114605-001 - Product Manual - #1557 Infrared Construction Heater - Revision 09 - 11-11-2014
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2.0 - Introduction & Product Information
Congratulations on your choice of a
Pelsue Model #1557 Infrared Construction Heater
. The Pelsue Infrared Heater is
specifically designed to provide means of heating ventilated shelters or work areas. Such use includes, but is not limited
to Fire, Police & Hazmat response crews in bio-terror and mass casualty incidents. This equipment has been designed
and manufactured to exceed durability requirements in order to meet the needs of the discriminating operator. Safe,
efficient and trouble-free operation and maintenance of the system requires that anyone who will be operating, main
-
taining, or inspecting the equipment, read, understand and follow all the operation, safety, maintenance, and inspection
instructions contained within this manual. This manual covers the Pelsue Model #1557 Infrared Construction Heater.
Use the Table of Contents as a guide to find specific information.
keep this manual available for future reference if required, and as a tool in the training of new operators.
This product is part of a system indented for usage
in a climate control scenario. The user must read,
understand and follow the instructions contained in
this manual before using this equipment. Failure to
follow these instructions could result in serious injury
or death.
2.1 - Serial Number
Product Serial Number
Always give your dealer the serial number of your Pelsue portable infrared heater product when ordering parts or request-
ing service or other information.The rating and serial number decal is permanently embossed with a serial number. The
serial number decal is located on the rear heat shield as shown in
Fig. 2a. The serial number decal will appear as shown
in
Fig. 2b. A space has been provided below for the recording of the serial number for future reference.
Figure 2b:
#1557
Serial Number Decal
MODEL:__________________________________________
Serial Number :_____________________________________
#1557
SERIAL
NUMBER
LOCATION
Figure 2a:
Serial Number
Location
NOTES:
MATERIAL: AVERY PX 2071-P/905-MATTE CHROME POLYESTER FILM,
.002 THICk WITH HIGH TACk PERMANENT ACRYLIC ADHESIVE
IAW-UL FILE MH-11912 (N) CAT. PGGU2
**THE TExT: "1557- " IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY
A SERIAL NUMBER STRING EACH DECAL BEING UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER
DETAIL: CSA LOGO ARTWORk
SCALE 2 : 1
NOTE:
COLOR BLACk: ROUND BORDERS, STAR BORDER
LETTERING & CSA LOGO
COLOR BLUE: INSIDE OF STAR BORDER
SCALE 2 : 1
DETAIL: PELSUE LOGO ARTWORk
NOTE:
COLOR BLACk: ENTIRE LOGO
2500 S. TeJON STreeT
reGulATOr PrOVIDeD
T. A. PelSue COmPANy
FOr PurPOSeS OF INPuT ADJuSTmeNT
DurING uSe AND WHIle IN STOrAGe. IF yOu Are uNSure OF THe PrOPer INSTAllATION AND uSe OF
mAXImum INleT TO
COmBuSTIBleS, Or PrODuCTS SuCH AS GASOlINe, SOlVeNTS, PAINT, THINNer, DuST PArTICleS
BTUH
mAX.
SHuT DOWN:
POrTABle INFrAreD HeATer
NO.
1557
MIN.
BTUH
0.046" 18"
reAr
18"
12,000
mODel
48"
CeIlING DISCHArGe
mINImum CleArANCe
SIZe
INPUT INPUT
FOr COmBuSTIBleS
SIDe
mANIFOlD
11" W.C.
mINImum INleT TO reGulATOr PrOVIDeD
OrIFICe
CAN 1-2.23-m82 (CANADA)
FOr OPerATION IN TemPerATureS DOWN TO -20
u.S. PATeNT #D319.305
T. A. PelSue COmPANy
CAuTION: THIS uNIT CONSumeS AIr. PrOVIDe 1 SQ. INCH (645 SQ. mm) OF OPeNING FOr FreSH AIr
COmBuSTIBleS, SuCH AS BuIlDING mATerIAlS, PAPer Or
1557-
VAlVe ImmeDIATely AND WAIT FOr 5 mINuTeS, THeN rePeAT STePS 1-5.
NeVer uSe THe HeATer IN SPACeS WHICH DO, Or mAy CONTAIN VOlATIle Or AIrBOrNe
! WArNING:
NOT FOr HOme Or reCreATIONAl VeHICle uSe
CArDBOArD,A SAFe DISTANCe AWAy FrOm THe HeATer AS reCOmmeNDeD By THe INSTruCTIONS.
