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HEATERS
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WARNING: lmproperinstallation
ad-
justment, WARNING
alteration,
serviceor mainte- Donotuseheater padbecomes
if thecatalytic
nancecancauseproperty
damage, injury tornordamaged. Continued usemayresult
in
ordeath.
Read theinstallation,
operating injury
ordeath duetofire,explosion,
orcarbon
andmaintenanceinstruction
thoroughly poisoning.
monoxide Theheater
mustbeserv-
before
installing. andqualified
icedbya licensed person.
service

INSTALTATION
Mounting Position
It is recommended thatheaters be in-
stalled sothattheface(radiating surface)is
ina near-vertical position forpeak efficiency.
Whenit is necessary to install a heater
above theitemto beheated. it should be Piping
mounted at a minimum 15 degree angle Allpiping shallbecompleted ina neat and
fromthehorizontal position, sothatprod- workmanlike manner. Thispiping mustcom-
uctsofcombustion canleave theheater face ply withnational, stateandlocalcodes,
andadequate combustion airwillbeavail- whichmayvarybylocale. IntheUS,fornat-
able. uralgas,theNational FuelGasCode(ANSI
Heaters usedin exterior locations must Z223.1|NFPA 54)wouldusually apply. For
bemounted inanenclosure ofsome typefor propane installations, the LP-Gas Code o@@@@
protection fromrain,windandsnow. (NFPA 58)wouldusually apply. In Canada,
lf a heaterisused forequipment heating,thepipinginstallation codefor Natural Gas ' t . ManualValve
efficiency canbeimproved considerably by andPropane is CAN/CSA-B149.1. z . PressureRegulator(Poundsto InchesW.C.
painting theequipment witha flat,black Standard ThermostaticGas Valve J.
heaters notusinga manual or (Availableaccessory)
Daint. automatic safety valvearenotapproved by 4 . PressureTap Tee
Seechart 0npage 3 fortable ofminimum either theCanadian Standards Association CatalyticHeater
or 6 . Safety
clearances asrecommended byFactory Mu- Factory Shufoff Valve
Mutual. CSA ApprovedServiceCock 1

tualandtheCanadian Standards Association, Heaters usingautomated safetyequip- 8 . CSA ApprovedApplianceRegulalor

NOTE: Many ofthese heaters areusedin mentshallbemounted withthesamerec- (Max 1/2 PSI inlet- Not requiredfor propane
hazardous locations. The gas portion of ommendations fueled heaters)
as heaters usingmanual
theseheaters is inherently safebut care safety valves.
mustbeusedin planning andexecuting the I t e m1 s, 2 , 4 , 5 a n d6 a r et h er e q u i r e d
""Allheaters should beconnected with
electricalinstallation to achieve a safefin- stainless minimum items for FMandATEXapproved
steel tubing oranapproved flexible
ished product. Allelectrical workandtheac- gasappliance heaters. Theotheritemsarerecommended
conneclor.
cessories usedmustconform to national, as goodpractice.ForCSAinstallations,
'l
stateandlocalcodes andgenerally recog- items,2,4,5,6 andBaretherequired min-
nized goodpractices. IntheUSthatwould imum. These itemswillbesupplied witha
mean theapplicable sections oftheNational rR\ /r\ zr "THE BRUEST", CSAmarked heater.
Electrical Code(NFPA 70), In Canada the i W g "rEf*'itl[1$13
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ill! by: C.talyllc IndutIt.l Group. Inc. I
Code(C22.1Part1)
Contormcro:
Canadian Electrical '
aNst a3.2G206
cga 2.s_2od ALLheaters
Ind.prnd.nc.,
800.835-0557 shipped aresupplied
l(ant63 67301 |
;
with
would apply. Mod.tNo.r thecorrect
r$rbtNo. jumper
r straparrangement
r forthe
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voltagemarkedonthetag.D0 NOTRECON-
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n* l]] FIGURE THESE STRAPS.
Fabd e 0-4500 Fr. a[[ud. lllustrations arefor
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clarification
il.nllold Pr.{ur.

