Oval Radiant Tube Heaters
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Owner’s Manual • Oval Radiant Tube Heaters
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1. Plan the installation. Determine location for the heater
to optimize its heat pattern, keeping in mind cooler
regions in the house (end walls, and curtains) and
clearances to combustibles.
2. Hang the burner box. See Fig. 5. Maintain clearances
to combustibles as shown in Fig. 1.
3. From the burner box chain, measure the distances
shown in Fig. 6.
Aligning to the center of the
burner box discharge
, hang chains at these
points, using open eye hooks.
Refer to Fig. 7 (on next page) and the following instructions:
1. Slide a tube clamp over the non-swaged end of one of the
10 ft. calorized tubes.
2. Install the tube over the swaged discharge tube on the
burner box:
a. Tube weld seam must be down.
b. Non-swaged end of tube must be
completely pushed over swaged end of
adjoining tube.
c. Clamp must be centered over tube
connection.
d. Clamp bolts must be up.
e. Clamp bolts must be tight.
-- Tighten both bolts firmly.
-- Tighten both bolts to 35 ft.-lbs.
-- Finish tightening bolts:
-- Finish tightening bolts to 44-59 ft. lbs.
3. Slide on hangers and connect to chains.
4. Connect and hang remaining tubes.
Follow the
procedures given in Step 2.
Initial Setup
FIG. 5
FIG. 6
JOIST
OPEN EYE HOOKS
IN LINE WITH
EYE BOLTS ON
BURNER BOX
OPEN EYE BOLT
.30m
BURNER
DISCHARGE
TIGHTEN HOOKS
SECURELY
Hanging the Tubes
JOIST
OPEN EYE HOOKS
IN LINE WITH
EYE BOLTS ON
BURNER BOX
OPEN EYE BOLT
AIR INLET
1 FT
BURNER
DISCHARGE
TIGHTEN HOOKS
SECURELY
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1. Plan the installation. Determine location for the
heater to optimize its heat pattern, keeping in mind
cooler regions in the house (end walls, and curtains)
and clearances to combustibles.
2. Hang the burner box. See Fig. 5. Maintain clearances
to combustibles as shown in Fig. 1.
3. From the burner box chain, measure the distances
shown in Fig. 6.
Aligning to the center of the burner
box discharge
, hang chains at these points, using
open eye hooks.
FIG. 5
FIG. 6
INITIAL SETUP
A
B
C
D
E
HEATER
LENGTH
TRUSS
CENTERS
A - B B - C C - D D - E
4 FOOT
50 FOOT
4
4
12
8
5 FOOT
50 FOOT
5
5
10
10
10 FOOT
50 FOOT
5
5
10
10
*
* A SUPPORT MUST BE CREATED BETWEEN THE TRUSS
BURNER BOX
HANGING CHA
HANGING CHAIN DISTANCES
(FT)
(FT)
(FT)
(FT)
HANGING CHAINS
BURNER BOX
20 FOOT
20 FOOT
20 FOOT
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5*
5*
11 IN.
F
1Ft.
18. Do not exceed input rating stamped on the
dataplate of the heater. Do not exceed the burner
manifold pressure stated on the dataplate. Do
not use an orifice size different than specified for
the specific input rating of this heater, fuel type
configuration and altitude.
