"How To" Instructions - Re-Verber-Ray DX Troubleshooting Manual

SYMPTOM
Loss of heater efficiency.
Radiant tube leaking burnt gases.
Condensation.
Tube bowing.
Tube corroding.
Visual inspection of burner
operation not possible.
Stack sooting.
Odor or fumes in space.

"How To" Instructions

Refers to DX-2 Series Heaters
with Indicator Lights
GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
EXPLANATION
1. Low gas pressure.
2. Dirty or restricted orifice.
3. Foreign matter inside burner assembly.
4. Reflector is sooted and has lost its
reflective ability.
5. Clogged fan blower.
1. Loose tube connections.
2. Holes or cracks in radiant tubes.
1. Stack length too long.
2. Light gauge flue stack used.
3. Contaminated combustion air.
1. Insufficient combustion air.
2. Contaminated combustion air.
3. Overfired.
4. Heater's tubes are unable to expand.
1. Contaminated combustion air.
1. Dirty or sooted sight glass.
2. Unit mounted upside down.
1. Insufficient combustion air.
2. Improper gas.
1. Vaporized solvents decomposing when
contacting radiant tubes.
2. Evaporation of oils/solvents at floor level.
3. Fork lifts.
4. Loose tube connections.
inlet pressure, manifold reading, proper polarity,
positive ground, negative pressure, bypass pressure switches
Refers to DX or XTS Series Heaters
without Indicator Lights
1. Provide required gas pressure.
2. Remove and clean with a soft cloth.
3. Clean as necessary.
4. Clean with aluminum cleaner and
5. Clean.
1. Assure that tube is fully inserted into
2. Replace.
1. Shorten stack.
2. Minimum of 26 gauge vent pipe is required.
3. Provide fresh air inlet duct.
1. Provide 2 sq. in. of free air per
2. Provide fresh air inlet duct.
3. Check gas pressure and orifice size.
4. Remount heater with 16" section of flex.
1. Provide fresh air inlet duct.
1. Remove and clean or replace.
2. Mount correctly.
1. Provide 1 sq. in. of free air for every
2. Correct with proper gas input.
1. Address ventilation concerns.
2. Address ventilation concerns.
3. Address ventilation concerns/repair.
4. Tighten tube clamps to 50-100 ft. lb.
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SOLUTION
soft cloth.
flared end and properly clamped.
5000 BTU/H of input.
5000 BTU/H of input.
Refers to all Heaters
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