Pr..!*.
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onlyandarenotintended
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non..w.c.
to be
il.rhum P.rml!.lbl. usedforfieldreconfiquration.
O.. Sopply Pr.r!ur. I I hch.!W. C.
WARNING: Donotattempt to clean illnlDum P.rml.!lbl.
Heater
O!. Supply Prer6uro f----l
tor Pu.po.. of Inpui Adiurtm.rt U models withonlytwopreheat
hch..W. C. ter-
catalytic pad.Follow cleaning instruc- FOR INDOORINDUSTRIALUSE ONLY
minals are single voltage heaters. A power
MooEts
wtrNco suiFtxAppFovEo
FoRusEtN
tionsacompanying heater. CUSS I. DIVI€IONS1 AIO2. GROUPDAMARDOUS AFEAS
supply
TU6T OPEFATE WM I@% SAFEil SiUOFF VALVE ofthecorrect voltage wouldbecon-
i
Sx In*wilom lor.ddnonrl hlbllarlon,
op.r.rlon.nd.ddy nected tothetwoterminals.
InFndlon. (SeeFig,2)
 Healer modelswithfour electrical ele- (h) Energize preheat
electrical supply. washer0r steam cleaner. Thisc0uldpenetrate int0tflg
mentpreheal terminals havetwoelements CAUTI0N: Connectto terminals
first, heaters
andinsulated areas 0f theheater enclosure and
andcanbeFACTORY thento power supply. problems.
create
contigured to operate (c) Wait20minutes.
ineithera parallel
orseries fashion, depend- (d) Depress redbutton onconlrol
valve Ttouble-Shoot:ng Gheck List
ingonthevoltage available andelements and\releaseimmediately.
Buttonshould 0ncethecatalytic process hasbegun,
return position.
itshouldcon-
used. Theparallel hoolr-up hastwojumper tooriginal tinuewithout interruption
(e) lf temperature
as long as fuel andfresh air
straps,asillustrated doesnotrise,waits arepr0vided.lf a heater
in Figure 3.Attach the additionalminutesandrepeatstep(d).
willnOtstartorfailst0 maintain
supply conductors to oneterminal temperatures:
of each (f) When temperature (10minutes)
rises
strap. turnoffelectricity. 1. Withtheunitcoldandthegasturned offin-
Forseries hook-up, theheater junction Shut'Down stalla teeinthelinejustahead 0ftheBaso
Turno{ffuel-gas supply valve. (theonewiththebutton you
boxwillonlycontain onestrap, asillustrated Salety Valve
-Thegauge
in Figure4. Connectpower push). Install a gauge. needsto
to thetwotermi- 3. USEOFTHERMOSTATS be02.gauoe 0rwc.(water columns) gauge.
nalsnotconnected to thestrap (A&C in il- Heater outputtemperatures can be controlledby in- 2. Install a tiewrapontheBaso safety valve
lustration). stalling
a factory-presetthermostatic
control
valve between button holding it down. yourgasback
Turn
thefinalfuel-gaspressure regulator
andtheBruestheate(s)
Allexplosionproof junctionboxes con- ontotheunit.
Whenthethermostat setpointhasbeenreached, the 3. lf youhave a thermostat turnit tothehighest
taina grounding screw, whichshould be controlvalveclosesandallowsonlya minimum of gasto setting orwideopen. Thiswillopenthevalve.
used to complete allACinstallations. flowthrough theby-pass orifice
inside
thevalve body.(By- 4. Check gassupply pressure(between Baso
passmustbefactory-set
fora specific
flow).Thisallows
the valve andheater) - it should be3 1/2"W.C.
heater
to operate
ata reducedtemperature,
eliminating
the fornatural gas,11" W.C. forLPgas.
N0TE:Allelectrical
connections
must needto re-start
electrically. 5. Check forsaturation 0fcatalyst pad-if satu-
conformwith National,
State,andlocal rated withwater, it willnotfunction untilthe
(US:NFPA70,
Codes. CanadaC22.1,Part1)4. FUEL moisture isdriedout.Drying canbeaccom-
Thefuelgasorifice supplied witheach heater hasbeen plished byplacing theheater ina conven-
properly sized to allowthecorrect amount of gast0 each tional(cookstove) oven, faceup at250Ffor
Preheat a
Element \
square footof heater surface, andshould notbechanged. about 2 hours.
'-+tl "'''*l'h' Regulators torLPgasmodels arepreset at11"W.C.pres- 6. Oil(oranyhydrocarbon) spilled onheater

