Operator`s manual
PUREHEAT™ HYDRONIC AIR HEATER OPERATOR’S MANUAL – SECTION 1 
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1.3 IDENTIFICATION
  The Pureheat™ Hydronic Air Heater serial number is located on the Main Control Panel. Always 
reference the Pureheat serial number when ordering parts or requesting technical assistance. 
1.4 SAFETY FEATURES
Pureheat™ Hydronic Air Heaters are safe, quality equipment, are NHTSA
 compliant, meet all state 
requirements, meet all Transport
 Canada requirements, and are CSA certified. 
Specific safety features include: 
1.  Trailer Brakes
: electric with breakaway switch (12 VDC). 
2.  Hydronic Heater
: operates at zero (atmospheric) pressure. 
3.  Low Level Shutdown Device
: turns off the Burner and Pumps if HTF level in the system drops below 
minimum operating level. Manual reset requirement prevents unsupervised Pump/Burner start up. 
4.  Ground Fault Interrupters (GFI)
: built into control panel to protect all circuits. 
5.  Circuit Overload Protection
: built into Main Control Panel to protect all circuits and components. 
6.   Burner Flame Monitoring
: Burner Control uses optic flame sensor to shut off Burner if flame fails to 
ignite or upon loss of flame. Manual reset requirement prevents unsupervised restart. 
7.  Pump Motor Overload Protection
: internal thermal overload trip with automatic reset. 
8.   Burner Motor Overload Protection
: internal thermal overload trip with manual reset (diesel Burner 
Motor only) and internal thermal overload trip with automatic reset (NG/LP only). 
9.  Reflective Markers
: enhance night identification. 
10.  Foot Pedal
: for Hose Rewind system wired with low voltage (12 VDC) signal to protect personnel 
from shock hazard should the Foot Pedal become accidentally immersed in water. 
11.  Digital Temperature Control
: fails safe (Burner OFF) upon loss of power or temperature sensor 
malfunction 
12.   System Over Temperature Backup Shutdown
: Bi-metal snap disc will shut down the Burner Blower 
Motor should HTF temperature exceed 200°F. 
13. Natural Gas (NG) / Propane (LP) Burner
: 
a.  Ten (10) Second Pre-Purge Timer 
b.  Automatic Burner Sequencing 
c. Flame Monitoring 
d.  System Status Indication 
e.  System / Self-Diagnostics 
f. Post-Purge Timer 
g.  Pilot Valve / Ignition 
h.  Infrared Flame Detector 
i.  Air Flow Proving Switch 
1.5  SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Ground Heaters, Inc. develops and manufactures equipment that is safe to operate. However, an 
accident could occur if
 the Pureheat™ Hydronic Air Heater is used improperly. Safe operation requires 
that all
 instructions and precautions be followed. Key safety precautions are posted on decals throughout 
the machine. Read and understand all material in this Operator’s Manual and on the decals posted on 
the 
Pureheat before attempting to operate it. 










