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®
INFRARED VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
VN10TA
WARNING: Improper instal-
WARNING: If the information in this manual is
lation, adjustment, alteration,
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may
service, or maintenance can
result causing property damage, personal in-
cause injury or property dam-
jury, or loss of life.
age. Refer to this manual for
correct installation and op-
— Do not store or use gasoline or other
erational procedures. For as-
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER 3. Heater shall not be installed in a bath- SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the room. appliance should be located out INFORMATION 4. 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 sensor (ODS) pi- WARNINGS WARNING ICON G 001 lot light safety system. The ODS shuts Do not place clothing or other down the heater if not enough fresh air IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s flamma
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OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow all IDENTIFICATION local codes. In the absence of local codes, use the latest edition of National Fuel Gas Code Piezo Ignitor Button ANS Z223.1, also known as NFPA 54*. Control Knob *Available from: American National Standards Institute, Inc. 1430 Broadway New York, NY 10018 National Fire Protection Association, Inc. Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02269 Grill Guard UNPACKING 1. Remove heater from carton. Burners 2. Remov
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER Confined and Unconfined Space PROVIDING ADEQUATE AIR FOR VENTILATION The National Fuel Gas Code ANS Z223.1 COMBUSTION AND defines a confined space as a space whose The following are excerpts from National VENTILATION volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec- Btu per hour (4.8 m3 per kw) of the aggre- tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. WARNING: This heater shall gate input rating of all appliances installed All spaces in h
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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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® NATURAL GAS HEATER AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND 12" VENTILATION Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From Inside Ventilation Grills Building Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation Option 2 This fresh air would come from an adjoin- Grills Or ing unconfined space. When ventilating to into Adjoining Remove an adjoining unconfined space, you must Room, Door into provide two permanent openings: one within Option 1 Adjoining 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the Room, Option 3 floor on the wa
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OWNER’S MANUAL CEILING LOCATING HEATER INSTALLATION This heater is designed to be mounted on a NOTICE: This heater is intended wall. 36" for use as supplemental heat. Use Minimum 8" this heater along with your pri- WARNING: Maintain the mini- Minimum From mary heating system. Do not in- mum clearances shown in Figure Sides Of stall this heater as your primary 4. If you can, provide greater clear- Heater heat source. If you have a central ances from floor, ceiling, and join- heating system, you m
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER Thin or Installing Bottom Mounting INSTALLATION Thick Wall Screw Continued (thick wall 1. Locate bottom mounting hole. This shown) Installing Two Mounting Screws 1/16" hole is near bottom on back panel of Space heater (see Figure 11). Note: Wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package. The hardware 2. Mark screw location on wall. Solid package is provided with heater. 3. Remove heater from wall. Wall Attaching To Wall Stud Method 4. If installing bottom mounting
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OWNER’S MANUAL Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male Install sediment trap in supply line as shown INSTALLATION threads. This will prevent excess sealant in Figure 12. Locate sediment trap where it Continued from going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe is within reach for cleaning. Locate sedi- could result in clogged heater valves. ment trap where trapped matter is not likely CONNECTING TO GAS to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture SUPPLY and contaminants. This keeps them from CAUTION: U
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER Pressure Testing Heater Gas INSTALLATION OPERATING Connections Continued HEATER 1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- CHECKING GAS ure 13). FOR YOUR SAFETY CONNECTIONS 2. Open main gas valve located on or near READ BEFORE gas meter. LIGHTING WARNING: Test all gas pip- 3. Make sure control knob of heater is in ing and connections for leaks the OFF position. after installing or servicing. Cor- WARNING: If you do not fol- 4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff rect all
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OFF HI OWNER’S MANUAL 6. With control knob pressed in, push THERMOSTAT OPERATING down and release ignitor button. This CONTROL HEATER will light pilot. The pilot is attached OPERATION to the bottom of burner. The pilot can Continued be seen below the left hand plaque. The control knob can be set to any heat If needed, keep pressing ignitor but- LIGHTING level between HI and LO. When the room ton until pilot lights. INSTRUCTIONS temperature exceeds the set temperature, • If pilot does not stay li
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER We also recommend that you keep the burner INSPECTING tube and pilot assembly clean and free of dust BURNER and dirt. To clean these parts we recommend using compressed air no greater than 30 PSI. Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame Your local computer store, hardware store, or pattern often. home center may carry compressed air in a PILOT FLAME PATTERN can. You can use a vacuum cleaner in the blow position. If using compressed air in a Figure 17 shows a correct pilot
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING CAUTION: Never use a wire, WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only needle, or similar object to clean Note: For additional help, visit DESA a qualified service person should ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ International’s technical service web site service and repair heater. pilot unit. at www.desatech.com. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor button is pressed i
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner plaques do not light after ODS/pilot 1. Burner orifice(s) is clogged 1. Clean burner orifice(s) (see Cleaning is lit and Maintenance, page 12) or replace burner orifice(s) 2. Burner orifice(s) diameter is too small 2. Replace burner orifice(s) 3. Inlet gas pressure is too low 3. Contact local natural gas company Delayed ignition of burner plaques 1. Manifold pressure is too low 1. Contact local natural g
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OWNER’S MANUAL 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 remover, cigarette
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B A ® NATURAL GAS HEATER 15 ILLUSTRATED 17 PARTS LIST VN10TA 16 8 4 18 7 19 6 12 16 5 14 6 13 3 11 2 9 1 7-1 10 7-2 ODS/PILOT 104086 16
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OWNER’S MANUAL This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed PARTS LIST under Replacement Parts on page 18 of this manual. VN10TA KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098454-06CD Front Panel 1 3 099318-03 Grill Guard 1 4 101108-01 Removable Speed Clip 2 5 099275-01 Reflector 1 6 M15823-37 Screw Hex #8 x 1/4" 10 7 503329 ODS/Pilot Assembly 1 7-1 098514-01 Thermocouple 1 7-2 098594-01 Ignitor Elec
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® NATURAL GAS HEATER SPECIFICATIONS REPLACEMENT VN10TA PARTS Btu 10,000 Note: Use only original replacement parts. This will protect your warranty coverage for Type Gas Natural Only parts replaced under warranty. Ignition Piezo PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Pressure Regulator Setting 3.5" W.C. Contact authorized dealer from whom you Inlet Gas Pressure (inches of water) purchased this product. If they cannot sup- Maximum 10.5" ply original replacement part(s), call DESA Minimum 5" International’s Technica
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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 VANGUARD VENT-FREE RESIDENTIAL GAS HEATERS DESA International warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for fou
