Wiska venting cable glands

The Wiska VentGLAND® combines pressure equalisation and cable gland in a single unit and features high air flow rates as well as high water protection capacity.

The breathable VentGLAND® cable glands are a part of the tried and tested modular SPRINT system. The Wiska VentGLAND® can easily be used to replace standard cable glands due to its identical clamping ranges and compatibility with all cap nuts and ranges of multiple and special sealing inserts. The product portfolio is rounded off with VentGLAND® cable glands with EMC-inserts for protection against electromagnetic interference.

The Wiska VentPLUG is used when a cable gland with an additional pressure equalisation unit is required to vent the enclosure.

Pressure equalisation units from WISKA are now also available in thread sizes M20 and M40, in addition to M12. Both feature a flat, space-saving design to enable flexible usage. Thanks to an improved membrane, the air flow rate of the new VentPLUG in the sizes M20 and M40 has more than doubled. The high air flow version even achieves a 2.5 times higher value.

Venting products from WISKA therefore help to increase operational safety and extend the service lives of electrical installations. This has a sustaining positive effect on maintenance costs.

Example: Maintenance of street lighting.

In a municipal district, 2,000 street and outdoor lights with an IP68 protection classification require maintenance every 3 years. If pressure equalization components are not used in the lighting enclosures, protection classes and lighting performance are reduced. This results in maintenance being required every 1.75 years.¹

¹ Based on the CIE report 154:2003 of the International Commission on Illumination "The Maintenance of Outdoor Lighting Systems".

Conclusion: Without using venting products additional costs of more than 70 percent may arise due to higher maintenance requirements.