General Information; Clearances; Gas Supply; Piping Requirements - Enerco HEATSTAR HS4030 Instrucciones De Funcionamiento Y Manual Del Propietario

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. Your­heater­comes­fully­assembled­and­is­tested­at­
the factory for proper gas and input as stated on
the name plate.
b. Before­proceeding­with­the­installation,­be­sure­to­in-
spect­for­damages.­The­freight­company­that­delivered­
the heater must be notified of any damages prior to
installation.­HEAT­STAR­will­send­replacement­parts­for­
damaged­parts­only­after­receiving­a­signed­inspection­
report­to­prove­the­liability­of­the­freight­company.
c. Do not attempt to operate heater with any other gas
than that indicated on the heater name plate.
d. Installation­of­the­heater­must­conform­with­local­
building codes or, in absence of local codes, with
the­National­Fuel­Gas­Code,­ANSI­Z223.1/NFPA54.­In­
Canada,­refer­to­CAN­1-B146.1.
e. Plugged­1/8"­N.P.T.­Test­Gage­Connection­is­located­
on­the­Heater­Gas­Control­or­a­N.P.T.­Connection­is­
located­on­the­outside­of­the­Cast­Venturi.
2. CLEARANCES Minimum clearances to combustibles.
(Refer to Figure 1)
Provide­adequate­clearance­to­combustibles,­Figure­
1,­between­control­end­of­heater­for­servicing­
and­minimum­on­top­and­sides­for­ventilation­and­
combustion air supply.
A­minimum­clearance­of­8'­above­floor­for­public­
garages­in­accordance­with­ANSI/NFPA­No.­88­most­
recent­edition­or­Figure­1;­whichever­is­larger.­In­
Canada­refer­to­CAN­1-B149.1­Installation­codes­for­
Gas­burning­appliances.
A­minimum­clearance­of­10'­from­the­bottom­of­
heater to top of wing, or engine enclosure, where
aircraft­are­housed,­and­8'­above­floor­in­other­areas­
of­the­hanger­in­accordance­with­ANSI/NFPA­No.­409­
most­recent­edition,­or­Figure­1;­the­larger­dimension­
of­ANSI/NFPA­No.­409­or­Figure­1­is­to­be­used.­In­
Canada­refer­to­CCA­B149-1-M91.
WARNING:
MAINTAIN­CLEARANCES­AS­SHOWN­
IN­FIGURE­1­OR­ON­HEATER­NAMEPLATE,­IN­GARAGE­
INSTALLATIONS­WHERE­PARKED­VEHICLES­ARE­
DIRECTLY­BELOW­THE­HEATER.
3. SUSPENSION
Heater­has­four­mounting­holes,­two­on­each­end,­for­
attaching­rod­or­angle­iron­brackets­and­shall­be­safely­
and­adequately­fixed­in­position­independent­of­gas­
and­electric­supply­lines.­Refer­to­Figures­4,­5,­and­7­on­
pages­13­and­14­for­recommended­suspensions.

4. GAS SUPPLY

Provide­adequate­gas­supply­for­rated­input­of­each­
heater­using­American­Standard­Installation­of­gas­
piping­and­gas­appliances­in­building­ANSI/223.­1a/
NFPA54­Pamphlet,­Table­C-3­shows­capacity­of­pipe­
Enerco Group, Inc. | Gas-Fired Infra-Red Space Heaters
of different diameters and lengths in cubic feet per
hour­for­Natural­Gas­with­pressure­drop­of­0.3­inches­
specify­gravity­of­0.60.­For­liquefied­Petroleum­Gas­
(LP)­capacity­refer­to­Table­C-3­and­C-15­of­the­same­
pamphlet.­For­recommended­heater­gas­connection­
refer­to­Figure­No.­5,­Page­15.­In­Canada­refer­to­CAN­
1-B149.1,­and­CSA­B63.
If­gas­lines­are­to­be­pressure­tested­with­compressed­
air,­disconnect­each­heater­to­prevent­control­damage­
and­cap­outlets.­After­reconnecting­all­heaters,­purge­
gas­lines­of­air­and­check­all­connections­for­leaks­us-
ing soap solution.
WARNING:
DO­NOT­USE­MATCH­OR­OTHER­
FLAME­FOR­LEAK­TESTING.

5. PIPING REQUIREMENTS

All­piping­installed­must­comply­with­local­codes­and­ordinances­
or­with­the­National­Fuel­Gas­Code,­ANSI­Z223.1­(NFPA­54),­
whichever­takes­precedence.­When­installing­piping,­the­following­
requirements­must­be­taken­into­consideration:
•­ Use­new­properly­reamed­black­pipe­free­from­chips.
•­ Apply­a­good­quality­pipe­compound­to­all­male­threads­
prior­to­assembly.­If­L.P.­gas­is­the­fuel,­ensure­that­pipe­
compound­is­resistant­to­L.P.­gas.­DO­NOT­USE­TEFLON­
™ tape.
•­ Prior­to­installation,­apply­pipe­compound­to­all­male­
threads­as­shown­in­Figure­1.
USE MODERATE AMOUNT OF PIPE DOPE
LEAVE­FIRST­2­THREADS­BARE
Figure 1. Pipe Compound Application
•­ Male­threads­on­pipe­to­be­installed­into­gas­valve­shall­
meet­the­requirements­of­Figure­2.­Threads­longer­than­
those­shown­in­the­figure­may­cause­gas­valve­distortion­
and malfunction.
•­ A­sediment­trap­meeting­the­typical­requirements­of­
Figure­3­shall­be­installed­in­the­line­to­the­gas­valve.
•­ A­dedicated­shutoff­valve­for­the­heater­must­be­in-
stalled in the gas supply line.
¾3/4"­MAXIMUM­THREAD­LENGTH
­ ½"­BLACK­PIPE­
GAS­VALVE­BODY
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