Desa BLP35ES owner manual Ignitor, Causing severe burns

Ignitor

1.	Remove motor and fan
	guard from heater (see
	Motor, page 10, steps 1 and
	2).
2.	Remove black ignitor wire
	from piezo ignitor. Access
	ignitor wire through
	underside of heater base
	(see Figure 13). Push wire
	up through bushing in
	heater shell.
3.	Remove ignitor mounting
	screw from rear head using

Ignitor Wire

Piezo Ignitor

Bushing

Underside of Heater Base

	nut-driver or standard
	screwdriver (see Figure 14).
4.	Remove ignitor from rear
	head.
5.	Install new ignitor. Attach
	ignitor to rear head with
	ignitor mounting screw.
6.	Run ignitor wire from new
	ignitor through bushing in
	heater shell. Attach ignitor
	wire to piezo ignitor.
7.	Set gap between ignitor
	electrode and target plate to
	4.3 mm (see Figure 15).
8.	Test for spark.
	WARNING: Make sure
	heater is disconnected
	from propane supply.
	Heater could ignite
	causing severe burns.
	Push piezo ignitor button
	and watch for spark be-
	tween ignitor electrode and
	target plate.
9.	Place motor and fan guard
	into rear of heater shell (see
	Motor, page 10, steps 9 and
	10).

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Figure 13 - Removing Ignitor Wire from Piezo Ignitor

Rear

Head

Ignitor

Ignitor

Mounting

Screw

Figure 14 - Removing Ignitor Mounting Screw and Ignitor

Target

Plate

Gap

Area

Ignitor

Electrode

Figure 15 - Clearance between Ignitor Electrode and Target Plate