Desa VGP30 Inspecting Burner, To Turn Off Gas To Appliance, Manual Lighting Procedure, Continued

Models: VGP30

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INSPECTING BURNER

INSPECTING BURNER

TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater

 

to the PILOT position.

1.

Turn control knob clockwise

Clockwise

2.

Press in control knob and turn clockwise Clockwise to the OFF position.

3.

Turn off all electric power to the appliance if service is to be performed.

Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)

1. Turn control knob clockwise ClockwiseTO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE to the PILOT position.

MANUAL LIGHTING PROCEDURE

1.Remove front panel (see Figure 3, page 7).

2.Follow steps 1 thru 5 under LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS, pages 13 and 14.

3.With control knob pressed in, strike match. Hold match to pilot until pilot lights.

4.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.

5.Replace front panel.

Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern often.

PILOT FLAME PATTERN

Figure 16 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. Figure 17 shows an incorrect pilot flame pattern. The incorrect pilot flame is not touching the thermocouple. This will cause the thermocouple to cool. When the thermocouple cools, the heater will shut down.

Thermocouple

Pilot Burner

 

Figure 16 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern

Thermocouple

Pilot Burner

 

Figure 17 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern

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Desa VGP30 Inspecting Burner, To Turn Off Gas To Appliance, Manual Lighting Procedure, Pilot Flame Pattern, Continued