Installation Procedure

A) Preparation

Unwind and cut 1000 feet coil into desired lengths. Each strip should be as long as the length of a tank, but not more than 100 feet
Expose about 4 inches of core wire at each end of the strip, by carefully cutting away magnesium element with bolt cutters, or by splitting-off magnesium element with a sledge hammer. In either case, the core wire should be fully intact, and capable of being bent into the hole in the clamp.

The amount of Electroline should be determined ahead of time, by using a ratio of 1 linear foot of ribbon per 7 sq. ft. of surface area.
The layout of the ribbon in any upper wing, lower wing, or double-bottom tank of a bulk carrier is uncomplicated. All strips should run longitudinally from one watertight bulkhead to another, evenly spaced across the bottom and sides. It is not necessary to fit a ribbon on the deckhead of a tank that has a depth of less then 20 feet.
This same procedure can be used on the bottom of a wing or center tank of a product carrier. If the crew can work from ladders or stringers, the ribbon can be fitted in the same manner on the side shell and longitudinal bulkheads. If the tank is wider than 20 feet, strips should be fitted on the deckhead by suspending from forward to aft Butterworth openings.
If the bulkheads are inaccessible for whatever reason, the ribbons should be hung from all of the deck openings to the tank bottom, as close to the bulkheads as possible. Uniform distribution is somewhat compromised when this method is employed, thus we recommend against it unless absolutely necessary.

A chipping hammer and a box wrench are the only tools required for clamping.
Once the strip is laid-out in its desired position, simply clean away the dirt, paint, or rust on any flange. Secure the c-clamp to the stiffener, making certain the core wire is wedged between the steel and the clamp.
Small pieces of rope may be necessary to secure the Electroline in certain locations, especially in upper levels.

After all the strips are uniformly distributed and secured, the tank should be filled with pure saltwater ballast for 7 continuous days.
If possible, top-off or press the tank full, as the deckhead will descale as long as it is immersed. Swashing should be kept to a minimum.
In very large tanks where much scale is expected to fall, it is advantageous to ballast only the bottom level for about 3 days, so that the volume of upper level scale does not cover and thus insulate the bottom from being descaled. The upper level will still require 7 days, for a total of 10 days.

After minimum 7 days' ballast, the steel core wires and clamps should be discarded with the scale.
The bulkheads should be high-pressure hosed to detach any scale that may be lodged in crevices or corners, or resting on flat surfaces.
Also, hosing will remove calcareous deposits in preparation for soft coating.