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A critical safety factor to consider before installation is the clearances to combustibles. Clearance to
combustibles is defined as the minimum distance you must have between the infrared surface or reflector
and the combustible item. Considerations must also be made for moving objects around the infrared
heater. The following is a partial list of items to maintain clearances from:
Combustible items:
Moving Objects:
• Wood
• Chemicals
• Overhead doors
• Hoists
• Paper
• Wall or roof insulation
• Vehicle lifts
• Car wash equipment
• Fabric
• Plastics
• Cranes
Hazards:
For maximum safety the building must be evaluated for hazards before installing the heater system.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards for high surface temperatures and should stay away
to avoid burns or clothing ignition.
Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same space as the heater.
Clothing or other flammable materials should not be hung from the heater, or placed on or near the heater.
Any guard or other protective device removed for servicing the heater must be replaced prior to operating
the heater.
Installation and repair should be done by a Gas Safe Registered Gas Engineer or service person. The
heater should be inspected before use and at least annually by a qualified service person. More frequent
cleaning may be required as necessary. It is imperative that the control compartment, air passage ways,
and burner of the heater are kept clean (see page 23).
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Clearances to Combustibles
Clearances to Combustibles
• Gas and electrical lines
• Combustible and explosive materials
• Chemical storage areas
• Areas of high chemical fume concentrations
• Provisions for accessibility to the heater
• Adequate clearances around air openings
• Combustion and ventilating air supply
• Vehicle parking areas
• Vehicles with lifts or cranes
• Storage areas with stacked materials
• Lights
• Sprinkler heads
• Overhead doors and tracks
• Dirty, contaminated environment
Placement of explosive objects, flammable objects, liquids, and vapors
close to the heater may result in explosion, fire, property damage, serious
injury, or death. Do not store or use explosive objects, liquids, and vapor in
the vicinity of the heater.
Failure to comply with the published clearances to combustibles could result in personal injury, death,
fire, and/or property damage.
In locations used for the storage of combustible materials, signs must be posted to specify
the maximum permissible stacking height to maintain the required clearances from the
heater to the combustibles. Signs must either be posted adjacent to the heater thermostats
or, in the absence of such thermostats, in a conspicuous location.
CAUTION
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WARNING
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