Section 2: Installer Responsibility; Wall Tag; Brooder Wall Tag; Corrosive Chemicals - HeatRite VM-80 Installation, Operation & Service Manual

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SECTION 2: INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITY

The installer is responsible for the following:
• To install the heater, as well as the gas and
electrical supplies, in accordance with applicable
specifications and codes. Val-Co recommends
the installer contact a local Building Inspector or
Fire Marshal for guidance.
• To use the information given in a layout drawing
and in the manual together with the cited codes
and regulations to perform the installation.
• To install the heater in accordance with the
clearances to combustibles.
• To furnish all needed materials not furnished as
standard equipment.
• To plan location of supports.
• To provide access to burners for servicing on all
sides, for burner removal.
• To provide the owner with a copy of this
installation, operation and service manual.
• To never use heater as support for a ladder or
other access equipment and never hang or sus-
pend anything from heater.
• To ensure there is adequate air circulation around
the heater and to supply air for combustion, venti-
lation and distribution in accordance with local
codes.
• To safely and adequately install heater using
materials with a minimal working load of 75 lbs
(33 kg).
• To ensure the heater is placed in a approved
application.

2.1 Wall Tag

A laminated wall tag is available for the heater as a
permanent reminder of the safety instructions and
the importance of the required clearances to
combustibles. Please contact Val-Co or your VAL-CO
independent distributor to obtain the wall tag. Affix
the tag by peeling off the backing of the adhesive
strips on the rear surface and position the tag on a
wall near the heater (e.g. thermostat or VAL-CO
Controller).
A copy of the wall tag (P/N 91037917) is illustrated on
the back cover. For an immediate solution, you may
affix this copy on the wall near the heater.
Know your model number and installed configuration.
Model number and installed configuration are found
on the burner and in the Installation, Operation and
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ERVICE ANUAL
Service Manual. See Page 6, Figure 3 through Page
8, Figure 9. Write the proper clearance dimensions in
permanent ink according to your model number and
configuration in the open spaces on the tag.

2.2 Brooder Wall Tag

2.3 Corrosive Chemicals

CAUTION
Product Damage Hazard
Do not use heater in area containing
corrosive chemicals.
Refer to appropriate Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS).
Failure to follow these instructions can result
in product damage.
Val-Co cannot be responsible for ensuring that all
appropriate safety measures are undertaken prior to
installation; this is entirely the responsibility of the