L.B. White 140 Owner's Manual And Instructions

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WARNING■ Do not use this radiant heater for heating human livingquarters.■ Do not use in unventilated areas.■ The flow of combustion and ventilation air must not beobstructed.■ Proper ventilation air must be provided to support thecombustion air requirements of the heater being used.■ Refer to the specification section of the Owner’sManual, heater’s dataplate, or contact theL.B. White Company to determine combustion airventilation requirements of the heater.■ Lack of proper ventilation air will lead to impropercombustion.■ Improper combustion can lead to carbon monoxidepoisoning in humans leading to serious injury or death.Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning can includeheadaches, dizziness and difficulty in breathing.■ Symptoms of improper combustion affecting livestockcan be disease, lower feed conversion, or death.Asphyxiation HazardPropane ggas aand nnatural ggas hhave mman-mmade oodorants aadded sspecifically ffor ddetection oof ffuel ggas lleaks.If aa ggas lleak ooccurs, yyou sshould bbe aable tto ssmell tthe ffuel ggas.THAT’S YYOUR SSIGNAL TTO GGO IINTO IIMMEDIATE AACTION!■ Do not take any action that could ignite the fuel gas. Donot operate any electrical switches. Do not pull anypower supply or extension cords. Do not light matchesor any other source of flame. Do not use yourtelephone.■ Get everyone out of the building and away from the areaimmediately.■ Close all propane gas tank or cylinder fuel supplyvalves, or the main fuel supply valve located at themeter if you use natural gas.■ Propane gas is heavier than air and may settle in lowareas. When you have reason to suspect a propaneleak, keep out of all low areas.■ Natural gas is lighter than air and can collect aroundrafters or ceilings.■ Use your neighbor’s phone and call your fuel gassupplier and your fire department. Do not re-enter thebuilding or area.■ Stay out of the building and away from the area untildeclared safe by the firefighters and your fuel gassupplier.■ FINALLY, let the fuel gas service person and thefirefighters check for escaped gas. Have them air outthe building and area before you return. Properlytrained service people must repair the leak, check forfurther leakages, and then relight the heater for you.■ Some ppeople ccannot ssmell wwell. SSome ppeople ccannotsmell tthe oodor oof tthe mman-mmade cchemical aadded ttopropane oor nnatural ggas. YYou mmust ddetermine iif yyou ccansmell tthe oodorant iin tthese ffuel ggases.■ Learn to recognize the odor of propane gas and naturalgas. Local propane gas dealers and your local naturalgas supplier (utility) will be more than happy to give youa “scratch and sniff” pamphlet. Use it to becomefamiliar with the fuel gas odor.■ Smoking can decrease your ability to smell. Beingaround an odor for a period of time can affect yoursensitivity to that particular odor. Odors present inanimal confinement buildings can mask fuel gas odor.■ The oodorant iin ppropane ggas aand nnatural ggas iis ccolorlessand tthe iintensity oof iits oodor ccan ffade uunder ssomecircumstances.■ If there is an underground leak, the movement of gasthrough the soil can filter the odorant.■ Propane gas odor may differ in intensity at differentlevels. Since propane gas is heavier than air, there maybe more odor at lower levels.■ Always bbe ssensitive tto tthe sslightest ggas oodor. If youcontinue to detect any gas odor, no matter how small,treat it as a serious leak. Immediately go into action asdiscussed previously.Safety PrecautionsFUEL GAS ODORODOR FADING -- NO ODOR DETECTEDATTENTION -- CRITICAL POINTS TO REMEMBER!■ Propane gas and natural gas have a distinctive odor.Learn to recognize these odors. (Reference “Fuel GasOdor” and “Odor Fading” sections above.■ If you have not been properly trained in repair and serviceof propane gas and natural gas fueled heaters, then donot attempt to light the heater, perform service or repairs,or make any adjustments to the heater on a propane gasor natural gas fuel system.■ Even if you are not properly trained in the service andrepair of radiant heaters, ALWAYS be consciously awareof the odors of propane gas and natural gas.■ A periodic “sniff test” around the heater or at theheater’s joints; i.e. hose, connections, etc., is a goodsafety practice under any conditions. If you smell evena small amount of gas, CONTACT YOUR FUEL GASSUPPLIER IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WAIT!5