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HE Series Infrared Gas Heater Installation and Operation Manual
For your convenience a “ peel and stick ” sign is provided
with this heater. This sign must be posted either adjacent
to the IR heating system thermostat or in the absence of such thermostat, in a conspicuous
place specifying the
required clearances from the heater to the combustibles.
Use a permanent marker to record the required clearance dimensions on the sign.
‘ H ’ is a value calculated at site: ( H = T - C ) Refer to Figure 1 and Table 1 above
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Measure the on site distance between bottom of the heater and the floor = ‘ T ’ inches (cm).
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The minimum clearance to combustibles below this heater ‘ C ’ is 53 inches (1346 cm)
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Subtract ‘ C ’ 53 inches (1346 mm) from
‘ T ’ (Height above floor) to get value ‘ H ’.
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Enter the calculated value ‘ H ’ on the sign
Enter the values as required for the other dimen-
sions:
‘ S ’ = 24” (610 mm)
‘ F ’= 48” (1120 mm)
‘ B ’ = 12” (305 mm) at 30°
Or ‘ B ’ = 24” if mount angle less than 30°
POST THIS SIGN ADJACENT TO THE HEATER
THERMOSTAT OR IN A PROMINENT LOCATION .
24”
12”
48”
WARNING
VENT CLEARANCE : Clearance from single wall ’ C ’ vent pipe inside the building is deter-
mined by local or national installation codes, but must not be less than 6 inches (150 mm).
Clearance from the vent terminal outside the structure are indicated in Section 11 Flue Vent-
ing and Figures 9 to 12, pages 19 to 23 for details and requirements for venting.