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Page 2 - CONTENTS; SECTION; WARNINGS; DANGER; Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to death!; Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning; Natural Gas; : Natural gas is odorless. An odor-making agent is added to natural; SAFETY

2 CONTENTS SECTION PAGE Safety Information ......................................................................... 2 Product Identification .................................................................... 4 Local Codes ..............................................................................

Page 3 - Continued

3 SAFETY INFORMATION Continued ! WARNING ICON G 001 WARNINGS Continued 1. Use only natural gas. Do not convert heater to use different fuel type. 2. 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....

Page 4 - Figure 1 - Vent-Free Natural Gas Garage Heater; American National Standards Institute, Inc.; Safety Device

4 PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION Figure 1 - Vent-Free Natural Gas Garage Heater Ignitor Button Control Knob HeaterCabinet FrontPanel HeatShield GrillGuard LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow all local codes. In the absence of localcodes, use the latest edition of National Gas Code ANSI Z223...

Page 5 - CHECK GAS TYPE; This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall.; WARNING; Never install the heater; NOTICE

5 INSTALLING TO WALL NOTICE A qualified service person must install heater. Follow all local codes. CHECK GAS TYPE Use only natural gas. If your gas supply is not natural gas, do not install heater. Calldealer where you bought heater for proper type heater. INSTALLATION ITEMS Before installing the h...

Page 6 - CAUTION; Figure 2 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Heater; FLOOR; For convenience and efficiency, install heater

6 CAUTION When installing, locate heater where moving vehicle will not hit it. ! WARNING ICON G 001 Figure 2 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Heater GRH/PV 009A CLEARANCE-Garage heater 36" 16 3/4" FLOOR CEILING Minimum Minimum To Top Surface of Combustible Material 6" Minimu...

Page 7 - Methods For Attaching Mounting Bracket To Wall; Attaching to wall stud; This method provides the strongest hold. Insert mounting; Attaching to wall anchor; This method allows you to attach mounting bracket to; INSTALLING HEATER TO WALL; Mounting Bracket; Figure 3 - Mounting Bracket Location; Figure 4 - Removing Front Panel Of Heater; Removing Front Panel Of Heater

7 Methods For Attaching Mounting Bracket To Wall Only use last hole on each end of mounting bracket to attach bracket to wall. Thesetwo holes are 16 inches apart from their centers. Attach mounting bracket to wall inone of two ways. 1. Attaching to wall stud2. Attaching to wall anchor Attaching to w...

Page 8 - Marking Screw Locations; Attaching to wall stud method; Figure 6 - Folding Anchor

8 18 3/4" Min. 11" Min. 16" Adjoining Wall Only Insert Mounting Screws Through Last Hole On Each End Floor Marking Screw Locations 1. Tape mounting bracket to wall where heater will be located. Make sure mount- ing bracket is level. Attaching Mounting Bracket To WallNote: Wall anchors, m...

Page 9 - “pop” open anchor wings.; Figure 9 - Installing Bottom Mounting Screws; Placing Heater On Mounting Bracket; Figure 8 - Mounting Heater Onto Mounting Bracket; Installing Bottom Mounting Screws

9 4. For thin walls (1/2" or less), insert red key into wall anchor. Push red key to “pop” open anchor wings. IMPORTANT: Do not hammer key! For thick walls (over 1/2" thick) or solid walls, do not pop open wings. Figure 9 - Installing Bottom Mounting Screws Figure 7 - Popping Open Anchor Win...

Page 10 - Check gas line pressure before connecting heater to gas line. Gas

10 CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY NOTICE A qualified service person must connect heater to gas supply.Follow all local codes. ! WARNING ICON G 001 WARNING Never connect heater to private (non-utility) gas wells. This gas iscommonly known as well-head gas. IMPORTANT: Check gas line pressure before connecti...

Page 11 - Figure 10 - Gas Connection; PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY PIPING SYSTEM; Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG; opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter.; CHECKING

11 IMPORTANT: Hold pressure regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas piping and/or fittings. PressureRegulator Tee Joint ReducerBushing to1/8" NPT 1/8" NPTPlug Tap Test Gauge Connection * Sediment Trap Tee Joint Pipe Nipple Cap ManualShutoffValve * HeaterCabinet 1/2" NPTPipe Nippl...

