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Dayton propane construction heater, 3vg80 – Dayton 3VG80 User Manual

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Dayton Operating Instructions and Parts Manual

3VG80

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Dayton Propane
Construction Heater

®

Maintenance (Continued)

Ground Screw

Terminal
Board

Motor
Green
Lead

Transformer
Green Lead

Power Cord
Green Lead

Figure 6 - Location of Ground Screw

Hole in Shell
for Wires

Motor
Mount
Screw

Fan Guard

Motor Mount

Figure 7- Removing Motor, Motor Mount,
and Fan Guard from Heater

6. Carefully pull motor and fan out of shell.

IMPORTANT: Be careful not to damage
fan. Do not set motor and fan down with
the weight resting on fan. This could
damage fan pitch.

7. Use hex wrench to loosen setscrew

which holds fan to motor shaft.

8. Remove fan. Be careful not to damage

the fan blade pitch.

9. Use nut driver to remove two nuts that

attach motor to motor mount.

10. Discard old motor.

11. Attach motor to motor mount with

two nuts. Tighten nuts firmly.

12. Replace fan on motor shaft. Make sure

setscrew contacts flat surface on motor
shaft.

13. Tighten setscrew firmly (40-50 inch-

pounds).

14. Carefully route motor wires through

hole in shell (See Figure 8). Place
motor, motor mount, and fan guard
into rear of heater shell.

15. Insert screws through heater shell and

into motor mount. Tighten screws
firmly.

16. Turn heater on its side to access

opening in bottom of base. Connect
green wires from motor, transformer,
and power cord to heater shell using
ground nut (See Figure 5, page 10).

17. Attach black and white wires to

terminal board (See Wiring Diagram,
page 14, for correct locations).

18. Replace base tray.

Figure 8 - Replacing Motor, Motor Mount,
and Fan Guard into Heater

Hole in Shell
for Wires

FAN

1. Remove motor, motor mount, and fan

(See Motor, pages 7 and 8, steps 1
through 8) .

2. Clean fan using soft cloth moistened

with kerosene or solvent.

3. Dry fan thoroughly.

4. Replace fan on motor shaft. Make sure

setscrew is touching back of flat
surface on motor shaft (See Figure 9).

Motor shaft

Fan

Setscrew

Figure 9 - Fan, Motor Shaft, and Setscrew
Location