Shutting Off Heater | Desa BLUE FLAME VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER

VANGUARD 6000 BTU

NATURAL GAS HEATER

OPERATING

HEATER

Continued

LIGHTING

INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP! Read the safety information page 9, column 3.

2.Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open.

3. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the OFF position.

Ignitor Button

Control Knob

Note: If pilot does not stay lit, re- fer to Troubleshooting, pages 12 through 14. Also contact a quali- fied service person or gas supplier for repairs. Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pi- lot with match, see Manual Light- ing Procedure.

Ignitor Electrode

Thermocouple	Pilot Burner

TO TURN OFF GAS

TO APPLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise	Clockwise
to the PILOT position.

2.Press in control knob and turn clock-

wise	Clockwise	to the OFF position.
	Clockwise

Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)

1. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the PILOT position.

PILOT OFF

HIGH

IGNITOR

LOW

Figure 15 - Control Knob In The OFF Position

4.Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow "B" in the safety in- formation at the top of column 3, page 9. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

5.Press in control knob and turn coun-

terclockwise C-clockwiseto the PILOT position. Keep control knob pressed in for five (5) seconds (see Figure 15).

Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hook- ing up to gas supply. If so, the con- trol knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.

•If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.

6.With control knob pressed in, push down and release ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. The pilot can be seen through the glass panel. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.

Figure 16 - Pilot

7.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.

Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7.

8.Turn control knob counterclockwise

C-clockwiseto the HIGH position. The main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HIGH and LOW. To turn control knob from HIGH to a lower setting, press in the control knob and turn counterclock-

wise C-clockwise .

Note: Both HIGH and LOW are locked positions. You must press in control knob before turning it from these positions.

CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve.

MANUAL LIGHTING

PROCEDURE

1.Remove front panel (see Figure 10, page 7).

2.Follow steps 1 through 5 under Lighting Instructions.

3.With control knob pressed in, strike match. Hold match to pilot until pi- lot lights.

4.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after pilot is lit. After 30 sec- onds, release control knob.

5.Replace front panel.

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