Sterling GG-120 User Manual

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PRIMARY AIR SHUTTER ADJUSTMENT
Primary air adjustment is made at the factory.  No fi eld adjustments are necessary.
GAS INPUT RATE
Check the gas input rate as follows (Refer to General 
Safety Information section for metric conversions).
 Never overfi re the unit heater, as this 
may cause unsatisfactory operation, or shorten the 
life of the heater.
1.  Turn off all gas appliances that use gas through the 
same meter as the unit heater.
2.  Turn the gas on to the unit heater.
3.  Clock the time in seconds required to burn 1 cubic 
foot of gas by checking the gas meter.
4.  Insert the time required to burn one cubic foot of 
gas into the following formula and compute the input 
rate.
 
3600 (Sec. per Hr.) X BTU/Cu. Ft.    
 
 
 
 
 
           = Input Rate
   
Time 
(Sec.)
For example:
Assume the BTU content of one cubic foot of gas is 
1000, and that it takes 48 seconds to burn one cubic 
foot of gas.
 
3600  x 1000  
 
                       =  75,000
 
 
   48
NOTICE: If the computation exceeds, or is less than 
95% of the gas BTU/hr. input rating (see Table 1), 
adjust the gas pressure.
Adjust the gas pressure as follows:
1.  NATURAL GAS: Best results are obtained when 
the unit heater is operating at its full rated input with 
the manifold pressure of 3.5 inches W.C. (0.9 kPa). 
Adjustment of the pressure regulator is not normally 
necessary since it is preset at the factory.
 
However, fi eld adjustment may be made as follows:
a.  Attach manometer at the pressure tap plug below 
the control outlet.
b. Remove the regulator adjustment screw cap, 
located on the combination gas valve.
c.  With a small screwdriver, rotate the adjustment 
screw counterclockwise to decrease pressure, or 
clockwise to increase pressure.
d.  Replace regulator adjustment screw cap.
2.  PROPANE GAS: An exact manifold pressure of 10.0 
inches W.C. (2.5 kPa) must be maintained for proper 
operation of the unit heater. If the unit is equipped 
with a pressure regulator on the combination gas 
valve, follow steps "a" through "d" above. If the unit 
is not so equipped, the propane gas supply system 
pressure must be regulated to attain this manifold 
operating pressure.
3.  The adjusted manifold pressure should not vary more 
than 10% from pressure specifi ed in Tables 7 & 8.
Table 7 - Main Burner Orifi ce Schedule*
TUBULAR UNIT HEATER 
HIGH ALTITUDE DERATION
This Tubular Unit Heater has been manufactured utilizing 
standard burner orifi ces and a normal manifold pressure 
setting as per the specifi cations shown on your unit rating 
plate (refer to Tables 3, 7 and 8).
All unit deration must be done through fi eld adjustments 
by a qualified technician (refer to Table 8). Once the 
proper adjustments are made in the field, attach 
label #J17-06459 to the unit, and record adjusted 
manifold pressure, altitude of the unit installation and 
the technician’s name and date on the label using a 
permanent marker.
*
INPUT
IN 
1000
BTU
2500 BTU/Ft
3
(93.1 MJ/m
3
)
PROPANE
TYPE OF GAS
NATURAL
1075 BTU/Ft
3
(40.1 MJ/m
3
)
3.5" W.C.
(0.87kPA)
10" W.C.
(2.49 kPA)
NO. OF
BURNER
ORIFICES
MANIFOLD
PRESSURE
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
30
45
60
75
90
105
120
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
FT 
3
/HR
ORIFICE DRILL
28
38
42
1/8
56
27
70
20
84
16
98
11
112
5
12
52
18
48
24
42
30
37
36
35
42
31
48
1/8
HEATING VALUE
*This schedule is for units operating at normal altitudes of 2000 ft. (610m) 
or less. 
When installed in Canada, any references to deration at altitudes in excess 
of 2000 ft. (610m) are to be ignored. At altitudes of 2000  to 4500 ft. (610 to 
1372m), the unit heaters must be orifi ced to 90% of the normal altitude rating, 
and be so marked in accordance with ETL certifi cation.