7. A lONG mATCH mAy Be INSerTeD THrOuGH THe HOle IN THe leFT OF THe
mANuFACTureD By
HeATer TO Be DIreCTeD TOWArD ANy lP GAS CylINDer WITHIN A 20 FOOT DISTANCe. THe HeATer
muST Be lOCATeD AT leAST 5 FeeT AWAy FrOm ANy lP CONTAINer. THe HOSe ASSemBly
DO NOT mOVe, HANDle, Or SerVICe uNIT WHIle HOT Or ruNNING. IN NO CASe IS THe rADIANT
COmBuSTIBleS muST Be mAINTAINeD TO eNSure uSer SAFeTy.
HelP. FOr INDOOr uSe ONly, ADeQuATe VeNTIlATION muST Be PrOVIDeD. HeATer CleArANCe FrOm
IF yOu Smell GAS: NeVer STrIKe A mATCH, eVACuATe eNClOSure AND CAll FOr PrOFeSSIONAl
C).
! WArNING:
(303) 936-7432
eNGleWOOD, CO 80110-1128
THIS HeATer CAll CuSTOmer SerVICe AT: 1-800-525-8460.
GAS PreSSureS FOr uSe WITH PrOPANe GAS
350 PSI
16,000
SHAll Be PrOTeCTeD FrOm TrAFFIC, BuIlDING mATerIAlS AND CONTACT WITH HOT SurFACeS, BOTH
FOr eACH 1000 BTuH INPuT.
12" W.C.
Or uNKNOWN CHemICAlS
Or IF THe FlAme IS eXTINGuISHeD FOr ANy reASON, TurN OFF THe HeATer
ANSI Z83.7b-1993 (uSA)
F (-29
! WArNING
HeATer VAlVe TO THe DeSIreD SeTTING.
P/N 114609-001
8. AFTer THe HeATer IS lIT, ADJuST THe HeAT OuTPuT By TurNING THe
SerIAl NO.
HeATer SHIelD TO IGNITe THe HeATer IN lIeu OF THe PluNGer IGNITer.
48"
FOr NON-reSIDeNTIAl SPACe HeATING (NOT FOr HOmeS, mOBIle HOmeS, rV'S CAmPerS, eTC.)
3. DO NOT ATTemPT TO relIGHT FOr 5 mINuTeS.
1. PlACe HeATer ON A leVel SurFACe AND CONNeCT Fuel HOSe TO HeATer
AND Fuel HOSe TO lP TANK WITH eXCeSS FlOW POl FITTING.
2. TurN PrOPANe ON AT TANK, AND uSING A lIQuID SOAP SOluTION, CHeCK
FOr leAKS AT HOSe CONNeCTIONS AND TIGHTeN lOOSe FITTINGS.
3. DePreSS AND TurN THe HeATer VAlVe KNOB COuNTerClOCKWISe TO HIGH,
THe FIrST DeTeNT.
4. DePreSS AND HOlD THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe BuTTON WITH THe
rIGHT HAND WHIle PuSHING THe IGNITer BuTTON WITH THe leFT HAND
uNTIl THe HeATer IS lIT.
CAuTION: DO NOT leAN OVer THe HeATer DurING STArTuP
5. CONTINue HOlDING THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe BuTTON FOr AT leAST
1 mINuTe AFTer THe HeATer IS lIT.
6. IF THe HeATer BurNS OuT AFTer releASING THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe,
FIre, BurN, INHAlATION, AND eXPlOSION HAZArD KeeP SOlID
POrTABle INFrAreD
CONSTruCTION HeATer
1. ClOSe THe TANK VAlVe AND AllOW THe HeATer TO BurN OuT.
2. TurN THe HeATer VAlVe OFF, THeN DISCONNeCT THe Fuel HOSe.
OPerATING PrOCeDureS:
ENG:\
CHAU
08-22-11
DRIVE:
2500 SOUTH TEJON STREET
ONE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE T.A. PELSUE COMPANY."
SCALE 1:1
DO NOT SCALE DRAWING
TREATMENT
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
TOLERANCES ARE:
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
FINISH
PART NUMBER
DATE
TITLE
APPROVALS
CONTRACT NO.
DRAWN:
08-25-11
DUKE
TO BE REPRODUCED, USED, OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANY-
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80110 USA
SHEET
FSCM NO.
DWG. NO.
REV.
114609
114609-001
PLATE DECAL - I.D. & SERIAL #
HEATER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
#1557 CONSTRUCTION HEATER
B
1 0F 1
05
O:\Portable\Drawings - Portable\114609.SLDDRW
NONE
REFER TO NOTES
06-09-95
SIZE
0.010
PORTABLE
"THIS DOCUMENT AND THE DATA DISCLOSED HEREIN OR HEREWITH IS NOT
REVISION:
LATEST
F. K. HOWELL
FRACTIONS DECIMALS ANGLES
1/16 X.XX 0.03 2
X.XXX
CHECKED &
RELEASED:
reVISIONS
zONE REV.