e,&gF
g 6 ^B'a sure.lf regulators areobtained fromanyothersource, it is facenormally willnotdamage thecatalyst.
extremely imporlant thatoutletpressures meettheabove Minor amounts, inmostcases, willbeab-
t%'^r" requirements which arealsomarked 0ntheheater tag.Tags sorbed inthecombustion process. ll oilsatu-
Fig.2 takeprecedence incaseofconflicting information. rationis heavy, theheater should bereturned
ForCSA natural gasheaters theminimum supply pres- tothefactory forcleaning 0r renovation.
S I N G L EP F E H E A TE L E M E N T
sureis 7.0"w.c.Themaximum supply pressure is 14.0" 7. Turnthethermostat downto thelowestset-
w.c.SeeFigure 6. ting.Youshould seea reading of1 to 1 112"
Jumper Slrap N0TE: Supply pressure isahead ofappliance regulator w.c.orapprox. 1 oz.,thiswillshowthether-
Fig.3 Low
andManifold pressure isdownstream oftheappliance reg-
Vollage mostatic gasvalve isworking properly. (3.5"
uiator w.c.ofgasisgiving theunitfullcapacity, 1"
IMPOBTANI Should it everbecome necessary t0 wc.cutstheunitto halfitscapacity or50%.
change fromonefueltoanother (LPtonatural gas0rnatural Thisisthecycleolthethermostatic gas
gasto LP),theheater t0 beconverted mustbereturned to valve.
DOUBLEPBEHEATELEMENT thefactoryora factoryapproved repairfacility.Fieldconver- 8. lf thegauqe goes tozerowhen thethermo-
(Parallel)
sionisNOT approved. statisturned downto lowest settinq thether-
m0stat valves orifice isstopped up0rthereis
CAUTI0N: Whenpropanegasis usedlor luel,gnde "H05" something wrong mechanically andit should
prupane or beltermustheused. bereplaced.
9 . CutthetiewrapotftheBasosafety valve.
1 0 .Check safety shut-0ff control. Preheat electri-
MAINTENANCE& callyfor20minutes, thendepress redre-set
DOUBLEPBEHEATELEMENT
TROUBLE.SHOOTING button andrelease. A pressure gauge or
(Series) MAINTENANCE manometer l0cated upstream of the safety
Asthere arenomoving parts ina Bruest catalytic heater, valve willl0werslightly if thevalve isgood.
(Downstream ofthe valve, pressure willrise
ATION maintenance isreduced t0a minimum.
(thecatalyst) from 0 to 3 112" w.c. when ooen.
. STANDARD HEATERS
Thefaceoftheheater should beprotected
whencleaning inthearea, ashigh-pressure airorwater can 11.Check millivoltoutput 0fthethermocouple by
Start-Up disconnecting from safety valve andattach-
(a) Withgasvalveoff.. .
damage ordestroy thecatalyst.
When inga millivolt meter. Reading should be10-
theheater isnotinuse,it should bestored where
(b) Energize electrical preheat supply.
dirtandothermaterials willnotcollect onthecatalyst sur- 15millivolts after20minutes of preheat. Be
CAUTI0N: Connect to terminals first, sure contact surfaces are clean of any oil,
face.Toprevent contamination orthepossibility ofinsect or
thento power supply. corrosion orfilmofanysort.Clean withpen-
rodentdamage tothecatalyst duringthesummer or anylong
( c ) Wait20minutes. cileraser or other fine abrasive cleaning
period outof service, heaters should bewrapped in plastic
( d ) Turn ongasvalve. method,
( e ) Wait10minutes.
