Detroit Radiant Products Company DR Series - Manual (Page 4)

CAUTION
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DR Series Manual
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1.0 Safety • Clearance to Combustibles
Clearance to Combustibles
Combustible Items Include: Moving Objects Include:
• Wood • Overhead doors
• Paper • Vehicles on lifts
• Fabric • Cranes
• Chemicals • Hoists
• Wall or roof insulation • Car wash equipment
When installing the infrared heater system, the minimum clearances to combustibles must be maintained.
These distances are shown in Chart 1.1 and on the heater. If you are unsure of the potential hazards,
consult your local fire marshall, fire insurance carrier or other qualified authorities on the installation of gas
fired infrared heaters for approval of the proposed installation.
A critical safety factor to consider before installation is the clearances to combustibles. Clearance to
combustibles is defined as the minimum distance you must have between the infrared surface, or
reflector, and the combustible item. Considerations must also be made for moving objects around the
infrared heater. The following is a partial list of items to maintain clearances from:
Hazards Include:
For maximum safety the building must be evaluated for hazards before installing the heater system.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
• Gas and electrical lines
• Combustible and explosive materials
• Chemical storage areas
• Areas of high chemical fume concentrations
• Provisions for accessibility to the heater
• Adequate clearances around air openings
• Combustion and ventilating air supply • Vehicle parking areas
• Vehicles with lifts or cranes
• Storage areas with stacked materials
• Lights
• Sprinkler heads
• Overhead doors and tracks
• Dirty, contaminated environment
WARNING
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Improperly connected gas lines may result in serious injury or
death, explosion, poisonous fumes, toxic gases, asphyxiation.
Connect gas lines in accordance to national, state, provincial
and local codes.
Placement of explosive objects, flammable objects, liquids and vapors close to the heater may result in
explosion, fire, property damage, serious injury or death. Do not store, or use, explosive objects, liquids
and vapor in the vicinity of the heater.
Failure to comply with the published clearances to combustibles could result in personal injury, death
and/or property damage.
Signs shall be posted specifying the maximum permissible stacking height in order to
maintain clearances to combustibles.