TF-120 TF-160 TF-200 TF-250 TF-300 TF-350 TF-380
Installation, Operation & Service Manual
Vantage TF
Twin Fire Unitary Infrared Heater
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2012 Roberts-GordonLLC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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LIST OF TABLES
TABLE OF FIGURES
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1.3 California Proposition
SECTION 1: HEATER SAFETY
1.1 Manpower Requirements
1.2 Safety Labels and Their Placement
Lighting Instruction Plate Label
FIGURE 1: Top and Bottom Panel Label Placement
Bottom Panel
Top Panel
Control Side Panel Inside
FIGURE 2: Side Panel Label Placement
Wiring Label
Control Side Panel
Product Damage Hazard
SECTION 2: INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITY
2.1 Wall Tag
2.2 Corrosive Chemicals
Clearances are the required distances that
Model
FIGURE 3: STANDARD REFLECTOR
inches
centimeters
Model
FIGURE 6: 45 TILT REFLECTOR
inches
centimeters
Model
FIGURE 9: U-TUBE,OPPOSITE 45 REFLECTOR
inches
centimeters
Model
FIGURE 12: VENTING
4.4 Electrical
4.1 Gas Codes
4.2 Aircraft Hangars
4.3 Public Garages
SECTION 5: MAJOR COMPONENTS
Coupling Assembly
Flexible Boot
Reflector Support Strap & Wire Form
5.1 Standard Parts List
Table 1: Contents of Burner Carton
Table 2: Contents of Core and Extension Packages
Additional tubing length may be added to heater. Tubing must be heat-treated,aluminized or porcelain coated. Any additional tubing lengths are considered as vent length for length determination. Maximum venting length for minimum heater length is 45 13.7 m total, or 22.5 7 m on each tube
6.3 TF-300- Double U Design Common Vent
SECTION 6: SUGGESTED LAYOUTS
6.1 TF-380- 4 Elbow Design Common Vent
6.2 TF-350- 4 Elbow Design Common Vent
Tube
10 Typ
90 Elbow
Burner
Cut/Pinch Hazard
SECTION 7: HEATER INSTALLATION
Severe Injury Hazard
on Page 17, Figure
Typical Suspension Details
FIGURE 14 Critical Hanger Placement
FIGURE 15: Linear Heater Assembly Overview
LEGEND
FIGURE 16: Linear Heater Layout Overview
60 18 m Tube Length Each Side
70 21 m Tube Length Each Side
80 24 m Tube Length Each Side
Step 7.2 Burner Installation
Step 7.1 Burner Tube Installation
Closed
Step 7.3 Tube Clamp Package Installation
Step 7.4 Coupling and Tube Assembly
Open
Step 7.4.1 Coupling and Tube Assembly Continued
Step 7.4.2 Coupling and Tube Assembly Continued
± 2 5 cm
Step 7.5 Turbulator Installation
7.6 Reflector Installation
Fire Hazard
Reflector must not touch tube
reflector supports and U-clipsdepends on the
To ensure proper expansion and contraction
Edges are sharp
SECTION 8: OPTIONAL HEATER ACCESSORIES
8.1 U-TubeConfiguration
Cut/Pinch Hazard
U-tube,Opposite
FIGURE 18: U-TubeHeater Assembly Overview
U-tube,Standard
U-tube,45
LEGEND
FIGURE 19: U-TubeHeater Layout Overview
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FIGURE 20: U-TubeHeater Layout Overview Continued
Step 8.2.3 Reflector Joint Installation
8.2 Elbow Package Configuration
Step 8.2.1 Elbow Installation
Step 8.2.2 Elbow Installation
Step 8.2.4 Reflector Joint Installation
Step 8.2.5 Reflector Joint Detail
FIGURE 21: Reflector Joint Detail
Step 8.3.1 Bracket Installation
Step 8.3.2 Side Reflector Installation
8.3 Reflector Side Extension
Step 8.5.1 Grille Installation
8.4 Lower Clearance Shield Installation
Step 8.4.1 Shield Support Strap Assembly
8.5 Two-FootDecorative Grille Installation
Maximum
Step 8.5.2 Frame Shield Installation
Part Number
Minimum
Step 8.6.3 Grille Installation
8.6 Protective Grille Installation
Step 8.6.1 Silicone Cap Installation
Step 8.6.2 Grille End Cap Installation
Edges are sharp
SECTION 9: VENTING
Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Cut/Pinch Hazard
9.6 Length Requirements
9.4 Vertical Venting
9.5 Unvented Operation Tube Termination
FIGURE 22: Tube Termination
for Single Vent
9.9 Flexible Boot Installation Single Vent
9.8 Vertical Ventilation 4 10 cm Pipe
SIDE VIEW
Roof
9.10 Common Sidewall Venting
9.11 Vertical Ventilation 6 15 cm Pipe
TOP VIEW
Rolled Sleeve Installation for Common Vent
9.12 Flexible Boot Installation Common Vent
9.13 Outside Combustion Air Supply
9.13.2 Vertical Outside Air Supply
9.13.1 Length Requirements
Metal Screws
9.13.3 Horizontal Outside Air Supply
Fire Hazard
Gas hose can crack when twisted
Gas can leak if piping is not installed properly
SECTION 10: GAS PIPING
CORRECT POSITIONS
when attaching gas hose
INCORRECT POSITIONS WRONG INSTALLATION
FIGURE 23: Gas Connection with Flexible Gas Hose
11.1 Line Voltage Thermostat Wiring
DANGER
SECTION 11: WIRING
Disconnect electric before service
11.2 Low Voltage Thermostat and Relay Wiring
11.4 Ladder Diagram
11.3 Internal Wiring
Electrical Cord or Flexible Conduit Burner
during installation
SECTION 12: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
heater before service
before service
Vehicles and Other Objects
12.5 Maintenance Checklist
Installation Code and Annual Inspections
See Page 5, Section
Burner Observation
Safety Labels
Gas Line
Check for gas leaks. See Page 44, Section
before service
SECTION 13 TROUBLESHOOTING
Disconnect electric before service
heater before service
13.1 Troubleshootin
g Flow Chart
TROUBLESHOOT ENDS
NaturalPropane
13.2 Manifold Gas Pressure Setting
Control Side View of Heater
Manometer
DANGER
SECTION 14: REPLACEMENT PARTS
Part Number
Description
15.3 Suspension Specifications
SECTION 15: GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
15.1Material Specifications 15.1.1 Reflectors
15.2Heater Specifications 15.2.1 Ignition
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LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY OF REPRESENTATIVES
WARRANTY IS VOID IF
ROBERTS-GORDONLLC WILL PAY FOR
ROBERTS-GORDONLLC WILL NOT PAY FOR
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