Roberts Gorden TF-300 User Manual

WARNING

FOR YOUR SAFETY
If you smell gas:

1. Open windows.

2. DO NOT try to light any appliance.

3. DO NOT use electrical switches.

4. DO NOT use any telephone in
your building.

5. Extinguish any open flame.

6. Leave the building.

7. Immediately call your local gas
supplier after leaving the building.
Follow the gas supplier’s
instructions.

8. If you cannot reach your gas
supplier, call the Fire Department.

Fire Hazard

Do not store or use gasoline or other
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Some objects will catch fire or explode
when placed close to heater.

Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death, injury or property
damage.

WARNING

Installation must be done by a contractor qualified
in the installation and service of gas-fired heating
equipment or your gas supplier.

Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service
or maintenance can result in death, injury or
property damage. Read the Installation, Operation
and Service Manual thoroughly before installing or
servicing this equipment.

Installer

Please take the time to read and understand

these instructions prior to any installation.

Installer must give a copy of this manual to the owner.

Owner

Keep this manual in a safe place in order to provide

your serviceman with necessary information.

Vantage® TF

Twin Fire

Unitary Infrared Heater

Installation, Operation &

Service Manual

TF-120
TF-160
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TF-250

© 2009 Roberts-Gordon LLC

Roberts-Gordon LLC

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TF-300
TF-350
TF-380

P/N 190100NA Rev. G 04/09

© 2009

Roberts-Gordon LLC

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: Heater Safety...................................................... 1

1. 1 M an p o wer Requirements ............................................. 1

1.2 Safety Labels and Their Placement ............................. 1

SECTION 2: Installer Responsibility ..................................... 3

2.1 Wall Tag ....................................................................... 3

2.2 Corrosive Chemicals....................................................3

2.3 National Standards and Applicable Codes ..................3

SECTION 3: Clearances to Combustibles............................. 4

3.1 Required Clearances to Combustibles......................... 4

SECTION 4: National Standards and Applicable Codes .....8

4.1 Gas Codes...................................................................8

4.2 Aircraft Hangars........................................................... 8

4.3 Public Garages ............................................................8

4.4 Electrical ......................................................................8

4.5 Venting.........................................................................8

4.6 High Altitude ................................................................8

SECTION 5: Major Components............................................9

5.1 Standard Parts List .................................................... 10

SECTION 6: Suggested Layouts.......................................... 12

6.1 TF-380 - 4 Elbow Design (Common Vent) ................. 12

6.2 TF-350 - 4 Elbow Design (Common Vent) ................. 12

6.3 TF-300 - Double "U" Design (Common Vent) ............ 12

6.4 TF-160 - Single Elbow Design (Individual Vents)....... 13

6.5 TF-160 - Double "L" Design (Individual Vents)...........13

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

(Individual Vents)....................................................... 13

SECTION 7: Heater Installation............................................14

7.1 Burner Tube Installation ............................................19

7.2 Burner Installation...................................................... 19

7.3 Tube Clamp Package Installation..............................20

7.4 Coupling and Tube Assembly....................................20

7.5 Turbulator Installation ................................................22

7.6 Reflector Installation................................................... 23

SECTION 8: Optional Heater Accessories..........................25

8.1 U-Tube Configuration.................................................25

8.2 Elbow Package Configuration ....................................29

8.3 Reflector Side Extension............................................31

8.4 Lower Clearance Shield Installation .......................... 32

8.5 Two-Foot Decorative Grille Installation ......................32

8.6 Protective Grille Installation........................................ 34

SECTION 9: Venting..............................................................35

9.1 Venting Requirements................................................ 35

9.2 Unvented Operation................................................... 35

9.3 Horizontal Venting...................................................... 35

9.4 Vertical Venting.......................................................... 36

9.5 Unvented Operation Tube Termination ...................... 36

9.6 Length Requirements ................................................36

9.7 Horizontal Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe........................36

9.8 Vertical Ventilation 4" (10 cm) Pipe............................37

9.9 Flexible Boot Installation (Single Vent) ...................... 37

9.10 Common Sidewall Venting ....................................... 38

9.11 Vertical Ventilation 6" (15 cm) Pipe ......................... 38

9.12 Flexible Boot Installation (Common Vent) ................ 39

9.13 Outside Combustion Air Supply............................... 40

SECTION 10: Gas Piping...................................................... 42

SECTION 11: Wiring.............................................................. 44

11.1 Line Voltage Thermostat Wiring ............................... 44

11.2 L ow Voltage Thermostat and Relay Wiring............... 45

11.3 Internal Wiring .......................................................... 45

11.4 Ladder Diagram....................................................... 46

11.5 Electrical Connection to the Burner.......................... 46

SECTION 12: Operation and Maintenance.......................... 47

12.1 Sequence of Operation............................................ 47

12.2 To Shut Off Heater................................................... 47

12.3 To Start Heater ........................................................ 47

12.4 Pre-Season Maintenance and Annual Inspection.... 47

12.5 Maintenance Checklist............................................. 48

SECTION 13: Troubleshooting............................................. 50

13.1 Troubleshooting Flow Chart ..................................... 51

13.2 Manifold Gas Pressure Setting ................................ 53

SECTION 14: Replacement Parts ........................................ 54

SECTION 15: General Specifications.................................. 56

15.1 Material Specifications............................................. 56

15.2 Heater Specifications............................................... 56

15.3 Suspension Specifications....................................... 56

15.4 Controls Specifications ............................................ 56

SECTION 16: The ROBERTS GORDON

Warranty ......................................................... 57

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TABLE OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Top and Bottom Panel Label Placement .................... 1

Figure 2: Side Panel Label Placement......................................2

Figure 3: Standard Reflector .....................................................4

Figure 4: One Side Reflector.....................................................5

Figure 5: Two Side Reflectors ................................................... 5

Figure 6: 45° Tilt Reflector ........................................................5

Figure 7: U-Tube, Standard Reflector........................................6

Figure 8: U-Tube, 45° ................................................................ 6

Figure 9: U-Tube, Opposite 45° Reflector ................................. 6

Figure 10: 2-Foot Deco Grille and Protective Grille ................... 7

Figure 11: Lower Clearance Shield ...........................................7

Figure 12: Venting .....................................................................7

Figure 13: Major Component Descriptions................................9

Figure 14: Critical Hanger Placement .....................................15

Figure 15: Linear Heater Assembly Overview ........................16

Figure 16: Linear Heater Layout Overview.............................. 17

Figure 17: Linear Heater Layout Overview (Continued).......... 18

Figure 18: U-Tube Heater Assembly Overview ......................26

Figure 19: U-T

Figure 20: U-Tube Heater Layout Overview (Continued) ........28

Figure 21: Reflector Joint Detail.............................................. 30

Figure 22: Tube Termination ...................................................36

Figure 23: Gas Connection with Flexible Gas Hose ...............43

ube Heater Layout Overview ............................27

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Contents of Burner Carton........................................10

Table 2: Contents of Core and Extension Packages.............. 10

Table 3: Component Package Guide......................................11