KEN BROWN KBH-5000W Manual

Heavy-duty fan-forced ceiling-mount heater

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HEAVY-DUTY FAN-FORCED

CEILING-MOUNT HEATER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SKU NO.: KBH-5000W

PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

PET OWNERS WARNING: Health warning for some small pets, including birds,

as they are extremely sensitive to the fumes produced during the first-time use

of many appliances. These fumes are not harmful to humans but we

recommend that you do not use your heater around birds and small pets

during its initial use until the manufacturing corrosion (anti-corrosion)

coatings burn off.

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Page 1 HEAVY-DUTY FAN-FORCED CEILING-MOUNT HEATER INSTRUCTION MANUAL SKU NO.: KBH-5000W PLEASE READ AND SAVE THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PET OWNERS WARNING: Health warning for some small pets, including birds, as they are extremely sensitive to the fumes produced during the first-time use of many appliances.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Instructions........... 3 Description and Specifications........4 General Safety Information........... 4 Locating the heater............5 Installation................. 6-8 Connecting the power............ 8-10 Operating Instructions........... 11-12 Maintenance Instructions..........12...
Page 3: Important Instructions
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS WHEN USING ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AND INJURY TO PERSONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 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.
Page 4: Description And Specifications
DESCRIPTION The heavy-duty electric heater is designed for garages, workshops and similar locations. It features three heat settings, for a maximum heat production of 17,065 BTU per hour. It includes horizontal and vertical air flow and a built-in thermostat with overheating safety thermal cut-out.
Page 5: Locating The Heater
LOCATING THE HEATER Install heater out of traffic areas, maintaining clearances stated in figure 1. The direction of airflow should not be restricted by columns or machinery and the airflow should wipe exposed walls rather than blowing directly on them. When more than one heater is used in an area, the heaters should be installed so that the air discharge of each heater supports the air flow of the others, to provide best circulation of warm air as indicated in figure 2.
Page 6: Installation
INSTALLATION Hardware needed You will also need the following hardware, which can be purchased from your local hardware store or electrical supply store:  Electric wire in the adequate gauge and length for your application;  Proper size fuse or breaker for your heater’s amperage; ...
Page 7 HANGING THE HEATER Lift the heater up and into the mounting bracket. Align the bracket screws with the keyhole slots in the mounting bracket. If the heater is to be tilted, it must be positioned in the keyhole slots. (see figure 4). Tighten the bracket screws with a wrench so the unit is securely suspended at horizontal or vertical level.
Page 8: Connecting The Power
MULTIPLE VERTICAL ANGLES Figure 6 CONNECTING THE POWER HEATER HEATER FUSE MIN.WIRE SIZE RATING&VOLTAGE AMPS SIZE 75°C COPPER 5000W@240V 20.9 Circuit diagram Figure 7 Warning: This appliance must be grounded! Warning: The appliance must be connected to a current protection circuit or device before being connected to power supply! 1.
Page 9 NOTE: All wiring must be carried out by a certified electrician and must be in accordance to national and local electrical codes in the United States. For certain applications, conduit may be required (as shown in figure 8). Check local electrical codes. If you run the wiring in conduit and wish to be able to turn the heater be sure to purchase enough flexible conduits to allow the heater to be turned.
Page 10 If you will use an external temperature control (external thermostat) to control the heater to be operated or not, please follow below attention points: 1. Make sure that the heater's temperature control knob (thermostat knob) is turned fully clockwise. 2. Connect the wire according to below wiring diagram. Circuit diagram Figure 10 3.
Page 11: Operating Instructions
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION INDICATOR (RED) POWER INDICATOR (AMBER) POWER SELECTION SWITCH THERMOSTAT Figure 11 WARNING: the heater must be properly installed before it is used. SETTING THE THERMOSTAT 1) Rotate thermostat knob clockwise to high position, the amber POWER INDICATOR light will turn on.
Page 12: Maintenance Instructions
THERMAL CUT-OUT The heater will automatically turn off should it overheat. When this happens, the red indicator will turn on. After the unit has cooled back down to a normal level, the heater will turn ON again and the red indicator will turn off, but the reason of the overheating must be determined and corrective action must be taken before further operation.