Desa VP600BA Operating Heater, Checking GAS Connections, For Your Safety Read Before Lighting

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VENT FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER

INSTALLATION

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CHECKING GAS

CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas pip- ing and connections for leaks after installation or servicing. Correct all leaks at once.

WARNING: Never use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a mixture of liquid soap and water to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct all leaks at once.

CAUTION: Make sure exter- nal regulator has been installed between propane/LP supply and heater. See guidelines under Con- necting to Gas Supply, page 9.

Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System

Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1. Disconnect appliance with its appliance

main gas valve (control valve) and equip-

ment shutoff valve from gas supply pip-

ing system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig

will damage heater regulator.

2.Pressurize supply piping system by ei- ther using compressed air or opening propane/LP supply tank valve.

3.Check all joints from propane/LP sup- ply tank to equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

4.Correct all leaks at once.

Pressure Testing Heater Gas Connections

1.Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 14).

2.Open propane/LP supply tank valve.

3.Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF position.

4.Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to control valve (see Figure 15). Apply mixture of liquid soap and wa- ter to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

5.Correct all leaks at once.

6.Light heater (see Operating Heater, pages 10 and 11). Check the rest of the internal joints for leaks.

7.Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 11).

8.Replace front panel.

Open

Equipment

Shutoff

Valve

OPERATING

HEATER

FOR YOUR SAFETY

READ BEFORE

LIGHTING

WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result caus- ing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

A.This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot, follow these in- structions exactly.

B.BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the appliance area for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because some gas is heavier than air and will settle on the floor.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

•Do not try to light any appliance.

•Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any phone in your building.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.

•If you cannot reach your gas sup- plier, call the fire department.

2.	Cap off open end of gas pipe where
	equipment shutoff valve was connected.
3.	Pressurize supply piping system by ei-
	ther using compressed air or opening
	propane/LP supply tank valve.
4.	Check all joints of gas supply piping
	system. Apply mixture of liquid soap
	and water to gas joints. Bubbles form-
	ing show a leak.
5.	Correct all leaks at once.
6.	Reconnect heater and equipment
	shutoff valve to gas supply. Check re-
	connected fittings for leaks.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1.Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 14).

	C. Use only your hand to push in or
	turn the gas control knob. Never use
Closed	tools. If the knob will not push in or
	turn by hand, don’t try to repair it,
Figure 14 - Equipment Shutoff Valve	call a qualified service technician or
Control Valve Location	gas supplier. Force or attempted re-
	pair may result in a fire or explosion.
	D. Do not use this appliance if any part
	has been under water. Immediately
Propane/LP	call a qualified service technician to
Supply	inspect the appliance and to replace
Tank	any part of the control system and
	any gas control which has been un-
	der water.
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve

Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints

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