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2.5HEATERLOCATION
Attention Fluerequirementsmayaffectlocation.Consultsection 7 beforemakingafinaldetermination.
Usetheminimumclearancesasillustratedinfigure2andthethrowdatamentionedintable1(Technical
Data)todefinewheretolocatetheheater.
Alsorespecttherecommendedminimumheightasgivenintable
1.
Forbestresults,theheatershouldbeplacedwithcertainrulesinmind.Alwaysensurethatminimum
clearancesaremaintained.Locatingaunitheaterabovethemaximumrecommendedheightcanresultin
significantairstratification.Whenpossible,heatersshouldbearrangedtoblowtowardoralongexposedwall
surfaces.
Suspendedheatersaremosteffectivewhenlocatedasclosetotheworkingzoneaspossible,butcareshould
beexercisedtoavoiddirectingthedischargedairdirectlyontotheroomoccupants.
Partitions,columns,countersorotherobstructionsshouldbetakenintoconsiderationwhenlocatingtheunit
heaterso
thataminimumquantityofairflowwillbedeflectedbysuchobstacles.
Whenunitsarelocatedinthecentreofthespacetobeheated,theairshouldbedischargedtowardthe
exposedwalls.Inlargeareas,unitsshouldbelocatedtodischargeairalongexposedwallswithextraunits
providedtodischargeairtowardsthecentreofthearea.Foroptimumresultsheatersarebestusedin
conjunctionwithrecirculatingairfanssuspendedathighlevel.
Atthosepointswhereinfiltrationofcoldairisexcessive,suchasentrancedoors...itisdesirabletolocatethe
unit
sothatitwilldischargedirectlytowardsthesourceofcoldair,typicallyfromadistanceof4.5mto6mor
installadownflownunitoverthedooropening.
WARNING
Iftouched,theventpipeand
internalheatersurfacesthatare
accessiblefromoutsidetheheater
willcauseburns.Suspendthe
heatersothatthesecomponents
cannotbetouched!
CAUTION
Donotlocatethe
heaterwhereitmay
beexposedtowater.
Attention
Hazardsof
chlorine
applyto
the
locationof
the
combustion
airinlet
Thepresenceofchlorinevapoursinthecombustionairofgas‐firedheatingequipmentpresents
apotentialcorrosionhazardCareshouldbetakentoseparatethesevapoursfromthe
combustionprocess.
Thismaybedonebywise
locationoftheunitflueandcombustionairterminalswithregardto
exhaustersorprevailingwinddirections.
Chlorineisheavierthanair.Keepthisfactinmindwhendetermininginstallationlocationofthe
heaterinrelationtobuildingexhaustsystems.
Wherechlorinevapoursareprevalent,heaterswithspecialgrade316AISI
stainlesssteelheat
exchangersarerecommended.