Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; Horizontal Non-Pressurized Outside Air Supply for; SECTION 21: The ROBERTS GORDON
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: Heater Safety ...................................................... 1 1.1 Manpower Requirements ............................................. 1 SECTION 2: Installer Responsibility ..................................... 2 2.1 Wall Tag ........................................
Page 5 - TABLE OF FIGURES; Figure 32: External Wiring Diagram EP-203 or
TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Standard Reflector ..................................................... 3Figure 2: One Side Reflector..................................................... 4Figure 3: Two Side Reflectors ................................................... 4Figure 4: 45° Tilt Reflector .......
Page 7 - SECTION 1: HEATER SAFETY
SECTION 1: H EATER S AFETY 1 SECTION 1: HEATER SAFETY Your Safety is Important to Us!This symbol is used throughout the manual to notify you of possible fire, electrical or burn hazards. Please pay special attention when reading and following the warnings in these sections. Installation, service and...
Page 8 - SECTION 2: INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITY; through Page; Corrosive Chemicals; * Halogenated Hydrocarbons; National Standards and Applicable Codes; AUTION
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 2 SECTION 2: INSTALLER RESPONSIBILITY The installer is responsible for the following: • To install the heater, as well as the gas and electrical supplies, in accordance with applicable specifications and codes. Roberts-Gordon recommends th...
Page 9 - through; WARNING; Fire Hazard
SECTION 3: C RITICAL C ONSIDERATIONS 3 SECTION 3: CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS 3.1 Required Clearances to Combustibles Clearances are the required distances that combustible objects must be away from the heater to prevent fire hazards. Combustible materials that may catch fire include common items such a...
Page 11 - Model
SECTION 3: C RITICAL C ONSIDERATIONS 5 NOTE: 1. All dimensions are from the surfaces of all tubes, couplings and elbows. 2. Clearances B, C and D can be reduced by 50% after 25' (7.5 m) of tubing downstream from where the burner and burner tube connect. FIGURE 5: U-TUBE, STANDARD REFLECTOR (inches) ...
Page 12 - Radiant Tubes; Unvented
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 6 NOTE: 1. All dimensions are from the surfaces of all tubes, couplings and elbows. 2. Clearances B, C and D can be reduced by 50% after 25' (7.5 m) of tubing downstream from where the burner and burner tube connect. *When installed in the...
Page 13 - special diagrams furnished.
SECTION 4: N ATIONAL S TANDARDS AND A PPLICABLE C ODES 7 SECTION 4: NATIONAL STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE CODES 4.1 Gas Codes The type of gas appearing on the nameplate must be the type of gas used. Installation must comply with national and local codes and requirements of the local gas company. United ...
Page 14 - SECTION 5: HEATER DESCRIPTIONS; See
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 8 SECTION 5: HEATER DESCRIPTIONS 5.1 Unitary vs. Multiburner CTHN-Series burners may be used for unitary heaters or for multiburner systems. Unitary heaters consist of a single burner, a single run of radiant tubing and a single fan assemb...
Page 15 - Alternate overlap as shown
SECTION 6: M AJOR C OMPONENTS 9 SECTION 6: MAJOR COMPONENTS FIGURE 11: Major Component Descriptions Tube and Reflector Hanger with Clamp Package Position this hanger no more than 4'' (10 cm) away from the burner assembly. Coupling Assembly with Lock Reflector End Cap Punch out center section to acco...
Page 16 - Typical Suspension Details
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 10 SECTION 7: GENERAL SUSPENSION DETAILS To ensure your safety and comply with the terms of the warranty, all units must be installed in accordance with these instructions. The gas or the electrical supply lines must not be used to support...
Page 17 - Table 1: Contents of CTHN Burner Carton; Table 2: Contents of Core and Extension Packages
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 11 SECTION 8: UNITARY LINEAR & U-TUBE HEATER INSTALLATION 8.1 Standard Parts *Canadian Models: Rubber (Type 1) Gas Hoses available as an accessory. See Page 69, Section 16 . Table 1: Contents of CTHN Burner Carton Part No. Descripti...
