Classic Agricultural Animal Confinement Building Heaters
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Owner’s Manual • Classic
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LP gas and natural gas have man-made odorants
added speci
fi
cally for detection of fuel gas leaks.
If a gas leak occurs, you should be able to smell the
fuel gas. That’s your signal to go into immediate
action!
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Do not take any action that could ignite the fuel gas.
Do not operate any electrical switches. Do not pull
any power supply or extension cords. Do not light
matches or any other source of
fl
ame. Do not use
your telephone.
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Get everyone out of the building and away from the
area immediately.
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Close all propane (LP) gas tank or cylinder fuel
supply valves, or the main fuel supply valve if you
use natural gas.
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Propane (LP) gas is heavier than air and may settle
in low areas. When you have reason to suspect a
propane leak, keep out of all low areas.
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Natural gas is lighter than air and can collect around
rafters or ceilings.
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Use your neighbor’s phone and call your fuel gas
supplier and your
fi
re department. Do not re-enter
the building or area.
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Stay out of the building and away from the area until
declared safe by the
fi
re
fi
ghters and your fuel gas
supplier.
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FINALLY, let the fuel gas service person and the
fi
re
fi
ghters check for escaped gas. Have them air
out the building and area before you return. Properly
trained service people must repair the leak, check
for further leakages, and then relight the appliance
for you.
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Some people cannot smell well. Some people
cannot smell the odor of the man-made chemical
added to propane (LP) or natural gas. You must
determine if you can smell the odorant in these
fuel gases.
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Learn to recognize the odor of propane (LP) gas
and natural gas. Local propane (LP) gas dealers
and your local natural gas supplier (utility) will be
more than happy to give you a “scratch and sniff”
pamphlet. Use it to become familiar with the fuel
gas odor.
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Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Being
around an odor for a period of time can affect your
sensitivity to that particular odor. Odors present in
animal con
fi
nement buildings can mask fuel gas
odor.
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The odorant in propane (LP) gas and natural gas
is colorless and the intensity of its odor can fade
under some circumstances.
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If there is an underground leak, the movement of
gas through the soil can
fi
lter the odorant.
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Propane (LP) gas odor may differ in intensity at
different levels. Since propane (LP) gas is heavier
than air, there may be more odor at lower levels.
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Always be sensitive to the slightest gas odor. If
you continue to detect any gas odor, no matter how
small, treat it as a serious leak. Immediately go
into action as discussed previously.
Fuel Gas Odor
Safety Precautions
Odor Fading - No
Odor Detected
WARNING
Asphyxiation Hazard
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Do not use this heater for heating human living quarters.
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Do not use in unventilated areas.
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The
fl
ow of combustion and ventilation air must not be obstructed.
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Proper ventilation air must be provided to support the combustion air requirements of the heater being used.
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Refer to the speci
fi
cation section of the heater’s Owner’s Manual, heater dataplate, or
contact the L.B. White Company to determine combustion air ventilation requirements of the heater.
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Lack of proper ventilation air will lead to improper combustion.
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Improper combustion can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning in humans leading to serious injury or death.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can include headaches, dizziness and dif
fi
culty in breathing.
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Symptoms of improper combustion affecting livestock can be disease, lower feed conversion, or death.
