Indeeco UCI Series Installation, Operation And Maintenance Instructions

425 Hanley Industrial Court, St. Louis, MO 63144
Phone: (314) 644-4300, Fax: (314) 644-5332
www.indeeco.com
INSTRUCTIONS ''UCI'' Series
WARNING
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always
be taken to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock and injury,
.
including the following
Read carefully these instructions before installation, operation of the
heater. Failure to adhere to the instructions could result in fire, electric
shock, serious personal injury, and death or property damage. Review
frequently for continuing safe operation and instruction of future users,
if necessary.
IMPORTANT
INSTRUCTIONS
1- Read all instructions before installing or using this heater.
2- This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin
touch hot surfaces. Keep combustible materials, like furniture,
pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and curtains at least 36 in.
(915 mm) from the front of the heater.
3- Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near
children or invalids and whenever the heater is left operating and
unattended.
4- Do not operate any heater after it malfunctions. Disconnect power
at service panel and have heater inspected by a reputable electrician
before reusing.
5- Do not use outdoors.
6- To disconnect heater, rotate thermostat knob full counter-clockwise
and turn off power to heater circuit at main disconnect panel (or
operate internal disconnect switch if provided).
7- Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter any ventilation or
exhaust opening as this may cause an electric shock or fire, or
damage the heater.
8- To prevent a possible fire, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any
way whatsoever.
9- This heater has hot and arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use
it in areas where gasoline, paint, or flammable vapors or liquids are
used or stored.
10- Use this heater only as described in this manual. Any other use not
recommended by the manufacturer may cause fire, electric shock, or
injury to persons.
11- The thermostat should not be considered an infallible device in cases
where maintaining a temperature is considered critical. Examples:
Hazardous material storage, computer server room, etc. In these
particular cases, it is imperative to add a monitoring system to avoid
the consequences of a thermostat failure.
SAVE THESE
INSTRUCTIONS
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
1- The heater must be properly installed before it is used.
2- Turn the power on at the circuit breaker panel.
3- Electronic thermostat:
Be sure to set it on the fan mode.
4- Built-in thermostat with control knob.
To set thermostat at the desired temperature, follow these steps:
- Set thermostat at maximum temperature (turn clockwise).
- When the desired temperature is reached, turn the thermostat
counter-clockwise slowly until you hear a click.
- The thermostat will keep this room temperature.

START UP

On a call for heat from either the remote thermostat or the unit
mounted thermostat the elements and fan will be energized.
When the thermostat is satisfied the elements will be deenergized.
The fan will continue to run until the residual heat is removed
from the heater. Then the fan will stop.

OVERTEMPERATURE PROTECTION

- The motor and the electric heating elements are protected against
overtemperature by automatic reset thermal high-limits.
- Cycling of either high-limit is an indication of abnormal operation
and should be corrected at once.

LUBRIFICATION OF MOTOR

The motor includes sealed lubrification-free bearings.
MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
1- Once a year, remove the dust accumulation inside the heater using
a vacuum cleaner or compressed air. Cleaning should be done
while the heater is disconnected from the supply circuit.
2- Cleaning should be done while the heater is disconnected
from the main service panel. Wait until the housing
and heating element cool before performing maintenance.
3- Replace the front panel before energizing.
4- Any other servicing should be performed by a qualified
technician.
5- The motor includes sealed lubrification-free bearings.
INS95-200311-05