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ventilation Air From Outdoors
Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation
grills or ducts. You must provide two perma
-
nent openings: one within 12" (30.5 cm)
of
the ceiling and one within 12" (30.5 cm)
of
the floor. Connect these items directly to the
outdoors or spaces open to the outdoors.
These spaces include attics and crawl
spaces. Follow the
National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3, Air for
Combustion and Ventilation
for required size
of ventilation grills or ducts.
IMPORTANT:
Do not provide openings for
inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a thermo
-
stat-controlled power vent. Heated air entering
the attic will activate the power vent.
AIR FOR COMbUSTION
AND VENTILATION
Continued
Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside
Building
Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
INSTALLATION
NOTICE: This heater is intended
for use as supplemental heat. Use
this heater along with your primary
heating system. Do not install this
heater as your primary heat source.
If you have a central heating system,
you may run system’s circulating
blower while using heater. This will
help circulate the heat throughout
the house. In the event of a power
outage, you can use this heater as
your primary heat source.
WARNING: A qualified ser-
vice person must install heater.
Follow all local codes.
CHECK GAS TYPE
Use only the correct type of gas (natural or
propane/LP). If your gas supply is not the
correct gas type, do not install heater. Call
dealer where you bought heater for proper
type heater.
WARNING: This appliance is
equipped for either natural gas
or propane/LP gas but not both.
Gas type is indicated on the rat-
ing plate. Field conversion is not
permitted.
INSTALLATION ITEMS
Before installing heater, make sure you have
the items listed below.
• for propane/LP gas, external regulator
(supplied by installer)
• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• equipment shutoff valve *
• ground joint union
• sediment trap
• tee joint
• pipe wrench
• for natural gas, test gauge connection*
* A CSA design-certified equipment shutoff
valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable alter
-
native to test gauge connection. The optional
CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve
can be purchased from your dealer. See
Ac-
cessories
, page 26.
Or
Remove
Door into
Adjoining
Room,
Option 3
Ventilation Grills
Into Adjoining Room,
Option 2
12"
12"
Ventilation
Grills into
Adjoining
Room,
Option 1
Outlet
Air
Ventilated
Attic
Outlet
Air
Inlet
Air
Inlet Air
Ventilated
Crawl Space
To
Crawl
Space
To Attic