DESCRIPTION
DATE
B Y
00
ISSUED FOR FABRICATION
09-06-95
HOWELL
01
TExT UPDATED
10-09-95
02
NEW CSA LOGO. WAS B-SIzE DRAWING
07-25-01
D. HAM
03
CHNG. WORD PUSHING WAS ROTATING, CHNG.
WORD BUTTON WAS kNOB. LINE #4
02-04-02
D. HAM
04
CHNG. WORD BRASS WAS RED, LINE 4 & 5 LINE 4
LEFT WAS RIGHT & RIGHT WAS LEFT
12-02-05
D. HAM
ALL
05
DRAWING REVISED, REMOVED REFFERENCE TO
QUICk CONNECT FITTING, REMOVED
REFERENCES TO "BRASS" BUTTON
08-22-11
CHAU
NOTES:
MATERIAL: AVERY PX 2071-P/905-MATTE CHROME POLYESTER FILM,
.002 THICk WITH HIGH TACk PERMANENT ACRYLIC ADHESIVE
IAW-UL FILE MH-11912 (N) CAT. PGGU2
**THE TExT: "1557- " IS TO BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY
A SERIAL NUMBER STRING EACH DECAL BEING UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER
DETAIL: CSA LOGO ARTWORk
SCALE 2 : 1
NOTE:
COLOR BLACk: ROUND BORDERS, STAR BORDER
LETTERING & CSA LOGO
COLOR BLUE: INSIDE OF STAR BORDER
SCALE 2 : 1
DETAIL: PELSUE LOGO ARTWORk
NOTE:
COLOR BLACk: ENTIRE LOGO
2500 S. TeJON STreeT
reGulATOr PrOVIDeD
T. A. PelSue COmPANy
FOr PurPOSeS OF INPuT ADJuSTmeNT
DurING uSe AND WHIle IN STOrAGe. IF yOu Are uNSure OF THe PrOPer INSTAllATION AND uSe OF
mAXImum INleT TO
COmBuSTIBleS, Or PrODuCTS SuCH AS GASOlINe, SOlVeNTS, PAINT, THINNer, DuST PArTICleS
BTUH
mAX.
SHuT DOWN:
POrTABle INFrAreD HeATer
NO.
1557
MIN.
BTUH
0.046" 18"
reAr
18"
12,000
mODel
48"
CeIlING DISCHArGe
mINImum CleArANCe
SIZe
INPUT INPUT
FOr COmBuSTIBleS
SIDe
mANIFOlD
11" W.C.
mINImum INleT TO reGulATOr PrOVIDeD
OrIFICe
CAN 1-2.23-m82 (CANADA)
FOr OPerATION IN TemPerATureS DOWN TO -20
u.S. PATeNT #D319.305
T. A. PelSue COmPANy
CAuTION: THIS uNIT CONSumeS AIr. PrOVIDe 1 SQ. INCH (645 SQ. mm) OF OPeNING FOr FreSH AIr
COmBuSTIBleS, SuCH AS BuIlDING mATerIAlS, PAPer Or
1557-
VAlVe ImmeDIATely AND WAIT FOr 5 mINuTeS, THeN rePeAT STePS 1-5.
NeVer uSe THe HeATer IN SPACeS WHICH DO, Or mAy CONTAIN VOlATIle Or AIrBOrNe
! WArNING:
NOT FOr HOme Or reCreATIONAl VeHICle uSe
CArDBOArD,A SAFe DISTANCe AWAy FrOm THe HeATer AS reCOmmeNDeD By THe INSTruCTIONS.
7. A lONG mATCH mAy Be INSerTeD THrOuGH THe HOle IN THe leFT OF THe
mANuFACTureD By
HeATer TO Be DIreCTeD TOWArD ANy lP GAS CylINDer WITHIN A 20 FOOT DISTANCe. THe HeATer
muST Be lOCATeD AT leAST 5 FeeT AWAy FrOm ANy lP CONTAINer. THe HOSe ASSemBly
DO NOT mOVe, HANDle, Or SerVICe uNIT WHIle HOT Or ruNNING. IN NO CASe IS THe rADIANT
COmBuSTIBleS muST Be mAINTAINeD TO eNSure uSer SAFeTy.
HelP. FOr INDOOr uSe ONly, ADeQuATe VeNTIlATION muST Be PrOVIDeD. HeATer CleArANCe FrOm
IF yOu Smell GAS: NeVer STrIKe A mATCH, eVACuATe eNClOSure AND CAll FOr PrOFeSSIONAl
C).
! WArNING:
(303) 936-7432
eNGleWOOD, CO 80110-1128
THIS HeATer CAll CuSTOmer SerVICe AT: 1-800-525-8460.
