PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 701

APRIL 2011
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-701 - Page 26 of 33
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PS 701
APR 11
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Delivers water at 9 gallons per minute at temperatures
between 60°F and 190°F (16°C and 88°C)
•±
Automatic safety controls protect against flame
failure, low water and scalding hot water.
•±
Soldiers can operate the controls even if they’re
wearing arctic mittens or chemical protective gloves.
Calvin Long, equipment specialist,
DSN 256-6000, (508) 233-6000. Or
email:
calvin.b.long@us.army.mil
Michael Chandler, item manager,
DSN 256-5380, (508) 233-5380. Or
email:
mike.e.chandler@us.army.mil
Drum fill
adapter can
connect a
55-gal fuel
drum to
heater
some like it
here are
some of the
awh 400’s
features…
need more
information?
phone or email the
following pocs at
the soldier product
support integration
directorate
in natick,
massachusetts.
There’s an Army TM available
for the AWH 400. it’s
TM 10-4520-266-13&P, and
you’ll find it on the USAMC
LOGSA’s Electronic Technical
Manuals website:
etms/online.cfm
The 500-lb heater is skid-mounted and holds about 33 gallons of water, which are
heated by a fuel oil burner. It runs on a variety of fuels, including DF1, DF2, DFA,
JP-5 and JP-8. With the exhaust stack, it stands 74 inches high x 32 inches wide x
55 inches long.
Army Water Heater 400…
Control box is
mounted to top
of heater
oh, man, I
really need a
hot shower!
oh, no! the
water heater’s
not working
again!
yeah,
you do!
you’re
right!
neither
do I!
I don’t
need a
shower
that
bad!
actually,
they
do!
and now
they
can
get one
because the Army
has fielded a new
heater.
it’s the 400,000-BTU
Army water heater
400 (AWH 400), NSN
The AWH 400 is an
alternative to
the old M-80 and
M-85 heaters.
the new heater
can heat water for
various uses.
but it’s primarily used
to heat water for the
12-head shower, nsn
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