Desa GMP26 Water Heater User Manual


 
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OFF
IGNITOR
Figure 18 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position
Ignitor Button Control Knob
INSTALLATION
Continued
PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS
CONNECTIONS
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 16,
page 13).
2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve.
3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the
OFF position.
4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve
to thermostat gas valve (see Figure 17, page
13). Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid
to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light heater (see Operating Heater, page 14).
Check all other internal joints for leaks.
7. Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appli-
ance, page 15 or 16).
8. Replace front panel.
OPERATING HEATER
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, per-
sonal 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 department.
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 tech-
nician 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 ser-
vice technician to inspect the appliance and
to replace any part of the control system and
any gas control which has been under water.
MANUAL CONTROL MODELS
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information begin-
ning in column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas.
Then smell for gas around heater and near
the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow
“B” in the safety information in column 1.
If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in control knob and turn counter-
clockwise to the PILOT position.
Keep control knob pressed in for five (5)
seconds (see Figure 18).
Note: You may be running this heater for
the first time after hooking up to gas sup-
ply. 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.
If control knob does not pop up when re-
leased, contact a qualified service person
or gas supplier for repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in, push down
and release ignitor button. This will light
pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor but-
ton until pilot lights.