Page 2 - PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:; WARNINGS; DANGER: Carbon monoxide
2 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® 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 peopleare mo...
Page 3 - OWNER’S MANUAL; SAFETY PILOT; LOCAL CODES; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; UNPACKING; Remove heater from carton.
3 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCTIDENTIFICATION PRODUCTFEATURES SAFETY PILOT This heater has a pilot with an OxygenDepletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoffsystem. The ODS/pilot is a required featurefor vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilotshuts off the heater if there is not enoughfresh air. PIEZO IGNIT...
Page 4 - Confined and Unconfined Space; Unusually Tight Construction
4 104083 PROPANE/LP 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 unconfin...
Page 5 - DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION; Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space; Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.; Total =
5 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL 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 heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless p...
Page 6 - Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building; VENTILATION AIR; Ventilation Air From Outdoors; Do not provide openings for; Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
6 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® 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 fre...
Page 7 - INSTALLATION; CHECK GAS TYPE; LOCATING HEATER; WARNING: Never install the; Figure 5 - Mounting Screw Locations; Marking Screw Locations; WARNING: Maintain minimum
7 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL INSTALLATION WARNING: A qualified ser- vice person must install heater.Follow all local codes. CHECK GAS TYPE Use only propane/LP gas. If your gas supplyis not propane/LP, do not install heater. Calldealer where you bought heater for propertype heater. INSTALLATION ITEMS Befo...
Page 8 - 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; Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Mark screw location on wall.; Figure 6 - Folding Anchor
8 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® INSTALLATION 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 locati...
Page 9 - Figure 13 - Gas Connection; Sediment; WARNING: A qualified service; Hold pressure regulator; Install an equipment shutoff
9 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL Figure 13 - 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 - WARNING: Never use an open; Correct all leaks at once.; FOR YOUR SAFETY; Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints; Figure 14 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
10 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® 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 amixture of liquid soap and waterto all joints. Bubbles forming sho...
Page 11 - Shutting Off Heater; CAUTION: Do not try to adjust
11 104083 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 - BURNER FLAME PATTERN; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; see Troubleshooting, pages 13 through 15; CAUTION: You must keep; Figure 20 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern; Figure 19 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern; CABINET; Air Passageways; Figure 22 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole
12 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® BURNER FLAME PATTERN Figure 20 shows a correct burner flamepattern. Figure 21 shows an incorrect burnerflame pattern. If burner flame pattern is incorrect, as shownin Figure 21 • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas toAppliance, page 11) • see Troubleshooting, pages...
Page 13 - TROUBLESHOOTING; POSSIBLE CAUSE; All troubleshooting items are listed in
13 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING 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 object to cleanODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/pilot unit. POSSIBLE CAUSE 1. Ignitor electrode...
Page 14 - OBSERVED PROBLEM
14 104083 PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ® TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM Burner plaques do not light after ODS/pilot is lit Delayed ignition of burner plaques Burner backfiring during combustion Burner plaques do not glow Slight smoke or odor during initial operation Heater produces a clicking/t...
Page 15 - WARNING: If you smell gas
15 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL 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. Heater burning vapors from...
Page 17 - PARTS LIST; KEY
17 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL PARTS LIST VP10TA 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 104083 PROPANE/LP 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. EQU...
Page 19 - NOTES
19 104083 OWNER’S MANUAL NOTES _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________...
Page 20 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; Model; WARRANTY INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL; LIMITED WARRANTY; NOT A UPC
2701 Industrial DriveP.O. Box 90004Bowling Green, KY 42102-9004 www.desatech.com 104083-01Rev. 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...