Roberts Gorden TF-200, TF-350, TF-300, TF-120, TF-160, TF-250, TF-380 service manual Roberts-Gordon LLC

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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

Corrosive Chemicals

4

2.3

National Standards and Applicable Codes

4

SECTION 3: Clearances to Combustibles

5

3.1

Required Clearances to Combustibles

5

SECTION 4: National Standards and Applicable Codes ...

10

4.1

Gas Codes

10

4.2

Aircraft Hangars

10

4.3

Public Garages

10

4.4

Electrical

10

4.5

Venting

10

4.6

High Altitude

10

SECTION 5: Major Components

11

5.1

Standard Parts List

12

SECTION 6: Suggested Layouts

14

6.1

TF-380 - 4 Elbow Design (Common Vent)

14

6.2

TF-350 - 4 Elbow Design (Common Vent)

14

6.3

TF-300 - Double "U" Design (Common Vent)

14

6.4

TF-160 - Single Elbow Design (Individual Vents)

15

6.5

TF-160 - Double "L" Design (Individual Vents)

15

6.6

TF-250 - Combination "L" and "U" Design

 

 

(Individual Vents)

15

SECTION 7: Heater Installation

16

7.1

Burner Tube Installation

21

7.2

Burner Installation

21

7.3

Tube Clamp Package Installation

22

7.4

Coupling and Tube Assembly

22

7.5

Turbulator Installation

24

7.6 Reflector Installation

25

SECTION 8: Optional Heater Accessories

27

8.1

U-Tube Configuration

27

8.2

Elbow Package Configuration

31

8.3

Reflector Side Extension

33

8.4

Lower Clearance Shield Installation

34

8.5

Two-Foot Decorative Grille Installation

34

8.6

Protective Grille Installation

36

SECTION 9: Venting

37

9.1

Venting Requirements

37

9.2

Unvented Operation

37

9.3

Horizontal Venting

37

9.4

Vertical Venting

38

9.5

Unvented Operation Tube Termination

38

9.6

Length Requirements

38

9.7

Horizontal Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe

38

9.8 Vertical Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe

39

9.9 Flexible Boot Installation (Single Vent)

39

9.10 Common Sidewall Venting

40

9.11 Vertical Ventilation 6" (15 cm) Pipe

40

9.12

Flexible Boot Installation (Common Vent)

41

9.13

Outside Combustion Air Supply

42

SECTION 10: Gas Piping

44

SECTION 11: Wiring

46

11.1 Line Voltage Thermostat Wiring

46

11.2 Low Voltage Thermostat and Relay Wiring

47

11.3 Internal Wiring

48

11.4 Ladder Diagram

48

11.5 Electrical Connection to the Burner

49

SECTION 12: Operation and Maintenance

50

12.1

Sequence of Operation

50

12.2

To Shut Off Heater

50

12.3

To Start Heater

50

12.4

Pre-Season Maintenance and Annual Inspection....

50

12.5

Maintenance Checklist

51

SECTION 13: Troubleshooting

53

13.1

Troubleshooting Flow Chart

54

13.2

Manifold Gas Pressure Setting

56

SECTION 14: Replacement Parts

57

SECTION 15: General Specifications

59

15.1

Material Specifications

59

15.2

Heater Specifications

59

15.3

Suspension Specifications

59

15.4

Controls Specifications

59

SECTION 16: The ROBERTS GORDON® VANTAGE® TF

 

 

Warranty

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Contents Owner InstallerPage Roberts-Gordon LLC Page Table of Figures Page California Proposition Heater SafetyManpower Requirements Safety Labels and Their PlacementTop and Bottom Panel Label Placement Side Panel Label Placement Installer Responsibility Wall TagNational Standards and Applicable Codes Clearances are the required distances that Maintain clearances to combustibles at all times for safetyONE Side Reflector Standard Reflector45 Tilt Reflector Unapproved InchesInches Centimeters UnventedVented National Standards and Applicable Codes Major Components Standard Parts List Contents of Burner CartonContents of Core and Extension Packages Aluminum Reflector Component Package GuideSuggested Layouts TF-380 4 Elbow Design Common Vent10 Typ TF-160 Single Elbow Design Individual Vents Elbow Burner Tube Individual VentOn Page 17, Figure Heater InstallationTypical Suspension Details Linear Heater Assembly Overview Linear Heater Layout Overview 60 18 m Tube Length Each Side Burner Installation Burner Tube InstallationClosed Tube Clamp Package InstallationCoupling and Tube Assembly OpenCorrect slide bar Incorrect slide bar Dimensions Position 1 Coupling and Tube AssemblyTurbulator Installation Burner Hanger Burner Tube Reflector Description Part Number Reflector Support Package 1 Reflector, U-Clip and Reflector Support InstallationOptional Heater Accessories Tube, Standard Tube, Opposite Tube Heater Assembly OverviewTube Heater Layout Overview 70 21 m Tube Length** Each Side Elbow Package Configuration 1 Elbow Installation 2 Elbow Installation3 Reflector Joint Installation Reflector Joint Detail 4 Reflector Joint Installation 5 Reflector Joint Detail2 Side Reflector Installation Reflector Side Extension 1 Bracket InstallationScr ews Distance a Extension 2 Frame Shield InstallationProtective Grille Installation 1 Silicone Cap Installation 2 Grille End Cap Installation3 Grille Installation Horizontal Venting United States RequirementsCanadian Requirements Unvented OperationCombustible or Non-Combustible Vertical VentingUnvented Operation Tube Termination Horizontal Ventilation 4 10 cm PipeFlexible Boot Installation Single Vent Vertical Ventilation 4 10 cm PipeFor Single Vent Tube Plan View Common Sidewall VentingVertical Ventilation 6 15 cm Pipe RoofRolled Sleeve Installation For Common Vent Flexible Boot Installation Common VentVertical Outside Air Supply Outside Combustion Air SupplyHorizontal Outside Air Supply GAS Piping Correct Positions Incorrect Positions Wrong InstallationLine Voltage Thermostat Wiring WiringBack View Low Voltage Thermostat and Relay WiringLadder Diagram Internal WiringElectrical Connection to the Burner Wire Connector Conduit HoleTo Start Heater Operation and MaintenancePre-Season Maintenance and Annual Inspection Sequence of OperationTubes Vehicles and Other ObjectsVent Pipe Outside Air InletWindow Safety LabelsGas Line Burner ObservationTroubleshooting Troubleshootin Flow ChartTroubleshoot Ends NaturalPropane Manifold Gas Pressure SettingReplacement Parts Description Part Number General Specifications GAS Inlet Pressure DimensionsGAS Pressure AT Manifold Pipe Connection Page Warranty is Void if ROBERTS-GORDON LLC will not PAY forLimitations on Authority Representatives Page Page Page
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