Roberts Gorden 10081601NA Rev H 12/11 - Manual (Page 8)

ROBERTS GORDON
®
ULTRAVAC™ C ONTROLLER I NSTALLATION M ANUAL
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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Safety
Your Safety is Important to Us!
This symbol is used throughout
the manual to notify you of
possible fire, electrical or burn
hazards. Please pay special atten-
tion when reading and following
the warnings in these sections.
Installation, service and annual inspection of
controller must be done by an electrician qualified in
the installation and service of control systems for
heating equipment.
Installation, service and annual inspection of heater
must be done by a contractor qualified in the
installation and service of gas-fired heating
equipment.
Read this manual carefully before installation,
operation, or service of this equipment.
The heater must be applied and operated under the
general concepts of reasonable use.
This appliance is not intended for use by persons
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowl-
edge, unless they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a per-
son responsible for their safety.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
For optimum heater performance and safe heating
conditions, inspect and maintain heater(s) before
every heating season and as necessary. Also, know
and maintain heater clearances to combustibles, see
heater Installation, Operation and Service Manual for
further details. If you require additional manuals, con-
tact your ROBERTS GORDON
® independent distrib-
utor or Roberts-Gordon at (716) 852-4400, (800)
828-7450 or at www.rg-inc.com.
1.2 What is ROBERTS GORDON ® ULTRAVAC™?
The ROBERTS GORDON ® ULTRAVAC™ is a micro-
processor based control package designed for
modulating control of CORAYVAC
® heaters based on
outdoor temperatures.
This controller is capable of giving control outputs to
one vacuum pump and three heating zones. The
controller also features inputs which are used for
indoor and outdoor signal condition monitoring.
For the overall view of connected components for
ROBERTS GORDON ® ULTRAVAC™, see Page 8,
Figure 5.
System status and settings are viewed and altered
from a PC (not supplied) running ROBERTS GOR-
DON
® ULTRAVAC™ Software.
1.3 General Requirements
The ROBERTS GORDON ® ULTRAVAC™ series of
controllers are supplied pre-configured for use with
ROBERTS GORDON
® CORAYVAC ® infrared heating
equipment only. Failure to comply with the installation
instructions and configuration may invalidate the
ROBERTS GORDON
® ULTRAVAC™ limited war-
ranty. See Page 62, Section 11.
ROBERTS GORDON ® ULTRAVAC™ Software
requires a PC (not supplied) running Windows ® 95 or
higher, with a Pentium ® class processor and at least
64k of RAM.
The controller, variable frequency drive, burners,
repeater, pump and outside air blower must be
electrically grounded in accordance with the National
Electrical Code
® ANSI/NFPA 70 - latest revision.
Before proceeding with the installation of the control-
ler, it will be necessary to check that the following
points have been considered:
1.4 CORAYVAC ® Design Requirements
CORAYVAC ® burners shall be CRV B-6, B-8, B-9,
B-10 or B-12 burners.
CORAYVAC ® systems designed shall have
minimum radiant pipe length and 1.5 - 2.0 feet per
flow unit of tailpipe length.
DANGER
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect electric before service.
Controller must be properly grounded to an
electrical source.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death or electrical shock.