Desa VP5D Lighting Instructions, To Select Heating Level, To Turn OFF GAS To Appliance

OPERATING

HEATER

Continued

LIGHTING

INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP! Read the safety information, page 10, column 3.

2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.

3.Turn control knob clockwise to 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, page 10, column 3. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

5.Press in control knob, and turn coun-

terclockwise to pilot position. Keep control knob pressed for five seconds.

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. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.

Note: If pilot does not light, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 13 through 15. Also contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs. Until re- pairs are made, light pilot with match, see Manual Lighting Procedure.

7.Keep control knob pressed in for 10 seconds after lighting pilot. After 10 seconds, release control knob.

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

IGNITOR LOW

HIGH

Figure 16 - Control Knob In The OFF Position (Model VP10A Shown)

Ignitor Electrode

Pilot Burner

Thermocouple

Figure 17 - Pilot

TO SELECT

HEATING LEVEL

WARNING: When running heater, set control knob at LOW or HIGH locked positions (VP10A) or ON position (VP5D). Never set control knob between locked positions. Poor combustion and higher levels of carbon monox- ide may result.

CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the equip- ment shutoff valve.

1.Slightly press in control knob and

turn counterclockwise to the LOW or HIGH positions (VP10A) or ON position (VP5D).

IMPORTANT: Release downward pressure while turning control knob. Control knob will lock at the desired position.

Control VP10A

Knob Burners

OFF

PILOT

LOW

OFF

PILOT

HIGH

OFF

ControlVP5D

KnobBurner

OFF

PILOT

ON

OFF

Figure 18 - Burner Patterns

TO TURN OFF GAS

TO APPLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater

Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the OFF position.

Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)

Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the PILOT position.

MANUAL LIGHTING

PROCEDURE

1.Remove front panel (see Figure 10, page 8).

2.Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light- ing Instructions.

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

4.Keep control knob pressed in for 10 seconds after pilot is lit. After 10 sec- onds, release control knob.

5.Replace front panel.