Desa RCLP50A owner manual Ignitor

Models: RCLP50A

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Ignitor

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 Manual background

Piezo Ignitor

Bushing

Manual background Underside of Heater Base

 

(see Figure 11). Push wire

 

up through bushing in

 

heater shell.

3.

Remove ignitor mounting

 

screw from rear head

 

using nut-driver or stan-

 

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

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Desa RCLP50A owner manual Ignitor