Page 2 - NATURAL GAS HEATER; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; Early signs; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide
2 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble theflu, with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. Ifyou have these signs, the heater may not beworking properly. Get fresh air at once!Have heater serviced. Some people are moreaffected by carbon m...
Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; LOCAL CODES; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; UNPACKING; Remove heater from carton.; SAFETY PILOT; Figure 1 - Model VN10TA Vent-Free Natural Gas Heater
3 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow alllocal codes. In the absence of local codes, usethe latest edition of National Fuel Gas CodeANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*. *Available from: American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018...
Page 4 - Confined and Unconfined Space; Unusually Tight Construction
4 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® Confined and Unconfined Space The National Fuel Gas Code ANS Z223.1defines a confined space as a space whosevolume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000Btu per hour (4.8 m3 per kw) of the aggre-gate input rating of all appliances installedin that space and an unconfined ...
Page 5 - Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space; Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.; Continued; Gas water heater; Total =
5 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FORCOMBUSTION ANDVENTILATION Continued DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Use this worksheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space. Space: Includes the room in which you will install heat...
Page 6 - VENTILATION AIR; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings for; Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building
6 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From InsideBuilding This fresh air would come from an adjoin-ing unconfined space. When ventilating toan adjoining unconfined space, you mustprovide two permanent openings: one within12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of theflo...
Page 7 - Marking Screw Locations; Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations; JOINING WALL; WARNING: Maintain minimum; INSTALLATION; CHECK GAS TYPE; CAUTION: If you install the
7 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL 2. Mark two mounting screw locations onwall (see Figure 5). INSTALLING HEATER TOWALL Marking Screw Locations 1. Determine where you will locate heater. Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations Mounting Screw Locations 10 7 / 8 " Minimum To Maintain 8" ClearanceFrom Wall 7 ...
Page 8 - Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Mark screw location on wall.; Installing Two Mounting Screws; Wall anchors and mounting screws; Attaching To Wall Stud Method; For attaching mounting screw to wall stud; Attaching To Wall Anchor Method; Figure 6 - Folding Anchor; Keyhole Slots; Figure 8 - Tightening Anchors
8 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® Figure 9 - Location Of Keyhole Slots OnBack Panel Of Heater Removing Front Panel Of Heater 1. Remove two screws near bottom cor-ners of front panel. 2. Lift straight up on grill guard until itstops. Grill guard will slide up about 1/4". 3. Pull bottom of front panel...
Page 9 - Figure 12 - Gas Connection; Install an equipment shutoff; WARNING: A qualified service
9 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL Figure 12 - Gas Connection * A CSA/AGA design-certified equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptablealternative to test gauge connection. Purchase the optional CSA/AGA design-certifiedequipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessory, page 18. Tee Join...
Page 10 - Figure 13 - Equipment Shutoff Valve; Open; Figure 14 - Checking Gas Joints; Correct all leaks at once.; WARNING: Never use an open; FOR YOUR SAFETY
10 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® Pressure Testing Heater GasConnections 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig-ure 13). 2. Open main gas valve located on or neargas meter. 3. Make sure control knob of heater is inthe OFF position. 4. Check all joints from equipment shutoffvalve to control valve (see...
Page 11 - Shutting Off Heater; Ignitor Electrode; Ignitor Button
11 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL 1. Remove front panel (see Figure 10,page 8). 2. Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light-ing Instructions. 3. With control knob pressed in, strikematch. Hold match to pilot until pi-lot lights. 4. Keep control knob pressed in for 10seconds after pilot is lit. After 10 sec-onds,...
Page 12 - Figure 19 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern; WARNING: Turn off heater; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; Pilot Burner; Figure 18 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern; BURNER FLAME PATTERN; Air Passageways; Figure 21 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole; Pilot Assembly
12 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® Figure 19 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern Figure 20 - Incorrect Burner Flame Pattern CLEANING ANDMAINTENANCE ODS/PILOT AND BURNERORIFICE • Use a vacuum cleaner, pressurized air, or small, soft bristled brush to clean. CLEANING BURNERPILOT AIR INLET HOLE We recommend tha...
Page 13 - TROUBLESHOOTING; POSSIBLE CAUSE; All troubleshooting items are listed in
13 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Ignitor cable pinched or wet 2. Ignitor electrode not connected to ignitor cable 3. Piezo ignitor nut is loose 4. Broken ignitor cable5. Ignitor electrode broken6. Bad piezo ignitor7. Ignitor electrode positioned wrong 1. Gas supply turned o...
Page 14 - OBSERVED PROBLEM
14 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® OBSERVED PROBLEM Burner plaques do not light after ODS/pilotis lit Delayed ignition of burner plaques Burner backfiring during combustion POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Burner orifice(s) is clogged 2. Burner orifice(s) diameter is too small3. Inlet gas pressure is too low 1. Manifo...
Page 15 - IMPORTANT; REMEDY
15 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL 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. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions. • If you can...
Page 17 - PARTS LIST; KEY
17 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST VN10TA This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listedunder Replacement Parts on page 18 of this manual. KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098454-06CD Front Pane...
Page 18 - ACCESSORY; When Gas Pressure Is Too Low; SERVICE HINTS; PARTS UNDER WARRANTY; SPECIFICATIONS
18 104086 NATURAL GAS HEATER ® ACCESSORY Purchase this heater accessory from yourlocal dealer. If they cannot supply this ac-cessory, call DESA International’s PartsDepartment at 1-800-972-7879 for referralinformation. You can also write to the ad-dress listed on the back page of this manual. EQUIPM...
Page 19 - NOTES
19 104086 OWNER’S MANUAL NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________...
Page 20 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; Model; WARRANTY INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL; LIMITED WARRANTY; For information about this warranty write:; NOT A UPC
2701 Industrial DriveP.O. Box 90004Bowling Green, KY 42102-9004 www.desatech.com 104086-01Rev. D03/00 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 our standa...