Installation Instructions

Operating Instructions and Owner’s ManualSunRite | Gas-Fired Infra-Red Tank Top Heater
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NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!
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Operating
Procedure
ClearancestoCombustibles
Model
no.
Gas
Propane
FromC.L.
OFHTR.
TOFLOOR
FRONT SIDES REAR CEILING
SRC15T 15,000 Vertical 24” 30” 30” 30” 30”
SRC30T 30,000 Vertical 24” 30” 30” 30” 36”
L. DO NOT TRANSPORT OR MOVE APPLIANCE WHILE
IN OPERATION. FOLLOW SHUTDOWN AND STORAGE
INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSPORT OR MOVE THIS
APPLIANCE.
VENTILATION
A. WARNING: This heater is an unvented appliance and
MUST be used ONLY in a well ventilated area. NEVER
attempttooperatetheheaterinsideanyvehicle,camperor
enclosure.
B. FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR USE.
Anycombustionprocessrequiresandconsumesoxygen,and
willproducecarbonmonoxide.THIS HEATER MUST BE
USED WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.Donotuseinside
ahouse,camper,tentoranytypeofunventedoratightly
enclosedarea.
C. WARNING:Provideampleventilation.Thisheaterconsumes
air(oxygen).Donotusethisheaterinunventilatedstructures
toavoidendangeringyourlife.Provideadditionalventilation
foranyadditionalfuel-burningappliancesandadditional
occupants.
D.Flowofcombustionandventilationairmustnotbeobstructed.
MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
A.Whenoperating,theheatersurfacesareextremelyhot.Keep
sleepingbags,clothing,andallcombustiblematerialsclearof
theheaterbyatleastthedistancesshowninfigure4.
B. WARNING:Toavoidinjuryorpropertydamageneverallow
clothing,tentsorothercombustiblematerialswithin30”of
thefaceoftheheater.Thisheatermustbelocatedatleast24”
abovethefloorlevelwheninuse.Neveroperatetheheater
whensleeping.
C. WARNING:Neverdirecttheheatoutputofthisheatertoward
anypropanetankwithin20feet.
FOR SAFE OPERATION
A. READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:Readandadhereto
theseinstructions.Donotallowanyonewhohasnotreadthe
instructionstoassemble,light,adjustoroperatetheheater.
WARNING
KEEPTHEHEATEROUTOFTHEREACHOFCHILDREN
B. Useonlyinaccordancewithlocalcodesor,intheabsenceof
localcodes,withthestandardfortheStorageandhandling
ofLiquefiedPetroleumGasesANSI/NFPA58andCSAB149.1,
NaturalGasandPropaneInstallationCode.
C. PROPANE IS VERY FLAMMABLE:Intheeventofaleak,
propanewillaccumulateandthepossibilityofafireis
present.Propanegasisscentedanditsstrongodorisreadily
detectable.Neverstrikeamatchorbringanyflameorcreate
anelectricsparkinanenclosurewhenyousmellpropanegas.
Ventilatetheareathoroughly,movetheheateroutside,find
andcorrectthesourceoftheleakbeforeattemptingtolight
anyappliance.Ifyouareunsureoftheseinstructionsevacuate
immediatelyandcallforhelp.
D. GAS LEAKAGE: Iftheleakcannotbecorrecteddonot
tamperwiththeheater,followtheshutdowninstructionsand
returntheheatertothedealeroraddressgivenonlastpage.
WARNING
DONOTUSETHISHEATERONBULKTANKSOFGREATER
CAPACITYTHAN20POUNDSLPG(50POUNDSWATER
CAPACITY).
E. LEAK DETECTION:Beforeeachuseoftheheatercheckall
fittingsandconnectionswithasoapsolutiontobesurethere
arenoleaks.NEVER,NEVERUSEANYFLAMEFORLEAKTEST.
F. CONNECTING HEATER TO PROPANE CYLINDER:Always
connecttheheatertothebulkcylinderintheoutdoorsorin
awellventilatedarea.NEVERconnectthisheatertoacylinder
nearanopenflame.
G. USE OF HEATER:Alwaysoperatetheheaterwiththepropane
cylinderinanuprightpositiononalevelnoncombustible
surface.NEVERplacethecylinderonitssidewhenoperating
theheater.
H. ATTEND HEATER:Donotleaveheaterunattendedwhileitis
inoperation.
I. ALWAYSLIGHTHEATERWITHMATCHOR“SPARKLITE”
IGNITER: NEVERattempttolighttheheaterwithaspark
lighter.
J. DO NOT TAMPER: Shouldtheheaternotperformproperly,
suchaslittleornoheatwhenoperatinginthe“Hi”position,
orforanyotherreason,DONOTATTEMPTTOREPAIROR
TAMPERwiththeheater.Anytamperingcouldmakethe
useoftheheaterunsafeanddangerous.Returntheheater
tothedealerortheaddressgivenonlastpageforrepairor
replacement.
K. FOR STORAGE:TheheaterHi-Med-Lo-Offregulatingvalve
shouldalwaysbeturnedto“off”whentheheaterisnotin
use.Allowatleast15minutesforcoolingbeforehandlingand
storing.Detachpropanecylinderfromheaterbeforestoring.
DONOTstorepropanecylindersindoorsornearopenflame
orheat.
Figure4.