Desa BLUE FLAME VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER installation manual Installing to, Wall

VANGUARD 6000 BTU

NATURAL GAS HEATER

INSTALLING TO

LOCATING HEATER CEILING

WALL

NOTICE: A qualified service per- son must install heater. Follow all local codes.

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use only natural gas. If your gas supply is not natural, do not install heater. Call dealer where you bought heater for proper type heater.

INSTALLATION ITEMS

Before installing heater, make sure you have the items listed below:

•piping (check local codes)

•sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)

•manual shutoff valve *

•ground joint union

•test gauge connection * (see Figure 12, page 8)

•sediment trap

•tee joint

•pipe wrench

*An A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge connection. Pur- chase the optional A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessory, page 15.

This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall.

WARNING: Maintain the mini- mum clearances shown in Figure

4.If you can, provide greater clear- ances from floor, ceiling, and join- ing wall.

WARNING: Never install the heater

•in a recreational vehicle

•where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 36 inches from the front, top, or sides of the heater

•as a fireplace insert

•in high traffic areas

•in windy or drafty areas

CAUTION: This heater cre- ates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall sur- faces next to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities in the air (such as tobacco smoke) exist, may discolor walls.

IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add mois- ture to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing heater in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from too much moisture. See Air for Com- bustion and Ventilation, pages 3 through 5.

CAUTION: If you install the heater in a home garage

•heater pilot and burner must be at least 18 inches above floor

•locate heater where moving ve- hicle will not hit it

For convenience and efficiency, install heater

•where there is easy access for opera- tion, inspection, and service

•in coldest part of room

		36"
6"		Minimum
Minimum
From
Sides Of
Heater
		Right
Left		Side
Side
		Minimum To
		3" Top Surface
		Of Carpeting,
	FLOOR	Tile Or Other
		Combustible
		Material

Figure 4 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Heater

INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL

Marking Screw Locations

1.Determine where you will locate heater.

WARNING: Maintain minimum clearances shown in Figure 5. If you can, provide greater clear- ances from floor and joining wall.

2.Mark two mounting screw locations on wall (see Figure 5).

		8 7/8"		7 3/4"
	Minimum To
	Maintain 6"
	Clearance
	From Wall
WALL			Mounting
					20 1/4"
JOINING			Screw			Minimum To
			Locations			Maintain 3"
						Clearance
						From Floor

FLOOR

Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations

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