Desa RCLP50A Electric Heater User Manual


 
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Ignitor
WARNING: Make sure
heater is disconnected
from propane supply.
Heater could ignite
causing severe burns.
1. Remove motor and fan
guard from heater (see
Motor, page 11, steps 1
through 5).
2. Remove black ignitor wire
from piezo ignitor. Access
ignitor wire through
underside of heater base
(see Figure 11). Push wire
up through bushing in
heater shell.
3. Remove ignitor mounting
screw from rear head
using nut-driver or stan-
dard screwdriver (see
Figure 12).
4. Remove ignitor from rear
head.
5. Install new ignitor. Attach
ignitor to rear head with
ignitor mounting screw.
6. Run ignitor wire from new
ignitor through bushing in
heater shell. Attach ignitor
wire to piezo ignitor.
7. Set gap between ignitor
electrode and target plate
to 4.32 mm (.17") (see
Figure 13).
8. Test for spark.
Push piezo ignitor button
and watch for spark
between ignitor electrode
and target plate.
9. Place motor and fan guard
into rear of heater shell
(see Motor, page 12, steps
12 through 16).
Rear
Head
Figure 12 - Removing Ignitor Mounting Screw and Ignitor
Figure 11 - Removing Ignitor Wire from Piezo Ignitor
Bushing
Piezo Ignitor
Underside of
Heater Base
Ignitor
Target
Plate
Gap
Area
Figure 13 - Clearance between Ignitor Electrode and Target Plate
Ignitor
Electrode
Ignitor
Mounting
Screw
Ignitor Wire