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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
CGP10TA
and
CGP10TLA
WARNING: Improper installation,
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
adjustment, alteration, service, or
followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result caus-
maintenance can cause injury or
ing property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
property damage. Refer to this
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
manual for correct installation and
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 4. Heater shall not be installed in a bath- SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the room. appliance should be located out INFORMATION 5. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven- of traffic and away from furniture tilation to run properly. This heater has and draperies. an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) WARNINGS safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts Do not place clothing or other down the heater if not enough fresh air flammable material on or near IMPORTANT: Read th
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OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION FEATURES SAFETY DEVICE Ignitor Button Control Knob This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff sys- tem. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts off the heater if there is not enough fresh air. PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system Grill requires no matches, batteries, or other Guard sources to light heater. THERMOSTATIC HEAT CONTROL Glass Panel
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Confined and Unconfined PROVIDING ADEQUATE AIR FOR Spaces VENTILATION COMBUSTION AND The National Fuel Gas Code ANS Z223.1 The following are excerpts from National VENTILATION defines a confined space as a space whose Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec- volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1000 tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. Btu per hour (4.8 cubic meters per kw) of the WARNING: This heater shall All spaces in homes fall into one of the three
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OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION 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 heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms. 1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height). Length x Width x Height = ________________ cu. f
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND 12" VENTILATION Continued Ventilation Grills VENTILATION AIR Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation Option 2 Ventilation Air From Inside Grills Or into Adjoining Remove Building Room, Door into Option 1 Adjoining This fresh air would come from an adjoining Room, unconfined space. When ventilating to an Option 3 adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- vide two permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor
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OWNER’S MANUAL CEILING LOCATING HEATER INSTALLATION This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall. NOTICE: This heater is intended 36" Minimum for use as supplemental heat. Use 6" WARNING: Maintain the mini- this heater along with your pri- Minimum From mum clearances shown in Figure mary heating system. Do not in- Sides Of 4. If you can, provide greater clear- stall this heater as your primary Heater ances from floor, ceiling, and heat source. If you have a central joining wall. heating sys
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Installing Bottom Mounting Thin or Thick INSTALLATION Wall Screw Continued (thick wall 1. Locate bottom mounting hole. This shown) Installing Two Mounting Screws hole is near bottom on back panel of 1/16" heater (see Figure 11). Space Note: Wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package. The hardware pack- 2. Mark screw location on wall. Solid Wall age is provided with heater. 3. Remove heater from wall. Attaching To Wall Stud Method 4. If installing bot
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OWNER’S MANUAL Installation must include an equipment shutoff Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male INSTALLATION valve, ground joint union, and plugged 1/8" threads. This will prevent excess sealant Continued NPT tap. Locate NPT tap within reach for test from going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream could result in clogged heater valves. CONNECTING TO GAS from heater (see Figure 13). SUPPLY CAUTION: Use pipe joint seal- IMPORTANT: Install an equipment s
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 Pressure Testing Heater Gas INSTALLATION PSIG (3.5 kPa) Connections Continued 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 14). CHECKING GAS ure 14). 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- CONNECTIONS 2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve. ther using compressed air or opening 3. Make sure control knob of heater is in propane/LP supply tank valve. WARNING: Test all gas pip- the
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OFF HI OWNER’S MANUAL 8. Turn control knob counterclockwise LIGHTING OPERATING C-clockwise INSTRUCTIONS to desired heating level. The HEATER main burner should light. Set control 1. STOP! Read the safety information, knob to any heat level between HI FOR YOUR SAFETY column 1. and LO. READ BEFORE 2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open. LIGHTING CAUTION: Do not try to adjust 3. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise heating levels by using the equip- to the OFF position (see Figure 16
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER MANUAL LIGHTING BURNER FLAME PATTERN OPERATING PROCEDURE Figure 20 shows a correct burner flame HEATER pattern. Figure 21 shows an incorrect burner 1. Remove front panel (see Figure 10, Continued flame pattern. The incorrect burner flame page 8). pattern shows yellow tipping of the flame. It 2. Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light- TO TURN OFF GAS also shows the flame higher than 1/2 the ing Instructions, page 11. TO APPLIANCE glass panel height. 3. With control k
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OWNER’S MANUAL Pilot Air Inlet Hole CLEANING AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE HINTS When Gas Pressure Is Too Low • pilot will not stay lit WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before cleaning. Pilot Assembly • burner will have delayed ignition • heater will not produce specified heat Figure 22 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole • propane/LP gas supply may be low CAUTION: You must keep CABINET control areas, burner, and circu- When Gas Quality Is Bad lating air passageways of heater Air Passageways • pilot will
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off heater CAUTION: Never use a wire, and let cool before servicing. needle, or similar object to clean Note: For additional help, visit DESA Only a qualified service per- ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ International’s technical service web site son should service and repair pilot unit. at www.desatech.com. heater. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor b
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner does not light after ODS/pilot is lit 1. Burner orifice is clogged 1. Clean burner orifice (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 13) or replace burner orifice 2. Burner orifice diameter is too small 2. Replace burner orifice 3. Inlet gas pressure is too low 3. Contact local propane/LP gas company Delayed ignition of burner 1. Manifold pressure is too low 1. Contact local propane/LP gas company 2. Burner orifice
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING Continued 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 cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department. IMPORTANT: Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning supplies, paint, paint r
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OWNER’S MANUAL East Coast Energy Products PARTS CENTRAL REPLACEMENT 707 Broadway These Parts Centrals are privately-owned PARTS W. Long Branch, NJ 07764-1542 businesses. They have agreed to support our Note: Use only original replacement parts. 732-870-8809 customer’s needs by providing original re- This will protect your warranty coverage for 1-800-755-8809 placement parts and accessories. parts replaced under warranty. www.njplaza.com/ecep Baltimore Electric PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Tarantin Tank
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VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ILLUSTRATED PARTS 22 21 BREAKDOWN 20 CGP10TA CGP10TLA 10 14 16 13 19 23 12 24 10 18 4 11 14 15 7 9 6 3 5 17 8 2 1 12-1 12-2 ODS/PILOT 104268 18
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OWNER’S MANUAL This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the PARTS LIST instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 17 of this manual. CGP10TA CGP10TLA KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 099467-02 Front Panel Assembly (CGP10TA) 1 099467-07 Front Panel Assembly (CGP10TLA) 1 3 099318-04 Grill Guard 1 4 101108-01 Grill Guard Clip 2 5 102017-02 Bottom Glass Retainer 1 6 098260-11 Glass Panel 1 7 098532-06AA Top G
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WARRANTY INFORMATION 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 our standard written warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or implied. LIMITED WARRANTY COMFORT GLOW VENT-FREE RESIDENTIAL GAS HEATERS DESA International warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for
