NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!
NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!
NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARING FOR OPERATION
1. Checktheheaterforpossibleshippingdamage.Ifanyis
found,immediatelynotifythefactory.
2. Followallofthe"Precautions".
3. ConnectthePOLfittingofhoseandregulatorassembly
tothepropanecylinderbyrotatingthePOLnut
counterclockwiseintothepropanecylinder'svalveoutletand
securelytightenwithawrench.
4. Connectthehosetotheheaterbyrotatingthehosefitting
clockwise.
5. Securelytightenallgasconnections.
6. Openthecylinder'sgasvalveandcheckallgasconnections
withasoapandwatersolution.DONOTUSEAFLAME.
7.
Connectpowercordtowell-grounded1 15V,60Hz,1Ø
sourceofpower.
8. Whenusinganextensioncord,makecertainthatitisa
3-wire(grounded)cordofproperwiresize.
170QFAVT (WITH THERMOSTAT)
START
1. Slowlyopenthemainvalveatpropanecylinderto
preventexcessflowcheckvalvefromclosing.
2. Setthermostattofullon.Heaterwillignite
automatically.
3. Adjustballvalveoncontrolpaneltodesiredburnrate.
4. Setthermostattodesiredtemperature.Heaterwillturn
offandonautomaticallyasthetemperaturevariesin
theheaterarea.
STOP
1. Securelyclosevalveonthepropanecylinder.
2. Continuetooperateheateruntilallfuelinthehosehas
burned.
3. Unplugtheheaterfromelectricalsupply.
CAUTION:
Failuretounplugtheunitmayresultin
unexpectedoperation.
RESTART AFTER SAFETY SHUTDOWN
1. Securelyclosevalveatpropanecylinder.Unplugheater.
2. Wait5minutes.
3. Restartfollowing"Start"procedure.
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE
1. Theheatershouldbeinspectedbeforeeachuse,andatleast
annuallybyaqualifiedperson.
2. Beforeeachuse,checkthesoft"O"ringseatatthebullnose
ofthePOLfitting.Ifthe"O"ringiscut,scuffed,orotherwise
damaged,replaceitwithpartnumberF273786.
3. TurnoffthegasattheLP-gassupplycylinder(s)whenthe
heaterisnotinuse.
4. Whentheheateristobestoredindoors,theconnection
betweentheLP-gassupplycylinder(s)andtheheatermust
bedisconnectedandthecylinder(s)removedfromtheheater
andstoredoutofdoorsandinaccordancewithChapter
5ofthestandardforStorageandHandlingofLiquefied
PetroleumGasesANSI/NFPA58andCSAB149.1,Natural
GasandPropaneInstallationCode.
Force-Air Propane Construction Heater
SERVICING
Ahazardousconditionmayresultifaheaterisusedthathas
beenmodifiedorisnotfunctioningproperly.
Whentheheaterisworkingproperly:
•
Theflameiscontainedwithintheheater.
•
Theflameisessentiallybluewithperhapssome
yellowtipping.
•
Thereisnostrongdisagreeableodor,eyeburningor
otherphysicaldiscomfort.
•
Thereisnosmokeorsootinternalorexternaltothe
heater.
•
Therearenounplannedorunexplainedshutdowns
oftheheater.
Thepartslistsandwiringdiagramshowtheheaterasitwas
constructed.Donotuseaheaterwhichisdifferentfrom
thatshown.Inthisregard,useonlythehose,regulatorand
cylinderconnectionfitting(calledaPOLfitting)supplied
withtheheater.IMPORTANTMatchthecolorstripeonthe
hangtagattachedtothehoseassemblywiththecoloronthe
labellocatednearthepropaneinletfittingontheheater.Do
notusealternates.Forthisheater,theregulatormustbeset
asshownin"specifications".Ifthereisanyuncertaintyabout
theregulatorsetting,haveitchecked.
Aheaterwhichisnot workingrightmustberepaired,but
onlybyatrained,experiencedserviceperson.
In-warrantyproductswillberepairedwithnochargefor
eitherpartsorlabor.Pleaseincludeabriefstatement
indicatingdate,placeofpurchase,thenatureoftheproblem
andproofofpurchase.
Out-of-warrrantyproductswillberepairedwithachargefor
partsandlabor.
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Operating Instructions and Owner's Manual