Thank you for choosing a GSI product. It is designed to give excellent performance and service for many years. The principal concern of The GSI Group, Inc. (“GSI”) is your safety and the safety of others associated with grain handling equipment. This manual is written to help you understand safe operating procedures, and some of the problems that may be encountered by the operator or other personnel.
The GSI Group, Inc. recommends contacting your local power company, and having a representative survey your installation so the wiring is compatible with their system, and adequate power is supplied to your unit. Safety decals should be read and understood by all people in the grain handling area. The bottom right decal should be present on the inside bin door cover of the two ring door, 24"...
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2. Use a safety harness and safety line. 3. Satation another person of the bin. 4. Avoid the center of the bin. 5. Wear proper breathing equipment or respirator. Failure to heed these warnings will result in serious injury or death. DC-GBC-1A PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
4. Carefully insert sensing probes through bin wall and secure housing to wall using self- drilling screws provided. Be careful not to overtighten screws. Damage to housing could result. 5. Make wiring connections to heater as shown in heater owners manual. PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
Installation of Hi-Lo Thermostat The Hi-Lo Thermostat is designed for use with the GSI Top Dry Crop Dryer units. It comes with one thermostat which is adjustable and cycles the heater from high to low flame. The Hi-Lo Thermostat also comes with a thermometer for monitoring the plenum temperature.
3. Set the humidistat to the desired relative humidity level you want to maintain under your drying floor. The heater will cycle on above this relative humidity, and OFF when this level is reached. 4. Use the equilibrium moisture chart be low as a guide for setting the humidistat. PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
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13.9 14.8 15.8 17.4 20.0 22.8 Boxed area indicates safe moisture for normal winter storage of shelled corn at 15%. Grain to be stored through the summer or long term, needs to be 1 to 3 points dryer. PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
OFF. (Top Dry units will shut down completely). Humidistat - Thermostat Service GSI Thermostats are designed and built to withstand the harsh conditions usually found in drying bins. A yearly preventative maintenance inspection may extend the life of your heating controls many years.
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5. Replace the back panel and caulk the corners to help seal the unit. 6. Reinstall the unit on the bin wall. The Airstream Humidistat-Thermostat is mounted on the lower right side of the grain bin's transition. This allows for easy service and operation. PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
Humidistat-Thermostat Wiring THERMOSTAT BYPASS SWITCH Black Purple HUMIDISTAT Wire Nut Purple Black Connect to Heater as shown in Heater Manual Figure 8A PNEG-236 Humidistat-Thermostat...
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