patio NPC05, Assembly Instructions Manual

Assembly Instructions for Patio Comfort 

Natural Gas Patio Heater Model NPC05 

Please be sure to read all instructions thoroughly before attempting to assemble or use your 
Patio Comfort Natural Gas outdoor infrared patio-heater.  Before using your heater please 
read the safety warnings and safety tips.  This is a gas-burning appliance that gets extremely 
hot at the emitter grid.  If you have any questions about the final assembly, connections to the 
fuel source, leak testing the fittings and connections, operation, or function of this appliance 
please contact your selling dealer or a qualified gas service technician or local natural gas 
public utility before attempting to operate this appliance. 
 
We have tried to make the assembly of your Patio Comfort Natural Gas heater as simple as 
possible while maintaining the highest levels of safety and performance. 
 
The installation of this product must comply with local codes or authority having jurisdiction. 
In the absence of local codes the installation must comply with the ANSI Z223.1 1984 entitled 
the “National Fuel Gas Code.”  In Canada, in the absence of a local building code requirement 
it must comply with the National Standards of Canada CA/CGA-B149.1 & 2 M86. 
 
Your Model 

PC-NG

 base has been pre-assembled at the factory.  The base assembly includes 

a heavy cast-iron ballast.  Under no circumstances should the ballast weight be removed from 
the base or altered in any way.  This ballast weight provides for added safety and stability.  
Your heater should not be operated in rain, high winds, or dusty conditions.  In high wind 
areas you might want to remove the reflector to minimize the potential danger of the heater 
blowing over when not in use.  Infrared heaters, or any outdoor gas burning appliance, are not 
designed to operate in windy conditions over 5 – 7 MPH. 
 
Step 1:  Lay base on floor or sturdy table with socket assembly in vertical upright position.  

Slide the 66” long stainless steel or painted post with rectangular access hole at the 
bottom of the post over the round welded vertical socket on the base. 

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Align the post holes at the 
bottom of the post with the 
holes in the vertical socket 
assembly. (See Figure #1)

Figure #1