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Operating Instructions and Owner’s Manual
Enerco Group, Inc. | Gas-Fired Infra-Red Space Heaters
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
a.
Yourheatercomesfullyassembledandistestedat
the factory for proper gas and input as stated on
the name plate.
b.
Beforeproceedingwiththeinstallation,besuretoin-
spectfordamages.Thefreightcompanythatdelivered
the heater must be notified of any damages prior to
installation.HEATSTARwillsendreplacementpartsfor
damagedpartsonlyafterreceivingasignedinspection
reporttoprovetheliabilityofthefreightcompany.
c. Do not attempt to operate heater with any other gas
than that indicated on the heater name plate.
d.
Installationoftheheatermustconformwithlocal
building codes or, in absence of local codes, with
theNationalFuelGasCode,ANSIZ223.1/NFPA54.In
Canada,refertoCAN1-B146.1.
e.
Plugged1/8”N.P.T.TestGageConnectionislocated
ontheHeaterGasControloraN.P.T.Connectionis
locatedontheoutsideoftheCastVenturi.
f.
Forindoorinstallationonly.Notforuseinresidential
dwellings.NOTE:Aresidentialdwellingisadomicile
intended for use by one or more persons and that
includes one or more areas, such as those used for
cooking,eating,living,sleeping,orasanitaryfacility.A
residential dwelling does not include an attached and
detached garage, workshop, or outdoors.
2. CLEARANCES Minimum clearances to combustibles.
(Refer to Table 1)
Provideadequateclearancetocombustibles,Figure
1,betweencontrolendofheaterforservicing
andminimumontopandsidesforventilationand
combustion air supply.
Aminimumclearanceof8’abovefloorforpublic
garagesinaccordancewithANSI/NFPANo.88most
recenteditionorTable1;whicheverislarger.InCanada
refertoCAN1-B149.1InstallationcodesforGas
burning appliances.
Aminimumclearanceof10’fromthebottomof
heater to top of wing, or engine enclosure, where
aircraftarehoused,and8’abovefloorinotherareas
ofthehangerinaccordancewithANSI/NFPANo.409
mostrecentedition,orTable1;thelargerdimension
ofANSI/NFPANo.409orFigure1istobeused.In
CanadarefertoCCAB149-1-M91.
WARNING:
MAINTAINCLEARANCESASSHOWN
INFIGURE1ORONHEATERNAMEPLATE,INGARAGE
INSTALLATIONSWHEREPARKEDVEHICLESARE
DIRECTLYBELOWTHEHEATER.
3. SUSPENSION
Heaterhasfourmountingholes,twooneachend,for
attaching rod or angle iron brackets and shall be safely
andadequatelyfixedinpositionindependentofgas
andelectricsupplylines.RefertoFigures4,5,and7on
pages13and14forrecommendedsuspensions.
4. GAS SUPPLY
Provideadequategassupplyforratedinputofeach
heaterusingAmericanStandardInstallationofgas
pipingandgasappliancesinbuildingANSI/223.1a/
NFPA54Pamphlet,TableC-3showscapacityofpipe
of different diameters and lengths in cubic feet per
hourforNaturalGaswithpressuredropof0.3inches
specifygravityof0.60.ForliquefiedPetroleumGas
(LP)capacityrefertoTableC-3andC-15ofthesame
pamphlet.Forrecommendedheatergasconnection
refertoFigureNo.5,Page15.InCanadarefertoCAN
1-B149.1,andCSAB63.
Ifgaslinesaretobepressuretestedwithcompressed
air,disconnecteachheatertopreventcontroldamage
andcapoutlets.Afterreconnectingallheaters,purge
gas lines of air and check all connections for leaks us
-
ing soap solution.
WARNING:
DO
NOTUSEMATCHOROTHER
FLAMEFORLEAKTESTING.
5. PIPING REQUIREMENTS
Allpipinginstalledmustcomplywithlocalcodesandordinances
orwiththeNationalFuelGasCode,ANSIZ223.1(NFPA54),
whichevertakesprecedence.Wheninstallingpiping,thefollowing
requirementsmustbetakenintoconsideration:
• Usenewproperlyreamedblackpipefreefromchips.
• Applyagoodqualitypipecompoundtoallmalethreads
priortoassembly.IfL.P.gasisthefuel,ensurethatpipe
compoundisresistanttoL.P.gas.DONOTUSETEFLON
™ tape.
• Priortoinstallation,applypipecompoundtoallmale
threadsasshowninFigure1
• Malethreadsonpipetobeinstalledintogasvalveshall
meettherequirementsofFigure2.Threadslongerthan
thoseshowninthefiguremaycausegasvalvedistortion
and malfunction.
• Asedimenttrapmeetingthetypicalrequirementsof
Figure3shallbeinstalledinthelinetothegasvalve.
• Adedicatedshutoffvalvefortheheatermustbein-
stalled in the gas supply line.
Figure 1. Pipe Compound Application
USE MODERATE AMOUNT OF PIPE DOPE
LEAVE FIRST 2 THREADS BARE
¾3/4”MAXIMUMTHREADLENGTH
½”BLACKPIPE
TOGASVALVEBODY
Figure 2.
Gas valve
connection
requirements