GAS PreSSureS FOr uSe WITH PrOPANe GAS
350 PSI
16,000
SHAll Be PrOTeCTeD FrOm TrAFFIC, BuIlDING mATerIAlS AND CONTACT WITH HOT SurFACeS, BOTH
FOr eACH 1000 BTuH INPuT.
12" W.C.
Or uNKNOWN CHemICAlS
Or IF THe FlAme IS eXTINGuISHeD FOr ANy reASON, TurN OFF THe HeATer
ANSI Z83.7b-1993 (uSA)
F (-29
! WArNING
HeATer VAlVe TO THe DeSIreD SeTTING.
P/N 114609-001
8. AFTer THe HeATer IS lIT, ADJuST THe HeAT OuTPuT By TurNING THe
SerIAl NO.
HeATer SHIelD TO IGNITe THe HeATer IN lIeu OF THe PluNGer IGNITer.
48"
FOr NON-reSIDeNTIAl SPACe HeATING (NOT FOr HOmeS, mOBIle HOmeS, rV'S CAmPerS, eTC.)
3. DO NOT ATTemPT TO relIGHT FOr 5 mINuTeS.
1. PlACe HeATer ON A leVel SurFACe AND CONNeCT Fuel HOSe TO HeATer
AND Fuel HOSe TO lP TANK WITH eXCeSS FlOW POl FITTING.
2. TurN PrOPANe ON AT TANK, AND uSING A lIQuID SOAP SOluTION, CHeCK
FOr leAKS AT HOSe CONNeCTIONS AND TIGHTeN lOOSe FITTINGS.
3. DePreSS AND TurN THe HeATer VAlVe KNOB COuNTerClOCKWISe TO HIGH,
THe FIrST DeTeNT.
4. DePreSS AND HOlD THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe BuTTON WITH THe
rIGHT HAND WHIle PuSHING THe IGNITer BuTTON WITH THe leFT HAND
uNTIl THe HeATer IS lIT.
CAuTION: DO NOT leAN OVer THe HeATer DurING STArTuP
5. CONTINue HOlDING THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe BuTTON FOr AT leAST
1 mINuTe AFTer THe HeATer IS lIT.
6. IF THe HeATer BurNS OuT AFTer releASING THe SAFeTy SHuTOFF VAlVe,
FIre, BurN, INHAlATION, AND eXPlOSION HAZArD KeeP SOlID
POrTABle INFrAreD
CONSTruCTION HeATer
1. ClOSe THe TANK VAlVe AND AllOW THe HeATer TO BurN OuT.
2. TurN THe HeATer VAlVe OFF, THeN DISCONNeCT THe Fuel HOSe.
OPerATING PrOCeDureS:
ENG:\
CHAU
08-22-11
DRIVE:
2500 SOUTH TEJON STREET
ONE WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE T.A. PELSUE COMPANY."
SCALE 1:1
DO NOT SCALE DRAWING
TREATMENT
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
TOLERANCES ARE:
DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES
FINISH
PART NUMBER
DATE
TITLE
APPROVALS
CONTRACT NO.
DRAWN:
08-25-11
DUKE
TO BE REPRODUCED, USED, OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART TO ANY-
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO 80110 USA
SHEET
FSCM NO.
DWG. NO.
REV.
114609
114609-001
PLATE DECAL - I.D. & SERIAL #
HEATER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
#1557 CONSTRUCTION HEATER
B
1 0F 1
05
O:\Portable\Drawings - Portable\114609.SLDDRW
NONE
REFER TO NOTES
06-09-95
SIZE
0.010
PORTABLE
"THIS DOCUMENT AND THE DATA DISCLOSED HEREIN OR HEREWITH IS NOT
REVISION:
LATEST
F. K. HOWELL
FRACTIONS DECIMALS ANGLES
1/16 X.XX 0.03 2
X.XXX
CHECKED &
RELEASED:
reVISIONS
zONE REV.
DESCRIPTION
DATE
B Y
00
ISSUED FOR FABRICATION
09-06-95
HOWELL
01
TExT UPDATED
10-09-95
02
NEW CSA LOGO. WAS B-SIzE DRAWING
07-25-01
D. HAM
03
CHNG. WORD PUSHING WAS ROTATING, CHNG.
WORD BUTTON WAS kNOB. LINE #4
02-04-02
D. HAM
04
CHNG. WORD BRASS WAS RED, LINE 4 & 5 LINE 4
LEFT WAS RIGHT & RIGHT WAS LEFT
12-02-05
D. HAM
ALL
05
DRAWING REVISED, REMOVED REFFERENCE TO
QUICk CONNECT FITTING, REMOVED
REFERENCES TO "BRASS" BUTTON
08-22-11
CHAU