Gas Supply; General Information - L.B. White Pilot Light Ignition Installation And Service Manual

Fire o o r e e xplosion h h azard.
Can c c ause p p roperty d d amage, s s evere i i njury o o r d d eath.
Disconnect power supply before wiring to prevent
electrical shock or equipment damage.
To avoid dangerous accumulation of fuel gas, turn off
gas supply at the appliance service valve before
starting installation, and perform gas leak test after
completion of installation.
Do not force the gas control knob. Use only your hand
to turn the gas control knob. Never use any tools. If
the knob will not operate by hand, the control should
be replaced by a qualified service technician. Force or
attempted repair may result in fire or explosion.
1. Read all safety precautions and follow L. B. White
recommendations when installing this heater.
during the installation or relocating of heater, you
suspect that a part is damaged or defective, call a
qualified service agency for repair or replacement.
2. Insure that all accessories that ship within the heater
have been removed from inside of heater and
installed. This pertains to air diverters, hose,
regulators, etc.
3. A qualified service agency must check for proper
operating gas pressure upon installation of the heater.
4. L.B. White heaters can be configured for use with
either L.P. gas vapor withdrawal or natural gas.
Consult the dataplate, located on interior of the burner
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WARNING
end or motor end access door, for the gas
configuration of the specific heater. Do not use the
heater in an L.P. gas liquid withdrawal system or
application. If you are in doubt, contact the L.B. White
Co., Inc.
5. Eventually, like all electrical/mechanical devices, the
thermostat can fail. Thermostat failure may result in
either an underheating or overheating condition which
may damage critical products and/or cause animal
injury or death.
should be protected by a separate back-up control
system that limits high and low temperatures and also
activates appropriate alarms.
6. Take time to explain to your customer how to operate
and maintain the heater by using this Service Guide.
Make sure your customer knows how to shut off the
gas supply to the building and also to the individual
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heater. In the event of an emergency, have your
customer contact you or the fuel gas supplier if you
have any questions.
7. Any defects found in performing any of the service or
maintenance procedures must be eliminated and
defective parts replaced immediately.
must be retested by properly qualified service
personnel before placing the heater back into use.
8. Do not exceed input rating stamped on the dataplate
of the heater. Do not exceed the burner manifold
pressure stated on the dataplate. Do not use an
orifice size different than specified for the specific
input rating of this heater, fuel type, configuration and
altitude.
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Critical products and/or animals
The heater
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