Page 19 - Unitary Heater Requirements; for a general overview of a; Table 5: Unitary Heater Design Requirements; Protective Grille
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 13 8.2 Unitary Heater Requirements CTHN unitary heaters are typically shipped as a burner package, fan assembly and a tube and accessory package. The tube and accessory packages contain enough tube, reflector and hanging parts for one u...
Page 21 - FIGURE 14: Unitary Linear Layout Overviews
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 15 FIGURE 14: Unitary Linear Layout Overviews Fan Assembly Burner Reflector Tube Tube/Reflector Hanger Coupling Assembly LEGEND a = 14" (36 cm) reflector width (not shown) b = 2" (5 cm) end cap to burner/fan c = 2" (5 cm) en...
Page 24 - FIGURE 17: Unitary U-tube Layout Overviews; LEGEND
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 18 FIGURE 17: Unitary U-tube Layout Overviews c b d f c b d e c b d e f c b d e e c b d e e f LEGEND a = 14" (36 cm) reflector width (not shown) b = 2" (5 cm) end cap to burner c = 2" (5 cm) end cap to hanger d = 7'6" (229 ...
Page 25 - Step 8.5 Burner Tube Installation; Bolt; Nut
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 19 Step 8.5 Burner Tube Installation Step 8.6 Tube Clamp Package Installation 7' 6" ± 1' (229 cm ± 25 cm) NOTE: Tubing requires a downward slope of 1/2" (1.3 cm) per 20' (6 m) away from burner. S-hook Burner Tube Hanger Offset m...
Page 26 - Step 8.7 Coupling and Tube Assembly; Tube; Insert tubes into coupling.; Tighten slide bar as shown below.
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 20 Step 8.7 Coupling and Tube Assembly Step 8.7.1 Coupling and Tube Assembly (Continued) Tube Tube Orient coupling so that the impact block is in the 2:00 or 10:00 oclock positions. Closed Open Tab 3" (8 cm) to 4" (10 cm) Slide Ba...
Page 27 - Step 8.8 Turbulator Installation; Tw
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 21 Step 8.7.2 Coupling and Tube Assembly (Continued) Step 8.8 Turbulator Installation 2.3 m .25 m 3 m .25 m Model Radiant Tube Length CTHN-40 10' (4.5 m) CTHN-60 20' (6 m) CTHN-80 20' (6 m) CTHN-100 30' (9 m) CTHN-125 40' (12 m) CTHN-15...
Page 28 - Step 8.9 Reflector Installation; an; All radiant tube surfaces
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 22 Step 8.9 Reflector Installation H an g e r Bu r ne r Tube Re fl e c t or Description Part Number Tube/Reflector Hanger 03090100 Burner Tube 03051XXX Reflector 02750303 NOTE: All radiant tube surfaces must be covered by a reflector, exce...
Page 29 - The pictorial drawings of the heater construction in; overlap
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 23 Step 8.9.1 Reflector, U-clip and Reflector Support Installation The pictorial drawings of the heater construction in Section 8 are schematic only and provide a general guideline of where hangers, reflector supports and u-clips are to...
Page 30 - Burner must be installed; IMPOR
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 24 Step 8.10 Burner Installation Step 8.11 Fan Inlet Plate and Warning Tag Lock Washer Gasket Burner Bolt (Torque 120 in/lb 13.56 Nm) S-hook Burner Tube Burner must be installed with the flame observation window facing down. Description Pa...
Page 31 - Step 8.12 Restrictor Plate Installation; Fan Assembly
SECTION 8: U NITARY L INEAR & U-T UBE H EATER I NSTALLATION 25 Step 8.12 Restrictor Plate Installation Step 8.13 Fan Installation Attach restrictor plate (see chart below right) to fan inlet and replace inlet collar. Description Part Number Restrictor Plate 07730XXX Model Fan Assy. P/N Restricto...
Page 32 - Table 7: Contents of Core and Extension Packages
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 26 SECTION 9: MULTIBURNER HEATER INSTALLATION 9.1 Standard Parts *Canadian Models: Rubber (Type 1) Gas Hoses available as an accessory. See Page 69, Section 16 . Table 6: Contents of CTHN Burner Carton Part No. Description CTHN-40 CTHN-60 ...
Page 33 - , design requirements and allowed manifold tube lengths.
