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342 N. Co. Rd. 400 East Valparaiso, IN 46383 219-464-8818 • Fax 219-462-7985 www.heatwagon.com Installation and Maintenance Manual Please retain this manual for future reference. Electric Construction Heaters For Indoor Use Only Not For Use Outdoors For your safety: Do not use this heater in a space where gasoline or other liquids having flammable vapors are stored.
8. TO DISCONNECT HEATER, reduce ambient thermostat to zero. Fan will continue to run (P1800,4000,6000) until unit cools and shuts down automatically, turn switches off, disconnect power. For P600, P900 let fan run one minute then after cooldown, turn switch off, disconnect power.
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Troubleshooting ..........20 WARRANTY All new Heat Wagon and Sure Flame heaters and fans are guaranteed against defective materials and work- manship for one (1) year from invoice date.
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PRINCIPAL OF OPERATION P600, P900, P1800-1, P1800-3 2 PCS - P600 3 PCS - P900 9 PCS - P1800’s PRINCIPAL OF OPERATION P4000, P6000 RUGGED GALVANIZED STEEL THERMOSTAT + POWER SELECTOR OVERHEAT SENSORS STEEL HOUSING HANDLE SWITCHES CONTACTORS COOL WARM...
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2. Connect heater to proper power source. The P600 requires a 240V, 60Hz single phase 25 Amp power source. The P900 requires a 240V, 60Hz single phase, 40 Amp power source. The P1800-1 requires a 240V, 60 Hz single phase, 75 Amp power source. The P1800-3 requires a 240V, 60 Hz three phase, 50 Amp power source.
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Heater may cycle more than once. 3. Unplug the power supply cable after the fan has stopped cooling down the heater completely. To Stop Heating: (P600, P900) 1. Reduce ambient (room) thermostat to “Heat Off” position. 2. Allow fan to run for at least two minutes.
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The single largest service issue with Heat Wagon electric heaters is improper set up relating to inadequate voltage due to too small of an electric source and/or too small of a power cord.
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ELECTRICAL CORD SELECTION FOR HEAT WAGON ELECTRIC HEATERS Once you have established that you have enough power to properly run a Heat Wagon Electric Heater, you still need to deliver the power to the heater adequately. You will need to do a Voltage Drop Formula.
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Circuit Breakers (P1800-1 only) Check that none are tripped and power flows thru. Visual check for burns. Check P600 & P900 20 K Ohms, P1800 Heating Elements Series 26 K Ohms, P4000 85 K resistance of each individual Ohms, P6000 54 K Ohms...
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