Desa A, B, C Water Heater User Manual


 
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OPERATING HEATER
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing prop-
erty damage, personal injury or loss of life.
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 heavier than air and will settle on the floor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
Do not try to light any appliance.
Do not touch any electric 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 de-
partment.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the gas control knob.
Never use tools. If the knob will not push in or turn by
hand, don’t try to repair it, call a qualified service techni-
cian or gas supplier. Force or attempted repair may result
in a fire or explosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water.
Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect
the appliance and to replace any part of the control system
and any gas control which has been under water.
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ
BEFORE LIGHTING
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
Figure 25 - Control Knob and
Ignitor Button Location
WARNING:
If fireplace has glass doors, never operate this
heater with glass doors closed. If you operate
heater with doors closed, heat buildup inside fire-
place will cause glass to burst. Also if fireplace
opening has vents at the bottom, you must open
the vents before operating heater.
You must operate this heater with a fireplace screen
in place. Make sure fireplace screen is closed
before running heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new heater, burn-
ing logs will give off a paper-burning smell. Orange
flame will also be present. Open damper or window to
vent smell. This will only last a few hours.
Note:
Home owners generally prefer to operate their heater
with the chimney damper closed. This will put all the heat into
the room. However, there may be times you will desire the full
flames of the HI heat setting but will find the heat output
excessive. You can open the chimney damper (if you have one)
fully or partially to release some of the heat.
WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if heater has
been running.
1. STOP! Read the safety information column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
Clockwise
to the OFF position.
4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for
gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Fol-
low “B” in the safety information, column 1. If you don’t
smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclockwise
C-clockwise
to the PI-
LOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 25).
Note:
You may be running this heater for the first time
after hooking up to gas supply. If so, the control knob may
need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will allow
air to bleed from the gas system.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and release ignitor but-
ton. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note:
If pilot does not stay lit, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs. Until repairs are made,
light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see Manual
Lighting Procedure on page 17.
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
If control knob does not pop out when released, contact
a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note:
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This heater
has a safety interlock system. Wait one (1) minute for sys-
tem to reset before lighting pilot again.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise to desired
heating level. The burners should light. Set control knob to
any heat level between HI and LO.
Figure 26 - Pilot
Control
Knob
Ignitor
Button
Ignitor Electrode
Thermocouple
Pilot
Burner
OPERATING HEATER (THERMOSTAT CONTROLLED MODELS)
For Your Safety Read Before Lighting
Lighting Instructions
THERMOSTAT-CONTROLLED MODELS