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Are You Cold?
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Do You Want To Be Comfortable?

The DLA’s Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
(DSCP) General and Industrial Directorate has space
heaters available for your tent, barracks or shelter. They
are part of the Family of Space Heaters (FOSH) that have
been tested by Natick Laboratories. Tailor Logistic
Support Packages have been developed to support this
program which includes the following heaters:

• NSN 4520-01-444-2375: Space Heater Arctic (SHA).
Designed to provide heat for the ten man Arctic tent.

• NSN 4520-01-478-9207: Space Heater Small (SHS). A
small lightweight quickly deployable heater for small
shelters of five or fewer soldiers.

• NSN 4520-01-329-3451 (Liquid fuel) or NSN 4520-
01-354-1191 (Solid fuel): Space Heater Medium (SHM)
or H-45 Heater. All general-purpose tentage (small,
medium and large) and temper tents.

• NSN 4520-01-431-8927: Space Heater Convective
(SHC). Modular command post system tent and other
tents housing expensive electronic equipment.
Also available is the Thermoelectric Fan (TEF) which
can operate on any flat surface heater with a surface tem-perature
ranging from 500 to 700 degrees Fahrenheit.

• NSN 4520-01-457-2790: (Shown on top of the H-45 heater)
The TEF significantly increases
the comfort level in a heated room, tent or barracks. It
does this by moving the heated air to the bottom and
corners, providing more even heat distribution
throughout the entire shelter. It creates its own power
by converting a small amount of heat from the space
heater into electricity. This power drives the motor and
turns the fan. No external power source is needed.
The increased comfort allows the occupants to signifi-cantly
reduce the fuel valve setting, thereby saving sub-stantial
amounts of fuel. According to the Army’s esti-mates,
one TEF saves anywhere between $400 and
$1400 per year (depending on the usage). The TEF
pays for itself in one year.
 

For additional information, contact
Dan Di Lossi
Senior Inventory Manager
DSCP - IFAC
DSN 444-5190
COMM 215-737-5190
EMAIL ddilossi@dscp.dla.mil