Vanguard Heating VS18PR Cleaning And, Maintenance, Ods/Pilot And Burners, Logs, Trouble, Shooting

Models: VS18PR VS30PR VS24PR

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CLEANING AND

CLEANING AND

WARNING

MAINTENANCE

 

Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning.

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE CAUTION

You must keep control areas, burners, and circulating air passageways of heater clean. Inspect these areas of heater before each use. Have heater inspected yearly by a qualified service person. Heater may need more frequent cleaning due to excessive lint from carpet- ing, bedding material, etc.

ODS/PILOT AND BURNERS

• Use a vacuum cleaner or small, soft bristled brush to clean.

LOGS

• If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to Installing Logs, pages 17 and 18, to properly replace logs.

• Replace log(s) if broken or chipped (dime-sized or larger).

TROUBLE-

WARNING

SHOOTING

 

Turn off and unplug heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person

 

Note: All
should service and repair heater.

 

troubleshooting items

 

 

 

are listed in order of

CAUTION

operation.

Never use a wire, needle, or similar object to clean ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit.

OBSERVED PROBLEM

POSSIBLE CAUSE

REMEDY

 

 

 

 

When ignitor button is

1. Ignitor electrode not connected

1. Reconnect ignitor cable

pressed, there is no spark

to ignitor cable

 

 

 

at ODS/pilot

2. Ignitor cable pinched or wet

2. Free ignitor cable if pinched by any

 

 

metal or tubing. Keep ignitor cable dry

 

3. Piezo ignitor nut is loose

3. Tighten nut holding piezo ignitor to

 

 

base panel of log set. Nut is located

 

 

behind base panel.

 

4. Broken ignitor cable

4. Replace ignitor cable

 

5. Bad piezo ignitor

5. Replace piezo ignitor

 

6. Ignitor electrode positioned

6. Replace ignitor

 

wrong

 

 

 

 

7. Ignitor electrode broken

7. Replace ignitor

 

 

 

 

When ignitor button is

1. Gas supply turned off or

1. Turn on gas supply or open manual

pressed, there is spark at

manual shutoff valve closed

shutoff valve

ODS/pilot but no ignition

2. Control knob not in PILOT

2. Turn control knob to PILOT position

 

position

 

 

 

 

3. Control knob not pressed in

3. Press in control knob while in PILOT

 

while in PILOT position

position

 

4. Air in gas lines when installed

4. Continue holding down control knob.

 

 

Repeat igniting operation until air is

 

 

removed

 

5. Depleted gas supply

5. Contact local propane (LP) gas company

 

6. ODS/pilot is clogged

6. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and

 

 

Maintenance, above) or replace ODS/

 

 

pilot assembly

 

7. Gas control setting is not correct

7. Replace gas control

 

 

Continued

 

 

 

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