Page 2 - VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS; LOCAL CODES; Safety Device; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide
2 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow alllocal codes. In the absence of local codes,use the latest edition of National Fuel GasCode ANSI Z223.1, also known as NFPA54*. *Available from: American National Standard...
Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; Confined and Unconfined Space; per; Unusually Tight Construction
3 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION Figure 1 - Vent-Free Natural Gas Heater GrillGuard Ignitor Button Control Knob FrontPanel Heat Shield(RN30D) or GlassPanel (CGN20[L]) AIR FOR COMBUSTIONAND VENTILATION Today’s homes are built more energy effi-cient than ever. New materials, increasedinsu...
Page 4 - WARNING: If the area in which; VENTILATION AIR; W A R N I N G : R e w o r k; Gas water heater; Total =; B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See
4 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D AIR FORCOMBUSTIONAND VENTILATION Continued 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 methodsdesc...
Page 5 - Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building; Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings
5 103568 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 FOR COMBUSTIONAND VENTILATION Continued OutletAir VentilatedAttic...
Page 6 - CHECK GAS TYPE; CAUTION: If you install the; Figure 4 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Heater
6 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D INSTALLING TOWALL CHECK GAS TYPE Use only natural gas. If your gas supply isnot natural, do not install heater. Call dealerwhere you bought heater for proper typeheater. INSTALLATION ITEMS Before installing heater, make sure y...
Page 7 - Mounting Bracket; Figure 5 - Mounting Bracket Location; Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Attaching to wall stud; Marking Screw Locations; Tape mounting bracket to wall; Only mark last hole on each end of; Figure 7 - Mounting Bracket Clearances; WARNING: Maintain minimum; Attaching to wall stud:; This method; Attaching to wall anchor; Figure 8 - Folding Anchor; Attaching to wall stud method; For attaching mounting bracket to wall studs; Attaching to wall anchor method; Fold wall anchor as shown in Figure 8.
7 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL Continued INSTALLING TOWALL Continued INSTALLING HEATER TOWALL Mounting Bracket The mounting bracket is located on backpanel of heater. It has been taped there forshipping. Remove mounting bracket fromback panel. MountingBracket Figure 5 - Mounting Bracket Location Figure 6 -...
Page 8 - WARNING: Never connect; Check gas line pressure be-; Typical Inlet Pipe Diameters; Figure 12 - Gas Connection; Mark screw locations on wall.
8 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D Figure 11 - Installing Bottom MountingScrews F i g u r e 1 0 - M o u n t i n g H e a t e r O n t oMounting Bracket INSTALLING TOWALL Continued MountingBracket(attachedto wall) HorizontalSlots Stand-OutTab CONNECTING TOGAS SUPP...
Page 9 - Hold pressure regulator; WARNING: Never use an open; Figure 13 - Manual Shutoff Valve; Open; Correct all leaks at once.
9 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL Install sediment trap in supply line as shownin Figure 12, page 8. Locate sediment trapwhere it is within reach for cleaning. Locatesediment trap where trapped matter is notlikely to freeze. A sediment trap traps mois-ture and contaminants. This keeps themfrom going into heat...
Page 10 - OPERATING HEATER; Shutting Off Heater
10 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D Thermocouple Ignitor Electrode Pilot Burner OPERATING HEATER FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, afire or explosion may result caus-ing property damage, personalinj...
Page 11 - WARNING: Turn off heater; CABINET; Air Passageways; • Use a vacuum cleaner or pressurized air; Exterior; • Use a soft cloth dampened with a mild; WARNING: If yellow tipping; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; BURNER FLAME PATTERN; • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to
11 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL CLEANING ANDMAINTENANCE WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. CAUTION: You must keep control areas, burner, and circu-lating air passageways of heaterclean. Inspect these areas ofheater before each use. Haveheater inspected yearly by a quali-fied service per...
Page 12 - OBSERVED PROBLEM; TROUBLESHOOTING; POSSIBLE CAUSE; nance, page 11) or replace burner orifice
12 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D OBSERVED PROBLEM When ignitor button is pressed, there is nospark at ODS/pilot When ignitor button is pressed, there isspark at ODS/pilot but no ignition ODS/pilot lights but flame goes out whencontrol knob is released Burner...
Page 14 - WARNING : If you smell gas; Operating heater where im-; POSSIBLE CAUSE
14 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D 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. F...
Page 15 - SPECIFICATIONS; When gas pressure is too low; SERVICE HINTS
15 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL TECHNICALSERVICE You may have further questions about in-stallation, operation, or troubleshooting. If so, contact DESA International’s Techni-cal Service Department at 1-800-323-5190. SPECIFICATIONS When gas pressure is too low • pilot will not stay lit • burner will have d...
Page 17 - PARTS LIST; KEY
17 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST RN30D 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 098345-01AC Front Panel...
Page 20 - PARTS UNDER WARRANTY
20 103568 VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE-FLAME CGN20, CGN20L AND RN30D Note: Use only original replacement parts. This will protect your warranty coverage forparts replaced under warranty. PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Contact authorized dealers of this product.If they can’t supply original replacementpa...
Page 21 - NOTES
21 103568 OWNER’S MANUAL NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________...
Page 24 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; Model; WARRANTY INFORMATION; LIMITED WARRANTY; For information about this warranty write:; NOT A UPC
KEEP THIS WARRANTY Model Serial No. Date Purchased 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. We make no other warranty, expr...