RS PRO KFF13 User manual

KFF13 PORTABLE3PHELECTRICHEATER
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
PLEASEENSUREYOUHAVEREADANDUNDERSTOODTHESEINSTRUCTIONS FULLY,
BEFORE ATTEMPTING TOOPERATE THISEQUIPMENT.
IMPORTANTNOTE
FAILURETOFOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONS COULDDAMAGETHISEQUIPMENT&WILL
INVALIDATE THEWARRANTY!
GENERALSAFETY
Neverplace anything ontop oftheunit and neverobstruct itsair intake/exhaust grilles.
Leavea600 mm gap all round theunit tolet theair circulate.
AlwaysswitchOFF and unplug theequipment whennot inuse.
ELECTRICALSAFETY
Thesemodels connecttoastandard4Pin(or5pin) 16 amp415v3phase50 Hzpower
supplysocketviaitsmainslead(aninlineplugwill needtobefitted),theydonotrequirea
neutral&arenot PhaseRotationallySensitive.
THESEMODELSAREDESIGNEDFOR INTERNALUSEONLY.Donot useexternally.
Extensionleadsshouldbe;correctlyratedfortheinductiveload,fullyunwound,loosely
coiled and neverrun throughwateroroversharp edges.
Ensurethemachineis setto0(Off) andtheelectricalsupplyis switchedOFF before
plugging intothepowersupply.
Neverremoveanypanels/covers whilst theunit is connected toelectricalsupply.
Ifproblemsareexperienced,contactthesupplieriftheproblemcannotbeeasily&safely
rectified.
Competentpersonnelinaccordance withtheinstructionsorsupplierguidelinesshouldonly
attempt maintenance.
SETUP&OPERATION

KFF13T
Donot sitetheunit closetosoft fabrics,whichcould besucked overtheintakegrill,
blocking airflowintotheunit causing it tothenoverheat.Allowanair gap ofat least 600mm
tothefront and rearoftheunit toensureaclearairflow.
ToStart
Connect toasuitableelectricalsupply.
Theunit cannot operatewithout thefanswitchinthe‘1’position.
1–Switchthefanrockerswitchto‘1’.
2–Switchtheheaterrockerswitchto‘1’.
3–Set thethermostat tothedesired temperature.
Maximum totalductinglengthis 7.5mwith8”duct.Donotexceed,torun furtherlengths
contactmanufacturer.Keepductingastautandasstraightaspossible,avoidingkinksand
sharp bends.Donot restrict theducting outlet withgrills.
Tostop
Settheheatrockerswitchto‘0’,fanonlyandleavetheunitinthefanonlymodefor5
minutesMINIMUM toallowtheelementstocool.
Once theunit’sheathasbeendissipated,turnthefanrockerswitchto‘0’anddisconnect
fromtheelectricalsupply.
It is nowsafetomovetheunit.
Failuretoobservetheseinstructionscould result indamagetotheelements.
TheKFF13 is fittedwithasafetylimit thermostat.Should thedesigned operating temperature
beexceeded,itwill opencircuittheelements.Thesewill automaticallyresetasthe
temperaturereduces.
Maximum ambient working temperatureis 40°C.
Inareaswhereseveralheaters areusedsimultaneouslythepositioningoftheunitsis an
important consideration.
OptionalThermostatiffitted.
Rotating thecontrolknob fullyclockwisewill causetheheatertokeep providing heat until
theambient temperaturesensed byitssensor(thecoppertubelocated insidethereargrill)
reachesnominally40ºC.
At this point,powertotheheating element will beinterrupted,leaving thefanrunning only.
Ifthecontrolknob is turned anti-clockwisethentheuseris looking tolowerthesensed
ambient temperatureat whichtheelement switchesoff.
Whenthesensedambienttemperatureis belowthepointatwhichthethermostatis setto,
poweris once againapplied totheelement.