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General Safety Information
WARNING
Failure to comply with general safety information may
result in extensive property damage, severe personal
injury, or death.
WARNING
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or
gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Installation must be made in accordance with local
codes, or in absence of local codes, with the latest
edition of the ANSI Standard Z223.1 (N.F.P.A. No.
54) National Fuel Gas Code.
All of the ANSI and NFPA
Standards referred to in these installation instructions are
those that were applicable at the time the design of this
appliance was certified. The ANSI Standards are available
from CSA Information Services, 1-800-463-6727. The
NFPA Standards are available from the National Fire
Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA
02269. These unit heaters are designed for use in airplane
hangars when installed in accordance with ANSI/NFPA
No. 409, and in public garages when installed in
accordance with NFPA No. 88A and NFPA No.88B.
If installed in Canada, the installation must conform with
local building codes, or in the absence of local building
codes, with CSA-B149.1 “Installation Codes for Natural
Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment” or CSA-B149.2
“Installation Codes for Propane Gas Burning Appliances
and Equipment.” These unit heaters have been designed
and certified to comply with CSA 2.6. Also see sections on
installation in AIRCRAFT HANGARS and PUBLIC
GARAGES.
WARNING
Do not alter the unit heater in any way or damage to
the unit and/or severe personal injury or death may
occur!
WARNING
Disconnect all power and gas supplies before installing
or servicing the heater. If the power disconnect is out of
sight, lock it in the open position and tag it to prevent
unexpected application of power. Failure to do so could
result in fatal electric shock, or severe personal injury.
CAUTION
Ensure that all power sources conform to the
requirements of the unit heater, or damage to the unit
will result!
Follow installation instructions CAREFULLY to avoid
creating unsafe conditions. All wiring should be done and
checked by a qualified electrician, using copper wire only.
All gas connections should be made and leak-tested by a
suitably qualified individual, per instructions in this
manual. Also follow procedures listed on “Gas Equipment
Start-Up Sheet” located in this manual.
Use only the fuel for which the heater is designed (see
rating plate). Using LP gas in a heater that requires natural
gas, or vice versa, will create risk of gas leaks, carbon
monoxide poisoning, and explosion.
WARNING
Do not attempt to convert the heater for use with a fuel
other than the one intended. Such conversion is
dangerous, as it will create the risks previously listed.
Make certain that the power source conforms to the
electrical requirements of the heater.
WARNING
Do not depend upon a thermostat or other switch as
sole means of disconnecting power when installing or
servicing heater. Always disconnect power at main
circuit breaker as described above. Failure to do so
could result in fatal electric shock.
Special attention must be given to any grounding
information pertaining to this heater. To prevent the risk of
electrocution, the heater must be securely and adequately
grounded. This should be accomplished by connecting a
ground conductor between the service panel and the
heater. To ensure a proper ground, the grounding means
must be tested by a qualified electrician.
Do not insert fingers or foreign objects into heater or its air
moving device. Do not block or tamper with the heater in
any manner while in operation, or just after it has been
turned off, as some parts may be hot enough to cause
injury.
This heater is intended for general heating applications
ONLY. It must NOT be used in potentially dangerous
locations such as flammable, explosive, chemical-laden,
or wet atmospheres.
In cases in which property damage may result from
malfunction of the heater, a back-up system or
temperature sensitive alarm should be used.
CAUTION
The open end of piping systems being purged shall not
discharge into areas where there are sources of ignition
or into confined spaces UNLESS precautions are taken
as follows: (1) by ventilation of the space, (2) control of
the purging rate, (3) elimination of all hazardous
conditions. All precautions must be taken to perform
this operation in a safe manner!
