Desa 30LP, BLP30, RLP30 Ventilation, Operation, To Start Heater, To Stop Heater, To Restart Heater

OWNER’S MANUAL

VENTILATION

WARNING: Provide at least a one square foot opening of fresh, outside air while running heater. If proper fresh, outside air venti- lation is not provided, carbon monoxide poisoning can occur. Provide proper fresh, outside air ventilation before running heater.

OPERATION

WARNING: Review and un- derstand the warnings in the Safety Information section, page

2.They are needed to safely op- erate this heater. Follow all local codes when using this heater.

To Start Heater

1.Follow all installation, ventilation, and safety information.

2.Locate heater on stable and level sur- face. Make sure strong drafts do not blow into front or rear of heater.

3.Plug power cord of heater into a three- prong, grounded extension cord. Exten- sion cord must be at least six feet long. Extension cord must be UL listed.

Extension Cord Wire Size Requirements

•Up to 50 ft long, use 18 AWG rated cord.

•51 to 100 ft long, use 16 AWG rated cord.

•101 to 200 ft long, use 14 AWG rated cord.

4.Plug extension cord into a 120 volt/60 hertz, 3-hole, grounded outlet. Motor will start. Fan will turn, forcing air out front of heater.

5.Open propane supply valve on propane tank(s) slowly. Note: If not opened slowly, excess-flow check valve on pro- pane tank will stop gas flow. You may hear a click from the excess-flow check valve closing. If this happens, reset the excess-flow check valve by closing pro- pane supply valve and open again slowly.

WARNING: Be sure motor and fan are running before pushing in automatic control valve but- ton. Flames could flash outside heater if motor and fan are not running.

6.Push in and hold automatic control valve button (see Figure 8). Push piezo ignitor button (see Figure 8). Keep pushing ignitor button until the burner lights. When burner lights, keep auto- matic control valve button pushed in. Release button after 30 seconds. This activates the automatic control system.

Note: If heater fails to ignite, hose may have air in it. If so, keep automatic con- trol valve button pressed and wait 20 sec- onds. Release automatic control valve button and wait 20 seconds for unburned fuel to exit heater. Repeat this step.

Piezo

Ignitor

Button

Automatic Control

Valve Button

Figure 8 - Automatic Control Valve Button and Piezo Ignitor Button

NOTICE: If heater is unplugged or power outage occurs while heater is running, the thermal limit de- vice will stop fuel flow. A few sec- onds occur before the thermal limit device activates. During this short time, flames may appear outside the heater. This is normal. The flames will go out when thermal limit device activates.

To Stop Heater

1.Tightly close propane supply valve on propane tank(s).

2.Wait a few seconds. Heater will burn gas left in supply hose.

3.Unplug heater.

To Restart Heater

1.Wait five minutes after stopping heater.

2.Repeat steps under To Start Heater.

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