TM 10-4520-261-12&P
SPACE HEATER ARCTIC (SHA)
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECK AND SERVICES (PMCS)
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THIS SECTION COVERS:
After Operation PMCS Checks and Services
INITIAL SETUP:
SHA Shutdown and Cool
Maintenance Level
Materials
Operator
Wiping Rags (WP0046, Table 1, Item 1)
Table 1. Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for SHA - continued
ITEM
NO.
INTERVAL
ITEM TO
BE
CHECKED
OR
SERVICED
PROCEDURE
EQUIPMENT
NOT READY/
AVAILABLE IF:
WHEN USING EITHER LIQUID OR SOLID FUEL. . .
17
After
Stack cap
and nested
stack
assemblies
Check inside of stack sections (1) and
stack cap (2) for thick deposits of
carbon/soot, and clean if necessary.
Check for cracked sections or bent
flanges which may cause the leakage
of exhaust gases into heated space
during operation.
Stack or stack cap assembly have an
amount of soot or carbon buildup
which would impair operation or
cause a fire inside the stack and
stack cap during operation.
18
After
Tent lines
and wire
ropes
Check for frayed or cut tent lines (3)
and wire ropes (4).
Tent lines or wire ropes frayed or cut.
19
After
Heater body
assembly
Clean ash deposits from heater body
assembly (5) if unit was recently used
in solid fuel mode. Check that door (6)
and lid assemblies (7) open and shut
properly, and that stack adaptor
assembly (8) is not bent.
Door and lid assemblies do not open,
or do not shut fully; stack adaptor
assembly will not accommodate
stack assembly.
20
After
Burner cover
assembly
Check that burner cover assembly (9)
is not bent, and that it does not have
holes in it.
Burner cover assembly bent or has
holes in it which would prevent it
from sealing off air leaks in liquid or
solid fuel operation.