LSHF).   Unfortunately these chemically unique jacket materials are highly susceptible to degradation caused by incompatible pulling lubricants.   Many commercially available pulling compounds--particularly wax-based lubes--weaken LSZH/LSHF jackets and should not be used on these cables.   How can installers identify an appropriate cable pulling lubricant and ensure the integrity of electrical construction projects that utilize LSZH cables?

PRODUCT SOLUTION
		Introducing Polywater® LZ, the ONLY pulling lubricant developed for and tested on LSZH/LSHF jackets.   It meets the performance needs of power plants, mass transit systems, airports, petrochemicals, high-occupancy buildings, and other construction projects using LSZH power, control, instrumentation, and communication cables.   Polywater® LZ is a specification-grade, clean, slow-drying, gel lubricant that is broadly compatible with low-smoke zero-halogen jackets.   Lubricant LZ provides significantly reduced tension on all types of cable jackets, with friction coefficients and consistency similar to popular Polywater® J.   Lubricant LZ dries to a thin lubricating film that retains its lubricity for months and won’t cement in the cables.   Its non-combustible dried residue makes LZ suitable for installations of fire-retardant cable. Compatible with LSZH/LSHF Cable Jackets Non-Combustible Dried Residue Specification Grade No Halogen Content Non-Staining, Quick Clean-Up High-Performance Lubrication Passes IEEE 1210 Standard Cable Manufacturer Approved

DISTRIBUTOR BENEFITS
Obviously, LSZH cable installers should use a compatible cable pulling lubricant, but many contractors--probably most--are completely unaware that lubricant compatibility is a big issue.   If you supply LSZH cable, always supply Polywater® LZ.   Spec-grade Polywater® LZ takes you out of the low-margin commodity business into the realm of high-margin, value-added sales when you inform your good customers of this cutting edge development.   Support tools and materials include: Free Literature for customer hand-out LSZH and pulling lubricant Compatibility Overview PowerPoint on LSZH Cable Failure Research Research paper on Lubricant Residue Combustibility Assistance with customer target lists Click here to SUBSCRIBE to Juice! Click here to read all the Juice! newsletter back issues Click here to locate your local Polywater representative Click here to contact your factory salesperson

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