SERVICE PROCEDURES

Continued

SPARK TRANSFORMER

1.Remove base tray.

2.Locate and disconnect white, black, and orange wires from spark transformer.

3.Remove two screws holding spark trans- former to base. Remove sheet metal nuts on transformer and install on new transformer. Discard spark transformer.

4.Install new spark transformer. Position new spark transformer in same manner as old transformer.

5.Connect white, black, and orange wires to new spark transformer. Connect wires to correct terminals as noted in step 2.

6.Replace base tray.

Ignitor

Wire

WARNING: Make sure heater is disconnected from propane supply. Heater could ignite caus- ing severe burns.

Plug into extension cord and watch for spark between ignitor electrode and target plate.

9.Place motor, motor mount, and fan guard into rear of heater shell (see Motor, steps 14 through 18, page 7).

Ignitor

Mounting

Screw

Ignitor

Rear

Head

Figure 11 - Removing Ignitor Mounting

Screw and Ignitor

 

Burner Nozzle

 

Spark

Transformer

Figure 10 - Removing Ignitor Wire from

Spark Transformer

IGNITOR

1.Remove motor, motor mount, and fan guard (see Motor, page 6, steps 1 through 6) .

2.Remove orange ignitor wire from ignitor.

3.Remove ignitor mounting screw from rear head using nut-driver or standard screwdriver (see Figure 11).

4.Remove ignitor from rear head.

5.Install new ignitor. Attach ignitor to rear head with ignitor mounting screw.

6.Attach ignitor wire.

7.Check gap between ignitor electrode and target plate to 0.13"/0.15" (3.3/3.8 mm) (see Figure 12).

8.Test for spark.

Ignitor

Electrode

Gap

Area

Figure 12 - Clearance between Ignitor Electrode and Target Plate

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