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HE, DE & RE MANUAL
IOM-26
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Oct 12 R4
PIPING, ELECTRICAL OR CONTROL SERVICE CONNECTIONS
DO NOT install anything that will interfere with equipment access or the rating plate.
Engineered Air equipment is constructed with cabinet and floors designed to prevent water from entering
the building through the installed unit. When ordered, factory installed pipe chases and/or electrical chases
are built into the unit floor. Factory chases are provided with covers that need to be replaced and sealed
after piping and electrical connections are made.
THE FLOOR OF THE UNIT HAS BEEN MADE WATER-RESISTANT. DO NOT CUT OR DRILL HOLES
IN THE FLOOR OR USE PENETRATING FASTENERS.
All penetrations through the unit walls must be caulked and sealed to prevent air and/or water from
entering the unit.
NATURAL GAS AND PROPANE INSTALLATION:
1. Installation must be made in accordance with the requirements of the authorities having jurisdiction.
2. Check the unit rating plate and confirm fuel type, supply pressure, input rating and temperature rise.
3. Refer to the heater rating plate for determining the minimum gas supply pressure for obtaining the
maximum gas capacity for which this heater is specified.
4. Gas supply pressure higher than the unit rating plate requires an additional field supplied gas regulator.
5. Install an approved appliance shutoff valve on the gas supply in accordance with the requirements of
the authorities having jurisdiction.
6. Gas lines shall not interfere with unit access. The gas line connection at the heater shall have an
approved drip leg with screwed cap.
7. A minimum 1/8 inch NPT plugged tapping, accessible for test gauge connection, must be installed
immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to the unit.
On indoor units any control device (regulator, diaphragm valve, high and low pressure switch, etc.) that
requires a bleed or vent line, must be vented in accordance with applicable codes.
DE Series process air heaters require the installation of a manual emergency gas shutoff
valve in an appropriate location that allows access to this valve to shut off the fuel to this
heater in case of a fire or explosion at the heater or the space served by the heater.
GAS LINE TESTING (EXTERNAL TO THE UNIT)
The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system
during any testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 0.5 psi (3.5 kPa).
The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply system by closing its individual shutoff valve during
any testing of that system at test pressure equal to or less than 0.5 psi (3.5 kPa).
