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Appendix D - HeatShift™
Planning and Installation: H3 with HeatShift
®
For use with
1000K Valor Heaters ONLY (not compatible with Series J)
Ʉ
WARNING
DO NOT cover or place objects in front of
or on top of air outlet(s). AVOID locating
outlet within 7 feet above
ȵ
oor level as
discharge temperatures are hot!
Ʉ
WARNING
When placing discharge close to ceilings,
staining or streaking may occur on light
colored ceilings due to any dust, etc. in air
ȵ
ow; placing plenum(s) lower on the wall
will help reduce the possibility of staining
or streaking.
Application
The HeatShift™ convection duct kit redistributes the
warm air
ȵ
ow away from the
ȴ
replace to a position
higher up the wall using natural convection, without the
use of a fan.
The result is much cooler wall temperatures above the
ȴ
replace opening for locating televisions, artwork, etc.
Approvals
The LDK8 kit is CSA approved for use only with Valor
Series
ȴ
replaces listed above—DO NOT use with any
other models.
This HeatShift system may also be used to reduce wall
surface temperatures on approved outdoor installations.
4-inch diameter duct used with this kit must be metal
and meet requirements of UL-181 Class 1 Air Duct.
Flexible aluminum duct is acceptable provided it meets
the UL-181 Class 1 requirements.
Ʉ
WARNING
All
ȴ
replaces listed above
require the
removal of the internal convection ba
ɞ
e
for this system to function properly—read
instructions carefully!
Note:
The use of this kit will permit lower mantel
clearances to be used—see
“Mantel Clearances”
in
the
H3 Installation Manual.
These lower mantel clearances must ONLY be used
when the HeatShift system is installed and the
internal convection ba
ɞ
e has been removed.
NOTE
RC
Backing Plates 1035BPB-RC, 1036BPB-RC or
1040BPB-RC are NOT compatible with HeatShift.
