Desa RCP275, TC275 owner manual Trouble Shooting, Symptom Possible Cause Remedy

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TROUBLE-

SHOOTING

You may have further ques- tions about this heater. If so, contact DESA International’s Technical Service Department at 1-800-323-5190.

!WARNING

Never attempt to service heater while it is connected to propane supply, operating, or hot. Severe burns can occur.

SYMPTOM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

Pilot fails

1. Propane supply valve closed

1.

Open propane supply valve

to light.

 

on propane tank(s).

 

slowly.

 

2.

Excess-flow check valve

2.

Close propane supply valve on

 

 

closed.

 

propane tank and reopen

 

3.

Air in gas line.

 

slowly.

 

 

 

3.

Allow several minutes to purge

 

 

 

 

air with automatic control

 

4.

Blockage in pilot orifice.

 

valve button depressed.

 

5.

Piezo ignition system not

4.

Replace pilot orifice.

 

 

sparking.

5.

Adjust ignitor electrode gap to

 

 

 

 

.120". Check wire lead for

 

 

 

 

damage. Replace piezo ignitor

 

 

 

 

and/or ignitor electrode as

Pilot lights

1. Not enough warm-up time.

 

necessary.

 

 

but goes

 

 

1.

Relight, hold automatic control

out when

2. Low gas pressure.

 

valve button in 45 seconds.

automatic

 

 

2.

Check propane tank(s) for

control valve

3. Thermocouple loose or

 

proper gas supply.

button

 

needs to be replaced.

3.

Tighten connection or replace

is released.

4.

Automatic control valve

 

thermocouple.

 

 

needs to be replaced.

4.

Replace automatic control

Burn rate

1. Main burner valve not fully

 

valve.

 

 

is low.

 

open.

1.

Fully open main burner valve

 

 

 

 

by turning the valve handle

 

2.

Plugged gas orifices.

 

towards ON position until it

 

3.

Low gas pressure.

 

stops.

 

 

 

2.

Replace gas orifice.

 

4.

Low fuel supply.

3.

Check gas supply; check

 

 

 

 

regulator output.

 

 

 

4.

Consult propane gas supplier.

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