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ser v ice or maintenance. Allo w heater to cool before
ser v icing.
Before e v ery heating season, a contractor q u alified in
the installation and ser v ice of gas-fired heating
eq u ipment m u st perform a thoro u gh safety
inspection of the heater.
For best performance, the gas, electrical, thermostat
connections, t
u bing, v enting, s u spensions and
o v erall heater condition sho u ld be thoro u ghly
inspected.
NOTE: Gas flo w and b u rner ignition are among the
first things that sho u ld be inspected.
Please See Page 58 for s u ggested items to inspect.
Installation Code and Annual Inspections:
All installation and ser v ice of VAL-CO eq u ipment
m u st be performed by a contractor q u alified in the
installation and ser v ice of eq u ipment sold and
s u pplied by Val-Co and conform to all req u irements
set forth in the VAL-CO man u als and all applicable
go v ernmental a u thorities pertaining to the
installation, ser v ice, operation and labeling of the
eq u ipment.
To help facilitate optim u m performance and safety,
Val-Co recommends that a q u alified contractor
cond u ct, at a minim u m, ann u al inspections of yo u r
VAL-CO eq u ipment and perform ser v ice w here
necessary, u sing only replacement parts sold and
s u pplied by Val-Co.
The Vicinity of the Heater Do not store or u se flammable objects, liq u ids or v apors near the heater.
Immediately remo v e these items if they are present.
See Page 6, Section 3 .
Vehicles and Other
Objects Maintain the clearances to comb u stibles.
Do not hang anything from, or place anything on, the heater.
Make s u re nothing is lodged u nderneath the reflector, in bet w een the t u bes or
in the decorati v e or protecti v e grilles (incl u ded w ith select models).
Immediately remo v e objects in v iolation of the clearances to comb u stibles.
See Page 6, Section 3 .
Reflector S u pport reflector w ith reflector hanger and s u pport strap.
Reflector m u st not to u ch t u be.
Make s u re there is no dirt, sagging, cracking or distortion.
Do not operate if there is sagging, cracking or distortion.
Make s u re reflectors are correctly o v erlapped. See Page 20, Section 6.5.1 .
Clean o u tside s u rface w ith a damp cloth.
Vent Pipe Venting m u st be intact. Using a flashlight, look for obstr u ctions, cracks on the
pipe, gaps in the sealed areas or corrosion.
The area m u st be free of dirt and d u st. Clean as req u ired.
Remo v e any carbon deposits or scale u sing a w ire br u sh.
See Page 31, Section 8 .
Outside Air Inlet Inlet m u st be intact. Look for obstr u ctions, cracks on the pipe, gaps in the
sealed areas or corrosion.
The area m u st be free of dirt and d u st. Clean and reinstall as req u ired.
Tubes Make s u re there are no cracks.
Make s u re t u bes are connected and s u spended sec u rely.
See Page 12, Section 6 .
Make s u re there is no sagging, bending or distortion.
Clean or replace as req u ired.
Gas Line Check for gas leaks. See Page 37, Section 9 .