Page 12 - water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.; Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG; gas valve located on or near gas meter.; PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS; the internal joints for leaks.; Figure 12 - Checking Gas Joints; Figure 11 - Manual Shutoff Valve

12 4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. 5. Correct all leaks at once. Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG 1. Close manual shutoff valve (see Figure 11).2. Pressurize supply piping system by eithe...

Page 13 - FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING; LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS; Figure 13 - Control Knob In The OFF Position

13 OPERATING HEATER FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot, follow these instructions exactly. B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the appliance area for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because some gas is hea...

Page 15 - TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE; Figure 16 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern; INSPECTING; PILOT FLAME PATTERN; Figure 15 - Correct Pilot Flame Pattern; Shutting Off Heater; MANUAL LIGHTING PROCEDURE

15 TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE Clockwise Continued Figure 16 - Incorrect Pilot Flame Pattern Thermocouple Pilot Burner Clockwise INSPECTING BURNER Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern often. PILOT FLAME PATTERN Figure 15 shows a correct pilot flame pattern. Figure 16 shows an incorrec...

Page 16 - If pilot flame pattern is incorrect, as shown in Figure 16; BURNER FLAME PATTERN; CORRECT FLAME PATTERN; Figure 17 - Correct Burner Flame Pattern; INCORRECT FLAME PATTERN; Figure 18 - Incorrect Burner Flame Pattern; If burner flame pattern is incorrect, as shown in Figure 18

16 If pilot flame pattern is incorrect, as shown in Figure 16 • turn heater off (see TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE, page 15)• see TROUBLESHOOTING, pages 17 thru 20 BURNER FLAME PATTERN Figure 17 shows a correct burner flame pattern. Figure 18 shows an incorrectburner flame pattern. The incorrect burn...

Page 17 - Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning.; SHOOTING; REMEDY; CABINET; Air Passageways

17 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ! WARNING ICON G 001 WARNING Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. TROUBLE- SHOOTING POSSIBLECAUSE 1. Ignitor electrode posi- tioned wrong 2. Ignitor electrode broken3. Ignitor electrode not con- nected to ignitor cable 4. Ignitor cable pinched or wet 5. Piezo ign...

Page 20 - If you smell gas

20 WARNING ! WARNING ICON G 001 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’sinstructions. • If you cannot...

Page 21 - SPECIFICATIONS; When gas pressure is too low; SERVICE

21 TECHNICAL SERVICE You may have further questions about installation, operation, or troubleshooting.If so, contact DESA International’s Technical Service Department at 1-800-323-5190. SPECIFICATIONS When gas pressure is too low • pilot will not stay lit• burner will have delayed ignition• heater w...

Page 22 - age for parts replaced under warranty.; Parts Under Warranty; Parts Not Under Warranty; When calling, have ready

22 REPLACEMENT PARTS Note: Use only original replacement parts. This will protect your warranty cover- age for parts replaced under warranty. Parts Under Warranty Contact authorized dealers of this product. If they can’t supply original replace-ment part(s), call DESA International’s Technical Servi...

Page 23 - ACCESSORIES

23 ACCESSORIES Purchase these heater accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supplythese accessories, call DESA International’s Parts Department at 1-800-972-7879.You can also write to the address listed on the back page of this manual. Shutoff Valve A 014 MANUAL SHUTOFFVALVE - GA5010 Ma...

Page 25 - PARTS LIST

25 PARTS LIST This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, followthe instructions listed under REPLACEMENT PARTS on page 22 of this manual. KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098742-12 Front Panel 1 3 098197-02 Grill Guard 1 4...

Page 26 - NOTES

Page 28 - KEEP THIS WARRANTY; WARRANTY INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL; DESA

LIMITED WARRANTY VANGUARD VENT-FREE GARAGE HEATERS DESA International warrants this product and any parts thereof, to be free from defects in material and work-manship for two years from the date of first purchase, provided that the product has been properly installed,operated, and maintained in acc...