I live at 5,000' elevation. Will I need to change the orifice for the altitude? Also, what is the minimum distance from the ceiling or wall?
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The PDF file you can get online of the installation instructions will answer those questions for you best.
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No closer than 36" to the ceiling. 8" from a wall is enough. The manual stated that operating the heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. My personal observation is that the pilot is very strong. The pilots on a kitchen stove are 5 times smaller. Therefore, I turn the pilot off when I turn my heater off. Maybe I'll change that on very cold days; it's my first year owning it. At any rate, I turn the knob to pilot setting, click the starter button, hold the knob down for 10 seconds (max.) or less, then turn the heater on. It's very simple to do. The pilot stays on the whole time the heater is operating. Good luck. No closer than 36" to the ceiling. 8" from a wall is enough. The manual stated that operating the heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. My personal observation is that the pilot is very strong. The pilots on a kitchen stove are 5 times smaller. Therefore, I turn the pilot off when I turn my heater off. Maybe I'll change that on very cold days; it's my first year owning it. At any rate, I turn the knob to pilot setting, click the starter button, hold the knob down for 10 seconds (max.) or less, then turn the heater on. It's very simple to do. The pilot... » Read More No closer than 36" to the ceiling. 8" from a wall is enough. The manual stated that operating the heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. My personal observation is that the pilot is very strong. The pilots on a kitchen stove are 5 times smaller. Therefore, I turn the pilot off when I turn my heater off. Maybe I'll change that on very cold days; it's my first year owning it. At any rate, I turn the knob to pilot setting, click the starter button, hold the knob down for 10 seconds (max.) or less, then turn the heater on. It's very simple to do. The pilot stays on the whole time the heater is operating. Good luck. « Show Less
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I mounted mine right on the wall using the bracket that came with the heater. I believe 8 to 10 inches is the minimum distance from adjacent walls. I live at an elevation of 5,300' and have no problems. I never considered the distance from the ceiling since I have over 8 feet of clearance, but I believe the instructions addressed those issues.
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No closer than 36" to the ceiling. 8" from a wall is enough. The manual stated that operating the heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage. My personal observation is that the pilot is very strong. The pilots on a kitchen stove are 5 times smaller. Therefore, I turn the pilot off when I turn my heater off. Maybe I'll change that on very cold days; it's my first year owning it. At any rate, I turn the knob to pilot setting, click the starter button, hold the knob down for 10 seconds (max.) or less, then turn the heater on. It's very simple to do. The pilot stays on the whole time the heater is operating. Good luck.
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Changing the orifice will do nothing for high altitude. I have a house at 8500 feet, and can not use any of the newer stly with th O2 sensors. They only function to 4000 ft, and 4500 feet will cause intermittent operation. I have used this type heaters for over 20 years and they work great at 750 feet in Ohio, and wanted one for my house in Colorado, but to no avail.
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No idea. Im from the Puget Sound, so im pretty low elevation. Im sure it might work. My old Zippo worked in Illinois, and that was at about 5 or 7 thousand feet. Wish I could help out mor.
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I put it as high as I could. I am away from my home but can tell you that it's about 18 to 24 from ceiling. Just enough room to get shovels on and off. This item is pretty good. The one thing you have to be careful with is attaching across and hitting studs at the ends. It is only 8ft when both pieces are abutted. With the placement of the holes, it gets a little tricky, but doable. The screws will just have to be angled in.
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It's a little over 6 feet tall. Normal ceilings and you won't have a problem...
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Thanks for all the answers. I have discovered from the manufacturer that this heater will not operate at altitudes above 4500 feet. I'm at 6500 feet. I'm surprised that this fact isn't emphasized in the product description. Looking for another heater.
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Depends on the settings or rather how tall you (or tallest user) is. I am 6 ft 1 inch or so and set the machine to 6.4 to get full inversion. At that setting it is just a hair over 7 foot high. My guess would be the tallest user could not be more then 5 foot 5 inches with your low ceiling. That aside, this is a great item and we have no regrets and highly recommend it. Good luck.
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I have used this heater at approximately 8,000 feet. You should ask the manufacture of the elevation limits.
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No none of mine were. I live at 4000', when I lived in Albuquerque 6000'. Some stuff packaged at sea level and sealed well do 'puff up' at higher elevation because of air pressure being higher inside the container than outside. That being said, I would still be careful and ship it back for another.
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You will not want to use this heater with that low of a ceiling. It generates massive heat for quite a few feet above the unit. I installed it and had to take it down and return it. I purchased a forced air unit instead. The forced air unit work great!
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Unsure of the highest. I live at 7000' and have not had any problems. My understanding is the previous altitude issues with plasmas has all but been eliminated.
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Hi Raegan Isaac, thanks for the question. This fan requires a minimum ceiling height of at least 96.76" in order to meet building codes. If your ceiling is lower than 96.76" (at 7.5 feet you're at 90 inches) then you may need to add a flushmount adapter. If you cannot find what you need to make this fan work in your room, please give us a call so we can check to see if there are any further alternatives. Our experts will know exactly what to do. Oh, and they're sitting right next to their phones right now :) Hansen Wholesale 1-800-201-1193
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Not sure you can as it will affect the engineering. My son has it since he has the smaller room(which he chose) but he's okay with the way he has to maneuver. It would be a better option to use a futon mattress (with a thin board for more support) to make it lower to the ceiling. I bought him a regular mattress and he's a bit higher (he's 13.5 and almost 6 feet).
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Our proform 1110 E is in our basement. The ceiling in 7' 6" and I am 6' 3" with my shoes on. I have to keep the incline at 0 in order to keep about 1" of clearance for my head. When the incline is all the way up (20), my head hits if I stand tall. If I lean forward (as you would if you were walking or running up hill), I'm ok, but it's a bit uncomfortable. If our basement ceilings were a full 8' tall I'd be fine. If you're under 6' tall, you'll probably be fine too. My wife is only 5' tall so it isn't an issue for her at all. :-D
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You will be able to reach higher than 18 feet. I replaced some ceiling tiles at my church that were 20 feet. I believe that I could have went a foot or two higher.
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Yes, there is an adjustment for altitude when you install. I have two units at 6500 ft and they work fine.
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I installed this unit about 6 months ago. We live at an altitude of 7500 ft. I have not had any problems with this unit. It is performing better than the Noritz unit we had previously.
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I've installed, used and owned Rinnai heaters in my area for the past 20 years. We're at 6,400 ft. I have done intstallations up to 7,400 ft with no issues from altitude.