Page 2 - NATURAL GAS HEATER; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide
2 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning re-semble the flu, with headaches, dizziness,and/or nausea. If you have these signs, theheater may not be working properly. Getfresh air at once! Have heater serviced.Some people are mor...
Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; LOCAL CODES; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; UNPACKING; Safety Device; WARNING: This heater shall; Continued
3 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow alllocal codes. In the absence of local codes,use the latest edition of The National FuelGas Code ANSI Z223.1 also known as NFPA54*. *Available from: American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Br...
Page 4 - Unusually Tight Construction; Confined and Unconfined Space; Includes the room in which you
4 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU WARNING: If the area in which the heater may be operated issmaller than that defined as anunconfined space, provide ad-equate combustion and ventila-tion air by one of the methodsdescribed in the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, 1992,Section 5.3 or a...
Page 5 - Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building; Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors; Ventilation Air From Outdoors
5 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building Or Remove Door into Adjoining Room, Option 3 Ventilation Grills Into Adjoining Room, Option 2 12" 12" Ventilation Grills into Adjoining Room, Option 1 AIR FORCOMBUSTION ANDVENTILATION Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilatio...
Page 6 - Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations; JOINING W; Marking Screw Locations; Determine where you will locate heater.; WARNING: Maintain minimum; For convenience and efficiency, install heater; CHECK GAS TYPE
6 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations Mounting Screw Locations 8 7/8" Minimum To Maintain 6" ClearanceFrom Wall 7 3/4" 20 1/4" Minimum To Maintain 3" Clearance From Floor FLOOR JOINING W ALL INSTALLING HEATER TOWALL Marking Screw Locati...
Page 7 - Installing Two Mounting Screws; Wall anchors and mounting screws; Attaching to wall stud method; For attaching mounting screw to wall stud; Figure 6 - Folding Anchor; Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors; Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Mark screw location on wall.
7 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL Installing Two Mounting Screws Note: Wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package. The hardware pack-age is provided with heater. Attaching to wall stud method For attaching mounting screw to wall stud 1. Drill hole at marked location using 9/64"drill bit. 2. ...
Page 8 - Figure 12 - Gas Connection; Check gas line pressure; WARNING: Never connect
8 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU IMPORTANT: Hold pressure regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas piping and/ or fittings. * An A.G.A. design certified manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptablealternative to test gauge connection. Purchase the optional A.G.A. d...
Page 9 - WARNING: Never use an; Correct all leaks at once.; Figure 13 - Manual Shutoff Valve; Open; Figure 14 - Checking Gas Joints
9 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL CHECKING GASCONNECTIONS WARNING: Test all gas pip- ing and connections for leaksafter installing or servicing. Cor-rect all leaks at once. WARNING: Never use an open flame to check for a leak.Apply a mixture of liquid soapand water to all joints. Bubblesforming show a leak. C...
Page 10 - Shutting Off Heater; CAUTION: Do not try to adjust; Ignitor Button
10 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU TO TURN OFF GASTO APPLIANCE Shutting Off Heater 1. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the PILOT position. 2. Press in control knob and turn clock-wise Clockwise to the OFF position. Shutting Off Burner Only (pilotstays lit) 1. Turn control knob cl...
Page 11 - PILOT FLAME PATTERN; Figure 17 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern; BURNER FLAME PATTERN; WARNING: If yellow tipping; Figure 19 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern; CABINET; Air Passageways; WARNING: Turn off heater
11 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL INSPECTINGBURNER Check pilot flame pattern and burner flamepattern often. PILOT FLAME PATTERN Figure 17 shows a correct pilot flame pat-tern. Figure 18 shows an incorrect pilotflame pattern. The incorrect pilot flame isnot touching the thermocouple. This willcause the thermo...
Page 12 - TROUBLESHOOTING; WARNING: Turn off heater and; POSSIBLE CAUSE
12 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU Continued TROUBLESHOOTING Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only aqualified service person shouldservice and repair heater. POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Ignitor cable pinched o...
Page 13 - OBSERVED PROBLEM
13 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL OBSERVED PROBLEM Burner does not light after ODS/pilot is lit Delayed ignition of burner Burner backfiring during combustion Yellow flame during burner combustion Slight smoke or odor during initial opera-tion Heater produces a whistling noise whenburner is lit Heater produc...
Page 14 - WARNING: If you smell gas; IMPORTANT; of page
14 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU TROUBLESHOOTING Continued WARNING: 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. Foll...
Page 15 - Parts Under Warranty; ACCESSORY; When gas pressure is too low; SERVICE HINTS
15 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL Note: Use only original replacement parts. This will protect your warranty coveragefor parts replaced under warranty. Parts Under Warranty Contact authorized dealer from whom youpurchased this product. If they cannot sup-ply original replacement part(s), call DESAInternation...
Page 16 - HEATER EXPLODED VIEW
16 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU 12-2 12-1 ODS/PILOT HEATER EXPLODED VIEW VN600B and CFN600B 10 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 23 24 27 22 26 25 19 20 28 29 ILLUSTRATEDPARTS LIST
Page 17 - PARTS LIST; KEY
17 103113 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructionslisted under Replacement Parts on page 15 of this manual. KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 099467-03 Front Panel Assembl...
Page 18 - NOTES
18 103113 NATURAL GAS HEATER VANGUARD 6000 BTU NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________...
Page 20 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; Model; WARRANTY INFORMATION; LIMITED WARRANTY; For information about this warranty write:
2701 Industrial DriveP.O. Box 90004Bowling Green, KY 42102-9004 103113-01REV. C7/97 Always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory. We reserve the right to amend these specifications at any time without notice. The only warranty applicable is ourstandard written warranty...