filmorsimilar material.
CLEANING 12. Stariyourheater up,if it staysrunning you
(f) Turnof{electricity. have solved the problem. ll the unit goesout
(s) Repeat lR Healers-clean theheater facewitha sofibristled
if temperature doesnotrise again aftera couple daysreplace theBaso
(lnextremely brush orlint-free cloth. CAUTI0N: D0NoTusecompressed
suffjciently. coldweather, vatve.
air,stiffbristled brushes, or high-pressure water. Thiswill
allow more timeforstepc).
holesin thecatalyst padandgasleaksthrough the 13. lf allyourregulators areset,yourthermosta-
cause gasvalve,
Shut.Down
faceoftheheater, resulting inanunsafe condition. tic thermocouple andBaso safety
Turnofffuel-gas supply valve. valves areoperating theonlythingleftis
Theexterior steel and/Or metal maybecleaned by using "Youhave
FM, ATEX AND CSA HEATERS
general a badoad."Thismeans it needs
industrial cleaners suchas:Simple Green,409, Fan-
Start-Up replaced. Replace Heater orreturn t0{actory
(a) Turnon gasvalve.
tastic,
or soap and water. Apply with a damp sponge or cloth
andthenwipedry.CAUTI0N: D0NOTusea highpressure forreoair.
 OPERATIONALSPEGIFICATIONS
OperationalSpecilicationwith the exceptionof OperationalSpecification
(Forthe use of Lp Gas
CSA Approved"S" Heatersfor L.P.gas. For CSA Approved,,S"Heaters).
HEATER ETUH cu.FTl cu.FTl SHIPPING INIEI HEATER BIUH cu.frl uflrrrtNu INLET
MODELS INPUT HR. HR. WEIGHT FITTING WATTAGE M()DELS INPUT HR. WEIGHT FITTTNG
NG LPGAS LPGAS
SR8 2 500 a.J 1 6 lbs. 1/4'NPT 150 SR8 I 745 0.7 6 lbs 1/4" NPT
SF'12 5.000 5 2.9 8lbs /4'NPT 180 s R 12
'1.5 3.920 I lbs. 1/4"NPT
s6x6 1_500 '150
u.o 6lhs 1/4"NPT s6x6 1.250 (r5 6lbs. 1/4"NPT
S 6 X 12 3 000 1.2 8 llls /4" NPT 160 s6xl 2 2.500 I lbs. 1/4'NPT
S6X24 6.000 2.4 12lbs. 1/4" NPT 225 s6x24 5 r)rln 12 lbs
saxa 2.600 2.7 1.O4 8lbs .I/4'NPT
150 SSXR 2.200 0.9 8 lbs 1/4" NPT
s10x22 9.000 o J.O 1l lhs 1/4" NpT 400 s10x22 7.500 3 I lhs 1/4"NPT
s12X10 5 000 I lfrs /4I NPT 180 s12X1n 4 . 15 0 1.7 l1 lhs 1/4'NPT
s12X12 6 000 2.4 12lhs /4" NPT 180 s12X1' 5.000 2 12lbs 1/4" NPT
s12X24 12 ooo. 4.A 7lhs /4'NPT 450. s12X24 10 noo 7 lbs NPT
s12X36 1a oo0 1A 23 lhs /2'NPT 450 s 12X36 15 000 o 23 lbs. 1/2" NPT
s 12X48 24 000 24 9.6 38 lhs /2'NPT 'I OO0 s12X48 2n ooo 8 38 lbs. 1/2" NPT
s 12 X 6 0 30 000 30 12 42 lhs /2" NpT 125(l s 12 X 6 0 25.000 10 42lbs. 1/2',NP-f
s'|2x72 36.000 JO 14.4 46 lbs. 1/2"NPT 1500 s12X72 30.000 12 46 lhs 1/2'NPT
s18X36 28.000 2A '1.2 40 lbs 1 / 2 "N P T 1200 s18X36 22.500 I 40 lhs 1/2'NPT
s18X48 37 000 ?7 14.8 50 lbs. 112'NPT 1500 s18X48 30 000 12 50 lbs. 1/2'NPT
s 18 X 6 0 45 000 45 18 55 lbs 1/2'NPT 1900 s l 8x60 37 500 15 55 lbs. /2" NPT
s 1a x 7 2 54.000 54 2't 6 62 lbs. 1/2" NPT 2300 s18X7 45 nno 18 62 lbs /2" NPT
s24X24 24 000 24 9.6 28 lbs 1 / 2 "N P T 100n s24X24 20.000 8 28 lbs /2" NPT
s24X48 sfl 000 50 20.6 '112'NPT
62 lbs 2000 s24X48 40.o00 16 62 lhs /2" NPT
s24X60 60.000 60 24.4 68 lbs. 1/2'NPT 2500 s24X60 50 000 20 68 lbs. /2'NPT
524x72 72.OOO 72 28.8 74 lbs. 1/2'NPT 3000 s24X72 60 nno 24 74lbs. 1/2'NPT