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 27 Table 8: Component Package Guide Additional tubing length may be added to heater. Any additional tubing lengths are considered as manifold tube length for length determination, See Page 29, Section 9.2 through Page 31, Section 9.6 , design requirement...
Page 35 - Multiburner System Design Requirements; Figure; FIGURE 18: Typical CTHN Multiburner System Installation
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 29 9.2 Multiburner System Design Requirements A CTHN multiburner system has a number of radiant tube sections interconnected by manifold tube to a pump to form a complete system. Reflectors can be used over the manifold tube but are not required.The syst...
Page 36 - Table 10: Multiburner Design Requirements; The maximum number of burners per pump is; When combining different burner inputs; in a; Table 11: Number of Burners Allowed Per Pump; Pump Model
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 30 Table 10: Multiburner Design Requirements * U-tube = 2 elbows 9.3 Burners Per Pump 1. The maximum number of burners per pump is shown in Table 11 . 2. When combining different burner inputs in a system, the number of burners per pump (0...
Page 37 - Radiant Tube Length; on
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 31 9.4 Radiant Tube Length The radiant tube length fixed for each burner is shown on Page 30, Table 10 . 9.5 Manifold Tube Any tube beyond the radiant tube length is considered manifold. Manifold tube can be used to lengthen tube runs beyond the radiant ...
Page 38 - FIGURE 19: Flag Layout
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 32 FIGURE 19: Flag Layout FIGURE 20: Modified In-Series Layout Last Tee Manifold tube between joining tee and pump. Manifold tube between radiant tube ends. Burner furthest from pump does not need a damper coupling. First Tee Burner Pump M...
Page 39 - Page; Pump
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 33 9.6.2 T and Fork Layouts and Manifold Tube Length Rules See Page 33, Figure 21 through Page 34, Figure 22 for diagrams of T and Fork layouts. The T and Fork layouts have a tee or cross (called the "last tee" or "last cross") where the ...
Page 40 - FIGURE 22: Fork Layout
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 34 FIGURE 22: Fork Layout Pump Manifold tube between joining cross and pump. Last Cross Manifold tube between radiant tube ends. Damper Couplings located at the end of the rows. Burner Radiant Tube Tee (2) Multiple rows of burners:Manifold...
Page 41 - Consider a herringbone layout similar to; FIGURE 23: Herringbone Layout
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 35 9.6.3 Herringbone Layout and Manifold Tube Length Rules The herringbone layout is essentially several T layouts stacked together. Therefore, the same principle for manifold tube calculation as used for T layouts is used for herringbone layouts, with o...
Page 43 - Step 9.9 Coupling and Tube Assembly; • Repeat
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 37 Step 9.9 Coupling and Tube Assembly Step 9.9.1 Coupling and Tube Assembly (Continued) Tube Tube Orient coupling so that the impact block is in the 2:00 or 10:00 oclock positions. Closed Open Tab 3" (8 cm) to 4" (10 cm) Slide Bar/Coupling Lock...
Page 44 - Step 9.10 Turbulator Installation
CTHN-S ERIES I NSTALLATION , O PERATION AND S ERVICE M ANUAL 38 Step 9.9.2 Coupling and Tube Assembly (Continued) Step 9.10 Turbulator Installation 2.3 m .25 m 3 m .25 m Model Radiant Tube Length CTHN-40 10' (4.5 m) CTHN-60 20' (6 m) CTHN-80 20' (6 m) CTHN-100 30' (9 m) CTHN-125 40' (12 m) CTHN-150 ...
Page 45 - Step 9.11 Reflector Installation
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 39 Step 9.11 Reflector Installation H an g e r Bu r ne r Tube Re fl e c t or Description Part Number Tube/Reflector Hanger 03090100 Burner Tube 03051XXX Reflector 02750303 NOTE: All radiant tube surfaces must be covered by a reflector, except for a u-tub...
Page 47 - Step 9.12 Burner Installation
SECTION 9: M ULTIBURNER H EATER I NSTALLATION 41 Step 9.12 Burner Installation Lock Washer Gasket Burner Bolt (Torque 120 in/lb 13.56 Nm) S-hook Burner Tube Burner must be installed with the flame observation window facing down. Description Part Number Bolt 94273914 Burner 052XXXXX Lock Washer 96411...