Rapid Engineering CTHN-100 Installation & operation manual - page 81

SECTION 17: O

PERATION

AND

 M

AINTENANCE

75 of 91

17.4 Maintenance

17.4.1 Pre-Season Maintenance and Annual 

Inspection

To ens

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re yo

u

r safety and years of tro

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ble-free 

operation of the heating system, service and ann

u

al 

inspections m

u

st be done by a contractor q

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alified in 

the installation and service of gas-fired heating 

eq

u

ipment.

T

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rn off gas and electric s

u

pplies before performing 

service or maintenance. Allo

w

 heater to cool before 

servicing.

Before every heating season, a contractor q

u

alified in 

the installation and service of gas-fired heating 

eq

u

ipment m

u

st perform a thoro

u

gh safety 

inspection of the heater.

For best performance, the gas, electrical, thermostat 

connections, t

u

bing, venting, s

u

spensions and 

overall heater condition sho

u

ld be thoro

u

ghly 

inspected.

NOTE:

 Gas flo

w

 and b

u

rner ignition are among the 

first things that sho

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ld be inspected.

Please 

see Page 75, Section 17.5

 for s

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ggested 

items to inspect.

17.5 Maintenance Checklist

Installation Code and Annual Inspections: 

All installation and service of RAPID

™

 eq

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ipment 

m

u

st be performed by a contractor q

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alified in the 

installation and service of eq

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ipment sold and 

s

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pplied by Rapid Engineering LLC and conform to 

all req

u

irements set forth in the RAPID

™

 man

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als and 

all applicable governmental a

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thorities pertaining to 

the installation, service, operation and labeling of the 

eq

u

ipment.

To help facilitate optim

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m performance and safety, 

Rapid Engineering LLC recommends that a q

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alified 

contractor cond

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ct, at a minim

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m, ann

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al 

inspections of yo

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r RAPID

™

eq

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ipment and perform 

service 

w

here necessary, 

u

sing only replacement 

parts sold and s

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pplied by Rapid Engineering LLC.

The Vicinity of the Heater

Do not store or 

u

se flammable objects, liq

u

ids or vapors near the heater. 

Immediately remove these items if they are present.

See Page 5, Section 3

.

Vehicles and Other 

Objects

Maintain the clearances to comb

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stibles.

Do not hang anything from, or place anything on, the heater.

Make s

u

re nothing is lodged 

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nderneath the reflector, in bet

w

een the t

u

bes or 

in the decorative or protective grilles (incl

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ded 

w

ith select models).

Immediately remove objects in violation of the clearances to comb

u

stibles.

See Page 5, Section 3

.

Reflector

S

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pport reflector 

w

ith reflector hanger and s

u

pport strap.

Reflector m

u

st not to

u

ch t

u

be.

Make s

u

re there is no dirt, sagging, cracking or distortion.

Do not operate if there is sagging, cracking or distortion.

Make s

u

re reflectors are correctly overlapped. 

See Page 27, Section 8.9.1

.

Clean o

u

tside s

u

rface 

w

ith a damp cloth.

Vent Pipe

Venting m

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st be intact. Using a flashlight, look for obstr

u

ctions, cracks on the 

pipe, gaps in the sealed areas or corrosion.

The area m

u

st be free of dirt and d

u

st.

Remove any carbon deposits or scale 

u

sing a 

w

ire br

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sh.

Inspect p

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mp and fl

u

e pipe for soot or dirt or any obstr

u

ction to the o

u

tdoors. 

After cleaning as necessary, reattach the fl

u

e pipe to the heater. Inspect 

aco

u

stical boots for cracks and leaks. Replace as necessary.

See Page 53, Section 11

.