L.B. White I17 Instruction manual

Gas Conversion Kit
Individual / Zone Controlled
Radiant Brooders
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Tools required:
Phillips- head screwdriver
Adjustable wrench
Hand held butane torch
ASSEMBLY and INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Qualifications for installation:
• You must be able to read and understand these instructions.
• You must have sufficient training and experience to install the kit.
• You must be able to test the brooder for proper operation.
Discussion:
These instructions are specific to radiant brooders models I-17 with D design sequence level in the model number (example:
I17P11000D). Refer to the brooder’s clearance and data plate disk.
Initial Preparation:
1. Ensure 5 PSIG is supplied to all brooders.Appropriate regulators must be installed if necessary.
2. Close the fuel supply valve and allow all heaters to cool.
3. Remove the brooder’s filter.
4. Disconnect the brooder’s gas hose.
5. Clean the brooder and its filter. Refer to the brooder’s owner’s manual for instructions.
Conversion:
1. Disassemble the brooder as shown in Fig. 1 (Individual controlled brooder) or Fig. 2 (Zone controlled brooder)
FIG. 1 (Individual Controlled)
MODULATING
VALVE BODY
LOOSEN
NUT
DISCONNECT
THERMOCOUPLE
SOFT FLAME
BYPASS
ORIFICE CLEARANCE AND DATA
PLATE DISK
REMOVE SCREW
AND RETAINER
CLIP
AIR HOUSING

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FIG. 2 (Zone Controlled)
2. Back the jam nut half - way down the threads of the original air housing assembly.
3. Using the torch, apply a soft flame to the safety valve where it threads onto the air housing, sufficiently to
soften the thread locking compound used in assembly of the brooder.
4. Replace the air housing with the similar component form the kit.
-- Individual control heaters: replace the by-pass orifice located in the modulating valve body.
5.Assemble the replacement air housing onto the brooder. See Fig. 3 and refer to the following:
a. Back the kit’s jam nut half-way down the replacement air housing’s threads.
b.Apply a couple drops of Loctite thread sealant from the kit to the air housing’s threads.
c. Thread the safety control valve onto the air housing threads at least four full turns, and as needed to
allow the safety control to be installed in an upright position.
d. Thread the jam nut hand tight against the body of the safety control valve and secure in place
with a wrench.
FIG. 3
REMOVE
JAM NUT CLEARANCE AND
DATA PLATE DISK
REMOVE SCREW
AND RETAINER
CLIP
AIR HOUSING
DISCONNECT
THERMOCOUPLE
APPLY SOFT
FLAME
APPLY LOCTITE TO FIRST
FOUR THREADS THERMOCOUPLE AUTO RESET
ENSURE O-RINGS IS
SEATED IN JAM NUT

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Conversion:
1. Reconnect the gas hose to the brooder, tightening it securely.
2. Ensure proper hanging configuration. See the back of this instruction sheet.
3. Open the fuel supply valve and leak check using approved leak detectors.
4. Light the brooders and check for proper operation.
5. Set the second stage regulator to ensure proper gas supply pressure to all heaters in the zone. Check pres-
sure at maximum and minimum heat output. Refer to Clearance and Data Plate disk on brooder or to zone
panel.
6. When steps 1 – 5 are complete, set the temperature control on the zone panel or on individual control brood-
ers to desired setting.
7. Keep these instructions for future use.
ATTENTION:
• Ensure the brooder is hung so its control is positioned 10 to 50 down from horizontal after the gas supply hose
is attached. This allows proper venting of the brooder and prevents potential heat damage to the filter.
• Repositioning of the hanging brackets key ring may be required to achieve proper hanging position.
Installation Layout for Safe Clearances:
INSTALLATION LAYOUT
FOR SAFE CLEARANCES
I17 - 3 FT. MINIMUM
BROODER TOP TO CEILING
POSITION THE GAS HOSE AND ELECTRICAL POWER CORD
OUTSIDE OF THE HOT ZONE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE HEATER.
POSITION THE GAS HOSE AND POWER CORD TO AVOID
ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR CONTACT WITH THE HOT CANOPY
SURFACE OF THE HEATER.
MINIMUM 3 FT. CLEARANCE
TO COMBUSTIBLES
FLOOR
I17 - 3.5 FT. MINIMUM
POINT OF COMBUSTION
CONE TO FLOOR
HANG THE HEATER WITH THE
CONTROL END 1 TO 5 DEGREES DOWN
FROM HORIZONTAL (SEE BELOW)
CONTROL PANEL
GAS PIPING
THIS NOT THIS
CONTROL END
KEYRING
STEEL CABLE
HANGING
CONTROL END
OR CHAIN
BRACKET
OF HEATER
MUST BE 1 TO 5 DOWN
FROM HORIZONTAL

Contact your local L.B. White dealer for replacement parts
and service. You may also call the L.B. White Co., Inc. at
U.S. & Canada: 1-800-345-7200, Overseas: 001-608-783-5691
assistance, or email us at [email protected].
Be sure that you have your heater model number and
configuration number when calling.
Service
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HEATING SOLUTIONS
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800-345-7200 • 608-783-5691
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