Page 2 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide
2 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T SAFETYINFORMATION Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning re-semble the flu, with headaches, dizziness,or nausea. If you have these signs, the heatermay not be working properly. Get fresh airat once! Have heater serviced. Some...
Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; Safety Pilot; LOCAL CODES; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; UNPACKING; Remove heater from carton.; Grill Guard; WARNING: This heater shall; Continued
3 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION PRODUCTFEATURES Safety Pilot This heater has a pilot with an OxygenDepletion Sensor Shutoff System (ODS).The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts offthe heater if there is not enough fresh air. Piezo Ignition Sy...
Page 4 - B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See; Confined and Unconfined Space; Includes the room in which you
4 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T 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; VENTILATION AIR; Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings
5 102489 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 VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From InsideBuilding This fresh air wo...
Page 6 - Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations; JOINING WALL; LOCATING HEATER; Marking Screw Locations; Determine where you will locate heater.
6 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations Mounting Screw Locations 10 7/8" Minimum To Maintain 8" ClearanceFrom Wall 7 3/4" 20 1/4" Minimum To Maintain 3" Clearance From Floor FLOOR JOINING WALL 36" 3" FLOOR CEILING Minimum Minimum ...
Page 7 - 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 8 - Tightening Anchors; Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Keyhole Slots; Mark screw location on wall.
7 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL INSTALLING TOWALL Continued 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 u...
Page 8 - Hold pressure regulator; Figure 13 - Gas Connection; Tee Joint; Sediment; CAUTION: Never connect
8 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T IMPORTANT: Hold pressure regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas pip-ing and/or fittings. Figure 13 - Gas Connection * An A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptablealternative to test gauge connection. Pur...
Page 9 - Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints; Control Valve Location; WARNING: Never use an open; Figure 14 - Manual Shutoff Valve; Open; Correct all leaks at once.
9 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints Propane/LPSupply Tank CHECKING GASCONNECTIONS ManualShutoffValve Control Valve Location 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...
Page 10 - Shutting Off Heater; The thermostat sensing bulb mea-; Ignitor Button; CAUTION: Do not try to adjust; Pilot Burner
10 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T 1. Remove front panel (see Figure 10,page 7). 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 l...
Page 11 - BURNER FLAME PATTERN; Figure 20 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; Figure 19 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern; Thermocouple; CABINET; Air Passageways; CAUTION: You must keep
11 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL GRH/OV 007 GOOD PILOT/LP BURNER FLAME PATTERN Figure 20 shows a correct burner flamepattern. Figure 21 shows an incorrect burnerflame pattern. Figure 20 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern Figure 21 - Incorrect Burner Flame Pattern If burner flame pattern is incorrect, as shownin...
Page 12 - TROUBLESHOOTING; All troubleshooting items are listed in; POSSIBLE CAUSE
12 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T TROUBLESHOOTING Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Onlya qualified service person shouldservice and repair heater. CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle, or similar objec...
Page 13 - OBSERVED PROBLEM
13 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Burner plaques do not light after ODS/pilotis lit Delayed ignition of burner plaques Burner backfiring during combustion Burner plaques do not glow Slight smoke or odor during initial opera-tion Heater produces a clicking/ticking no...
Page 14 - IMPORTANT; REMEDY
14 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Heater produces unwanted odors Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates) Gas odor even when control knob is in OFFposition Gas odor during combustion Moisture/condensation noticed on windows POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Heat...
Page 15 - ACCESSORY; When gas pressure is too low; SERVICE HINTS; Parts Under Warranty; SPECIFICATIONS
15 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL 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. MANUALSHUTOF...
Page 17 - PARTS LIST; KEY
17 102489 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST VP10T This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listedunder Replacement Parts on page 15 of this manual. KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098454-06CD Front Panel...
Page 18 - NOTES
18 102489 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER VANGUARD VP10T NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________...
Page 20 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; WARRANTY INFORMATION; Model; INTERNATIONAL; LIMITED WARRANTY; For information about this warranty write:
KEEP THIS WARRANTY WARRANTY INFORMATION 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 standardwritten warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or im...