Desa VVSA18R Water Heater User Manual


 
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OWNER’S MANUAL
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1. STOP! Read the safety information,
page 12 column 3.
2. Make sure manual shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. If Using Optional Hand-Held Re-
mote or Wall Switch: Set switch to
OFF position.
4. Press in and turn control knob clock-
wise to the OFF position.
5. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any
gas. Then smell for gas, including
near the floor. If you smell gas,
STOP! Follow “B” in the safety in-
formation, page 12 column 3. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise to the PILOT
position. Press in control knob for
five (5) seconds (see Figure 23).
Note:
You may be running this log
set for the first time after hooking up
to gas supply. If so, the control knob
may need to be pressed in for 30 sec-
onds or more. This will allow air to
bleed from the gas system.
7. With control knob pressed in, press
and release ignitor button. This will
light pilot. 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.
Figure 23 - Control Knob and Ignitor But-
ton Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
WARNING: Burner will come
on automatically within one minute
when the selector switch is in the
ON position after the pilot is lit.
Control
Knob
Igniter
Button
Pilot
Ther-
mopile
Figure 24 - Thermopile and Pilot
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Appliance
1. Slightly push in and turn control
knob clockwise to the OFF
position.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot
stays lit)
You may shut off the burner and keep the
pilot lit by doing one of the following:
1. Slightly push in and turn control
knob clockwise to the PI-
LOT position.
2. If Using Optional Hand-Held Re-
mote or Wall Switch: Set switch to
OFF position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under Light-
ing Instructions.
2. Depress control knob and light pilot
with match.
3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30
seconds after lighting pilot. After 30
seconds, release control knob. Now
follow steps 9 through 10.
OPERATING
APPLIANCE
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8. 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
4 through 8.
9. Slightly push in and turn control
knob counterclockwise to
the ON position.
10. If Using Optional Hand-Held Re-
mote or Wall Switch: Wait one
minute and switch selector switch to
the ON position to light burner.
Continued