PS Magazine - MAY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 354
MAY 1982
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It's hard to get excited about KP,
espec±ally if ±t means doing the dishes .²
Your ±mmers±on heater makes the job
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eas±er by supply±ng the hot water-±f
yOu take care of it right.
you use the r±ght books. TM 10³4500³
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200´13 covers immersion heaters with
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The r±ght start³up procedures keep
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you and the heater safe¸ They'll vary
depend±ng oN which heater you have¶
but here¹ re a few that¹re good for all of
¹em:
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Before you start up, make sure
you have the right number of air
conditioning pipe sections. Four of
'em give just tHe right amount of
draft to keep the fire Going.
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Never fire up the heater if it's
not In water. Water soaks up the Heat
so THe heater won't Get too Hot to
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Always wear non-flammable
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gLovEs when you liGht the heater.
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²hey'll save your hanDs from flare³
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ups. Keep your face back´ tooµ so the
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fLames won't char-bro¶L you.
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Never let fuel drip ·into the
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heater before you'vE preheated the
flue and are ready to ligHt tHe
¸urner. OtHerwIse´ tHe Heater could
lIg¹T wIth a baºg.
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If
fi»l the Cup about
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full of fuel¼or
ti»l the wiCk is completely saturated½
²heº´ shut of¾ the flow of fUel.
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Switch tHe lighter cup back to
tHe burºer compartment so that the
edge is below the fuel vaLve. Open
the valVe a¿ainÀthis time enougÁ to
give you a trickle of fuel. (²he drops
of fuel should resemble a string of
beÂads comiºg out of tHe valve.)
Flames from the cup will ignite the
fuel.
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Once the burner is lità move the
cup back to the flue compartmentÄ
it'lL burº itself out¼and adjust the
fuel flow so that the flames on tHe
burºer are Just short of smokiºg.
Make sure the burºiºg fuel hits
the burºer plate. Åf it doesÆÇtÈ you
need to aDjust the Heater or the can
so it DoesÉ
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