L.B. White AD100, Owner'S Manual

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LPG and natural gas have man-made odorants added specifically for detection of fuel gas leaks.
If a gas leak occurs, you should be able to smell the fuel gas.
THAT’S YOUR SIGNAL TO GO INTO IMMEDIATE ACTION!
■ Do not take any action that could ignite the fuel gas. Do
not operate any electrical switches. Do not pull any
power supply or extension cords. Do not light matches
or any other source of flame. Do not use your
telephone.
■ Get everyone out of the building and away from the area
immediately.
■ Close all LPG gas tank or cylinder fuel supply valves, or
the main fuel supply valve located at the meter if you
use natural gas.
■ LPG is heavier than air and may settle in low areas.
When you have reason to suspect a propane leak, keep
out of all low areas.
■ Use your neighbor’s phone and call your fuel gas
supplier and your fire department. Do not re-enter the
building or area.
■ Stay out of the building and away from the area until
declared safe by the firefighters and your fuel gas
supplier.
■ FINALLY, let the fuel gas service person and the
firefighters check for escaped gas. Have them air out
the building and area before you return. Properly
trained service people must repair the leak, check for
further leakages, and then relight the appliance for you.
■ Some people cannot smell well. Some people cannot
smell the odor of the man-made chemical added to LPG
or natural gas. You must determine if you can smell the
odorant in these fuel gases.
■ Learn to recognize the odor of LPG and natural gas.
Local LPG dealers will be more than happy to give you a
scratch and sniff pamphlet. Use it to become familiar
with the fuel gas odor.
■ Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Being
around an odor for a period of time can affect your
sensitivity to that particular odor.
■ The odorant in LPG and natural gas is colorless and the
intensity of its odor can fade under some
circumstances.
■ If there is an underground leak, the movement of gas
through the soil can filter the odorant.
■ LPG odor may differ in intensity at different levels.
Since propane gas is heavier than air, there may be
more odor at lower levels.
■ Always be sensitive to the slightest gas odor. If you
continue to detect any gas odor, no matter how small,
treat it as a serious leak. Immediately go into action as
discussed previously.
Safety Precautions
ODOR FADING -- NO ODOR DETECTED
ATTENTION -- CRITICAL POINTS TO REMEMBER!
■
LPG has a distinctive odor. Learn to recognize these
odors. (Reference Fuel Gas Odor and Odor Fading
sections above.
■
If you have not been properly trained in repair and service
of LPG and natural gas brood heaters, then do not
attempt to light the heater, perform service or repairs, or
make any adjustments to the brood heater on the fuel
system.
■
Even if you are not properly trained in the service and
repair of the brood heater, ALWAYS be consciously
aware of the odors of LPG and natural gas.
■
A periodic sniff test around the heater or at the brood
heater’s joints; i.e. hose, connections, etc., is a good
safety practice under any conditions. If you smell even a
small amount of gas, CONTACT YOUR FUEL GAS
SUPPLIER IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT!
WARNING
■ Do not use this brood heater for heating human living
quarters.
■ Do not use in unventilated areas.
■ The flow of combustion and ventilation air must not be
obstructed.
■ Proper ventilation air must be provided to support the
combustion air requirements of the brood heater being
used.
■ Refer to the specification section of the brood heater’s
Owner’s Manual, heater dataplate, or contact the
L.B. White Company to determine combustion air
ventilation requirements of the brood heater.
■ Lack of proper ventilation air will lead to improper
combustion.
■ Improper combustion can lead to carbon monoxide
poisoning leading to serious injur y or death.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include
headaches, dizziness and difficulty in breathing.
■ Symptoms of improper combustion affecting livestock
can be disease, lower feed conversion, or death.
Asphyxiation Hazard
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