SECTION 1: H
EATER
S
AFETY
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SECTION 1: HEATER SAFETY
Yo
u
r Safety is Important to Us!
This symbol is
u
sed thro
u
gho
u
t
the man
u
al to notify yo
u
of
possible fire, electrical or b
u
rn
hazards. Please pay special
attention
w
hen reading and
follo
w
ing the
w
arnings in these
sections.
Installation, ser
v
ice and ann
u
al inspection of heater
m
u
st be done by a contractor q
u
alified in the
installation and ser
v
ice of gas-fired heating
eq
u
ipment.
Read this man
u
al caref
u
lly before installation,
operation or ser
v
ice of this eq
u
ipment.
D
u
e to the nat
u
re of gas con
v
ersions, it is important
yo
u
u
se the correct con
v
ersion kit for the heater
model and gas yo
u
are con
v
erting to. Use only
gen
u
ine ROBERTS GORDON
®
con
v
ersion kits.
This heater is designed for heating nonresidential
indoor spaces. Do not install in residential spaces.
These instr
u
ctions, the layo
u
t dra
w
ing, local codes
and ordinances, and applicable standards that apply
to gas piping, electrical
w
iring,
v
enting, etc. m
u
st be
thoro
u
ghly
u
nderstood before proceeding
w
ith the
installation.
Protecti
v
e gear is to be
w
orn d
u
ring installation,
operation and ser
v
ice. Thin sheet metal parts, incl
u
d-
ing the al
u
min
u
m reflector portion of the heater and
the
v
ario
u
s
v
enting components, ha
v
e sharp edges.
To pre
v
ent inj
u
ry, the
u
se of
w
ork glo
v
es is recom-
mended. The
u
se of glo
v
es
w
ill also pre
v
ent the
transfer of body oils from the hands to the s
u
rface of
the reflector.
Before installation, check that the local distrib
u
tion
conditions, nat
u
re of gas and press
u
re, and adj
u
st-
ment of the appliance are compatible.
This heater m
u
st be applied and operated
u
nder the
general concepts of reasonable
u
se and installed
u
sing best b
u
ilding practices.
This appliance is not intended for
u
se by persons
(incl
u
ding children)
w
ith red
u
ced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack of experience and
kno
w
ledge,
u
nless they ha
v
e been gi
v
en s
u
per
v
ision
or instr
u
ction concerning
u
se of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety. Children sho
u
ld
be s
u
per
v
ised to ens
u
re that they do no play
w
ith the
appliance.
For additional copies of the Installation, Operation
and Ser
v
ice Man
u
al, please contact Roberts-
Gordon.
1.1 Manpower Re
q
uirements
To pre
v
ent personal inj
u
ry and damage to the heater,
t
w
o persons
w
ill be req
u
ired for installation.
1.2 Safety Labels and Their Placement
Prod
u
ct safety signs or labels sho
u
ld be replaced by
the prod
u
ct
u
ser
w
hen they are no longer legible.
Please contact Roberts-Gordon or yo
u
r ROBERTS
GORDON
®
independent distrib
u
tor to obtain
1.3 California Proposition 65
In accordance
w
ith California Proposition 65 req
u
ire-
ments, a
w
arning label m
u
st be placed in a highly
v
isible location on the o
u
tside of the eq
u
ipment (i.e.,
near eq
u
ipment’s serial plate). See label placement
dra
w
ing
for label location. A
v
oid
placing label on areas
w
ith extreme heat, cold, corro-
si
v
e chemicals or other elements. To order additional
labels, please contact Roberts-Gordon or yo
u
r ROB-
ERTS GORDON
®
independent distrib
u
tor.