FactoryMutual Heaters are approvedfor use with naturalgas or LP gas in Class 1, Div. 2, Group D hazardousareas. CanadianStandardsAssociationhealers
are approvedfor uso with naturalgas or LP gas in Class 1, Div. 1 and 2, GroupD hazardousareas.Tabulatedinputsare for heatersinstalledat elevationsof
4500 feet or less.
-Wattage may vary some.
Most common value listed.

INSTALLATION:Referto CSA C22.1Standardsfor CSA approvedheaters.

Minimumclearance# (inches)from combustibles.A ppliesonly to spaceheating

MODEL POSTTtON RADIANTSURFACE SIDES TOP BELOW

8,12,6-6,8-8
6-12,6-24,10-22
12-10,12-12,12-24
12-36,12-48,12-60
12-72,18-36,18-48
18-60,24-24,24-36
24-48,24-60,24-72
Vertical 24" (609.6mm) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m )
45 up 24" (609.6mm ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 24" (609.6mm ) ' 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m )
45 down 20" (508 mm ) 12" (304.8mm ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 8 " ( 4 5 7 . 2m m )
Vertical 4 8 "( 1 2 1 9 . m 2 m) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m )
45 up 3 6 " ( 9 1 4 . 4m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 3 6 " ( 9 1 4 . 4m m ) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m )
45 down 20" (508 mm ) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 .m 8 m) 1 2 " ( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 28" (711.2mm)
Vertical 60" (1524mm ) 12" (304.8mm ) 3 6 " ( 9 1 4 . 4m m ) 12' (304.8mm)
45 up 4 2 " ( 1 0 6 6 . 8m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 5 4 " ( 1 3 7 1 . 6m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m )
45 down 3 6 " ( 9 1 4 . 4m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 1 2 "( 3 0 4 . 8m m ) 3 6 " ( 9 1 4 . 4m m )

NOTES:
+Clearancesfor sides,tops,and beloware givenfrom neareslpart of units,
+lnstallation
of overheadheatersin garagesor hangarsmust be 8 ft. floorof hangarand publicgaragesand approvedfor use in Class 1, Division1 and 2, Group
D, hazardousarsas.
+An overheadheatershouldbe installedso that the minimumclearancesmarkedon the heaterwill be maintainedfrom vehiclesDarkedbelowthe heater.
+Locationsusedfor the storageot combustiblematerialsmust havesignspostedto specifythe maximumpermissiblestackingheightto maintainthe required
clearancesfrom the heaterto the combustibles, and thesesigns musteitherbe postedadjacentto the heaterthermostatsor in the absenceof such thermostats
in a conspicuouslocation,nearthe heater.
+The statedclearanceto combustibles representsa surfacetemperatureof 90 F (32 C) aboveroomtemperature.Buildingmaterialswith a low heat tolerance
(such as plastics,vinyl siding,canvas,trFply,etc.) may be subjectto degradationat lower temperatures. lt is the installefs responsibilityto assure that adjacent
materialsare protectedtrom degradationor ignition.
/:\
+See ATEX instructionsupplementsheetfor additionalinformationspecificto ATEX installation,
operationand maintenancerequirements.
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WARRANTY:
All proclucts

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