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Ignitor
WARNING: Make sure heater is disconnected from propane supply. Heater could ignite causing severe burns.
1. | Remove motor and fan |
| guard from heater (see |
| Motor, page 11, steps 1 |
| through 5). |
2. | Remove black ignitor wire |
| from piezo ignitor. Access |
| ignitor wire through |
| underside of heater base |
Ignitor Wire
Piezo Ignitor
Bushing
Underside of Heater Base
| (see Figure 11). Push wire |
| up through bushing in |
| heater shell. |
3. | Remove ignitor mounting |
| screw from rear head |
| using |
| dard screwdriver (see |
| Figure 12). |
4. | Remove ignitor from rear |
| head. |
5. | Install new ignitor. Attach |
| ignitor to rear head with |
| ignitor mounting screw. |
6. | Run ignitor wire from new |
| ignitor through bushing in |
| heater shell. Attach ignitor |
| wire to piezo ignitor. |
7. | Set gap between ignitor |
| electrode and target plate |
| to 4.32 mm (.17") (see |
| Figure 13). |
8. | Test for spark. |
| Push piezo ignitor button |
| and watch for spark |
| between ignitor electrode |
| and target plate. |
9. | Place motor and fan guard |
| into rear of heater shell |
| (see Motor, page 12, steps |
| 12 through 16). |
Figure 11 - Removing Ignitor Wire from Piezo Ignitor
Rear
Head
Ignitor
Mounting
Screw
Ignitor
Figure 12 - Removing Ignitor Mounting Screw and Ignitor
Target
Plate
Gap
Area
Ignitor
Electrode
Figure 13 - Clearance between Ignitor Electrode and Target Plate
13
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