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CHAPTER 2
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
CARBON MONOXIDE
DO NOT use gasoline engine driven heaters to heat personnel areas,
such as hospital wards and other living and sleeping quarters.
Exposure to fumes usually exceeds eight hours and ventilation
i s frequently inadequate. Therefore, DEATH OR SERIOUS
I N J U R Y COULD RESULT FROM CARBON MONOXIDIE
SUFFOCATION. These heaters may be used to heat warehouses
and for maintenance shop applications, if the personnel exposure
is limited to not more than eight hours and ventilation is adequate.
D O NOT SLEEP IN ANY AREA WHILE HEATER IS IN
OPERATION.
WARNING
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Heaters were not designed to be towed over highways at high
speeds and to do so is considered unsafe. Movement of short
d i s t a n c e s should be made by hand. For movements of longer
distances, the heater should be loaded into a truck, 21/2-5 tons.
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Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2-4
Operators Controls and
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Operations Under Unusual
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2-2
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Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2-5
Preventive Maintenance
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Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...2-3
2-1. O V E R V I E W
This chapter presents the instructions needed by the operator to effectively use the heater.
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