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Operating Instructions and Owner’s ManualMr. Heater | Gas-Fired Infra-Red Tank Top Heater
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FOR SAFE OPERATION
A. READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:Readandadhereto
theseinstructions.Donotallowanyonewhohasnotreadthe
instructionstoassemble,light,adjust,oroperatetheheater.
WARNING
KEEPTHEHEATEROUTOFTHEREACHOFCHILDREN
B. Useonlyinaccordancewithlocalcodesor,intheabsenceof
localcodes,withthestandardfortheStorageandhandlingof
LiquefiedPetroleumGasesANSI/NFPA58andCSAB149.1,
NaturalGasandPropaneInstallationCode.
C. PROPANE IS VERY FLAMMABLE:Intheeventofaleak,
propanewillaccumulateandthepossibilityofafireis
present.Propanegasisscentedanditsstrongodorisreadily
detectable.Neverstrikeamatch,bringanyflame,
orcreate
anelectricsparkinanenclosurewhenyousmellpropanegas.
Ventilatetheareathoroughly,movetheheateroutside,find
andcorrectthesourceoftheleakbeforeattemptingtolight
anyappliance.Ifyouareunsureoftheseinstructions,
evacuateimmediatelyandcallforhelp.
D. GAS LEAKAGE: Iftheleakcannotbecorrecteddonot
tamperwiththeheater,followtheshutdowninstructionsand
returntheheatertothedealeroraddressgivenonlastpage.
WARNING
DONOTUSETHISHEATERONBULKTANKSOFGREATER
CAPACITYTHAN20POUNDSLPG(50POUNDSWATER
CAPACITY).
E. LEAK DETECTION:Beforeeachuseoftheheatercheckall
fittingsandconnectionswithasoapsolutiontobesurethere
arenoleaks.NEVER,NEVERUSEANYFLAMEFORLEAKTEST.
F. CONNECTING HEATER TO PROPANE CYLINDER:Always
connecttheheatertothebulkcylinderoutdoorsorina
well
ventilatedarea.NEVERconnectthisheatertoacylindernear
anopenflame.
G. USE OF HEATER:Alwaysoperatetheheaterwith
thepropanecylinderinanuprightpositiononalevel
noncombustiblesurface.NEVERplacethecylinderonitsside
whenoperatingtheheater.
H. ATTEND HEATER:Donotleaveheaterunattendedwhileitis
inoperation.
I. ALWAYS LIGHT HEATER WITH MATCH:
NEVERattempttolighttheheaterwithasparklighter.
J. DO NOT TAMPER: Shouldtheheaternotperformproperly,
suchaslittleornoheatwhenoperatinginthe“Hi”position,
orforanyotherreason,DONOTATTEMPTTOREPAIROR
TAMPERwiththeheater.Anytamperingcouldmakethe
useoftheheaterunsafeanddangerous.Returntheheater
tothedealerortheaddressgivenonlastpageforrepairor
replacement.
K. FOR STORAGE:TheheaterHi-Med-Lo-Offregulatingvalve
shouldalwaysbeturnedto“off”whentheheaterisnotin
use.Allowatleast15minutesforcoolingbeforehandlingand
storing.Detachpropanecylinderfromheaterbeforestoring.
DONOTstorepropanecylindersindoorsornearopenflame
orheat.
L. DO NOT TRANSPORT OR MOVE APPLIANCE WHILE
IN OPERATION. FOLLOW SHUTDOWN AND STORAGE
INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSPORT OR MOVE THIS
APPLIANCE.
VENTILATION
A. WARNING: This heater is an unvented appliance and
MUST be used ONLY in a well ventilated area. NEVER
attempttooperatetheheaterinsideanyvehicle,camperor
enclosure.
B. FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR USE.
Anycombustionprocessrequiresandconsumesoxygen,and
willproducecarbonmonoxide.THIS HEATER MUST BE
USED WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Donotuseinside
ahouse,camper,tentoranytypeofunventedoratightly
enclosedarea.
C. WARNING:Provideampleventilation.Thisheaterconsumes
air(oxygen).Donotusethisheaterinunventilatedstructures
toavoidendangeringyourlife.Provideadditionalventilation
foranyadditionalfuel-burningappliancesandadditional
occupants.
D.Flowofcombustionandventilationairmustnotbeobstructed.
MINIMUM CLEARANCE FROM
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS
A.Whenoperating,theheatersurfacesareextremelyhot.Keep
sleepingbags,clothing,andallcombustiblematerialsclearof
theheaterbyatleastthedistancesshowninfigure4.
B. WARNING:Toavoidinjuryorpropertydamageneverallow
clothing,tentsorothercombustiblematerialswithin30”of
thefaceoftheheater.Thisheatermustbelocatedatleast
24”abovethefloorlevelwheninuse.Neveroperatethe
heaterwhensleeping.
C. WARNING:Neverdirecttheheatoutputofthisheater
towardanypropanetankwithin20feet.
BTU/HR.Rating Normal
Operating
Procedure
ClearancestoCombustibles
Model
no.
Gas
Propane
FromC.L.
OFHTR.
TOFLOOR
FRONT SIDES REAR CEILING
MH15T 15,000 Vertical 24” 30” 30” 30” 30”
MH30T 30,000 Vertical 24” 30” 30” 30”
30”
Figure4.
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