SAFETY INFORMATION
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4.If you smell gas
•Shut off gas supply
•Do not try to light any appliance
•Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department
5.This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly. This heater has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.
6.Always run heater with control knob at LOW or HIGH locked positions (VP10A) or ON position (VP5D). Never set control knob between locked positions. Poor combustion may result.
7.Keep all air openings in the front and bottom of heater clear and free of debris. This will insure enough air for proper combustion.
8.If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh, out- side air. If heater keeps shutting off, have it serviced.
9.Do not run heater
•where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored
•under dusty conditions
10.Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner, or similar products, turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these prod- ucts may create a white powder residue within burner box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
11.Do not use heater if any part has been under water. Immedi- ately call a qualified service technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.
12.Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater.
13.Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
14.To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lbs. capacity.
15.Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
UNPACKING
1.Remove heater from carton.
2.Remove all protective packaging applied to heater for shipment.
3.Check heater for any shipping damage. If heater is damaged, promptly inform dealer where you bought heater.
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
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Button | Control Knob | Button | Control Knob |
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Glass | Burners |
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Blue Flame Heater | Infrared Heater |
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PRODUCT FEATURES
SAFETY DEVICE
This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent- free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts off the heater if there is not enough fresh air.
PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM
This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system requires no matches, batteries, or other sources to light heater.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use heater with care. Follow all local codes. In the absence of local codes, use the latest edition of National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
For more information, visit www.desatech.com