Table Of Contents - HeatRite VM-80 Installation, Operation & Service Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: Heater Safety...................................................... 1
1.1 Manpower Requirements ............................................. 1
1.2 Safety Labels and Their Placement ............................. 1
1.3 California Proposition 65 .............................................. 1
SECTION 2: Installer Responsibility ..................................... 4
2.1 Wall Tag ....................................................................... 4
2.2 Brooder Wall Tag ......................................................... 4
2.3 Corrosive Chemicals.................................................... 4
2.4 National Standards and Applicable Codes .................. 5
SECTION 3: Clearances to Combustibles............................. 6
3.1 Required Clearances to Combustibles......................... 6
SECTION 4: National Standards and Applicable Codes ..... 9
4.1 Gas Codes................................................................... 9
4.2 Aircraft Hangars ........................................................... 9
4.3 Public Garages ............................................................ 9
4.4 Electrical ...................................................................... 9
4.5 Venting......................................................................... 9
4.6 High Altitude ................................................................ 9
SECTION 5: Major Components .......................................... 10
5.1 Standard Parts List .................................................... 11
SECTION 6: Heater Installation............................................ 12
6.1 Burner Tube Installation ............................................ 16
6.2 Tube Clamp Package Installation .............................. 16
6.3 Coupling and Tube Assembly.................................... 17
6.4 Turbulator Installation ................................................ 18
6.5 Reflector Installation .................................................. 19
6.6 Burner Installation...................................................... 21
SECTION 7: Optional Heater Accessories .......................... 22
7.1 U-Tube Configuration.................................................. 22
7.2 Elbow Package Configuration..................................... 25
7.3 Reflector Side Extension ............................................ 27
7.4 Lower Clearance Shield Installation ........................... 28
7.5 Two-Foot Decorative Grille Installation ....................... 28
7.6 Protective Grille Installation ........................................ 30
SECTION 8: Venting.............................................................. 31
8.1 Venting....................................................................... 31
8.2 Unvented Operation................................................... 31
8.3 Horizontal Venting...................................................... 32
8.4 Vertical Venting .......................................................... 32
8.5 Unvented Operation Tube Termination ...................... 32
8.6 Length Requirements ................................................ 32
8.7 Horizontal Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe........................ 32
8.8 Vertical Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe ............................ 33
8.9 Common Side Wall Venting ....................................... 33
8.10 Common Vertical Venting ........................................ 34
8.11 Outside Combustion Air Supply ............................... 35
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SECTION 9: Gas Piping........................................................ 37
SECTION 10: Wiring.............................................................. 39
10.1 Heater Wiring for use with Brooder Contoller........... 39
10.2 Standard Heater Configuration ................................ 41
10.3 Central and Satellite Heaters (Zoning Capability) .... 42
10.4 Communication Wiring within a Zone of Heaters ..... 44
10.4 Communication Wiring within a Zone of Heaters
(continued) ...................................................................... 45
10.5 Heat Demand Control Wiring ................................... 46
10.6 Internal Wiring.......................................................... 54
10.7 Ladder Diagram ....................................................... 55
10.8 Electrical Connection to the Burner ......................... 55
10.9 Low Voltage Control Wiring Installation.................... 56
SECTION 11: Operation and Maintenance.......................... 57
11.1 Sequence of Operation ............................................ 57
11.2 To Shut Off Heater.................................................... 57
11.3 To Start Heater ......................................................... 57
11.4 Pre-Season Maintenance and Annual Inspection..... 57
SECTION 12: Troubleshooting............................................. 60
12.1 Control LED ............................................................. 61
12.2 General LED Codes ................................................ 61
12.3 Troubleshooting Flow Chart ..................................... 63
12.4 Manifold Gas Pressure Measurement...................... 65
12.5 Pneumatic Connections........................................... 66
SECTION 13: Replacement Parts ........................................ 67
SECTION 14: General Specifications .................................. 70
14.1 Material Specifications............................................. 70
14.2 Heater Specifications............................................... 70
14.3 Suspension Specifications....................................... 70
14.4 Controls Specifications ............................................ 70