Product Manual

Force-Air Propane Construction Heater Operating Instructions and Owner’s Manual
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARING FOR OPERATION
1. Checktheheaterforpossibleshippingdamage.Ifanyis
found,immediatelynotifythefactory.
2. Followallofthe“Precautions”.
3. ConnectthePOLfittingofhoseandregulatorassembly
tothepropanecylinderbyrotatingthePOLnut
counterclockwiseintothepropanecylinder’svalveoutletand
securelytightenwithawrench.
4. Connectthehosetotheheaterbyrotatingthehosefitting
clockwise.
5. Securelytightenallgasconnections.
6. Openthecylinder’sgasvalveandcheckallgasconnections
withasoapandwatersolution.DONOTUSEAFLAME.
7. Connectpowercordtowell-grounded115V,60Hz,1Øsource
ofpower.
8. Whenusinganextensioncord,makecertainthatitisa
3-wire(grounded)cordofproperwiresize.
170QFAVT (WITH THERMOSTAT)
START
1. Slowlyopenthemainvalveatpropanecylinderto
preventexcessflowcheckvalvefromclosing.
2. Setthermostattofullon.Heaterwillignite
automatically.
3. Adjustballvalveoncontrolpaneltodesiredburnrate.
4. Setthermostattodesiredtemperature.Heaterwillturn
offandonautomaticallyasthetemperaturevariesin
theheaterarea.
STOP
1. Securelyclosevalveonthepropanecylinder.
2. Continuetooperateheateruntilallfuelinthehosehas
burned.
3. Turntheheaterthermostatto“off”.Forextendedshut
downorinareaswherethetemperatureisbelow0°F,
unplugtheheater.
RESTART AFTER SAFETY SHUTDOWN
1. Securelyclosevalveatpropanecylinder.Unplugheater.
2. Wait5minutes.
3. Restartfollowing“Start”procedure.
MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE
1. Theheatershouldbeinspectedbeforeeachuse,andatleast
annuallybyaqualifiedperson.
2. Beforeeachuse,checkthesoft“O”ringseatatthebullnose
ofthePOLfitting.Ifthe“O”ringiscut,scuffed,orotherwise
damaged,replaceitwithpartnumber6681.
3. TurnoffthegasattheLP-gassupplycylinder(s)whenthe
heaterisnotinuse.
4. Whentheheateristobestoredindoors,theconnection
betweentheLP-gassupplycylinder(s)andtheheatermust
bedisconnectedandthecylinder(s)removedfromtheheater
andstoredoutofdoorsandinaccordancewithChapter5of
thestandardforStorageandHandlingofLiquefiedPetroleum
GasesANSI/NFPA58andCSAB149.1,NaturalGasand
PropaneInstallationCode.
SERVICING
Ahazardousconditionmayresultifaheaterisusedthathas
beenmodifiedorisnotfunctioningproperly.
Whentheheaterisworkingproperly:
 • Theflameiscontainedwithintheheater.
 • Theflameisessentiallybluewithperhapssome
 yellowtipping.
 • Thereisnostrongdisagreeableodor,eyeburningor
 otherphysicaldiscomfort.
 • Thereisnosmokeorsootinternalorexternaltothe
 heater.
 • Therearenounplannedorunexplainedshutdowns
 oftheheater.
Thepartslistsandwiringdiagramshowtheheaterasitwas
constructed.Donotuseaheaterwhichisdifferentfrom
thatshown.Inthisregard,useonlythehose,regulatorand
cylinderconnectionfitting(calledaPOLfitting)supplied
withtheheater.IMPORTANTMatchthecolorstripeonthe
hangtagattachedtothehoseassemblywiththecoloronthe
labellocatednearthepropaneinletfittingontheheater.Do
notusealternates.Forthisheater,theregulatormustbeset
asshownin“specifications”.Ifthereisanyuncertaintyabout
theregulatorsetting,haveitchecked.
Aheaterwhichisnot workingrightmustberepaired,but
onlybyatrained,experiencedserviceperson.
In-warrantyproductswillberepairedwithnochargefor
eitherpartsorlabor.Pleaseincludeabriefstatement
indicatingdate,placeofpurchase,thenatureoftheproblem
andproofofpurchase.
Out-of-warrrantyproductswillberepairedwithachargefor
partsandlabor.