Storageflex RMC-LC10LP - 10 Electric Heater User Manual


 
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General Information
SAFETY: Accidents are always tragic especially because so
many of them could have been prevented with a little care and
attention. These are some basic good practices we hope you
will follow for safe use of your gas fired room heater.
IMPOR
TANT: Read this user's manual carefully and
completely before trying to assemble, operate or service
this heater. Improper use of this heater can cause serious
injury or death from burns, fire, explosion, electrical shock
(fan models) or carbon monoxide poisoning.
Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu
with headaches, dizziness or nausea. If you have these signs,
the heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once!
Have heater serviced. Some people are more affected by
carbon monoxide than others. These include pregnant
women, people with heart or lung disease or anemia, those
under the influence of alcohol or those at high altitude.
Begin by ensuring proper installation and servicing. Ensure
that your qualified technician who installs this heater follows
the installa
tion instructions provided with this product.
Ha
ve
the installer show you where the gas supply shut off valve is
loca
ted so tha
t you kno
w where to shut off the gas to the
hea
ter
.
If the connections are not perfectly sealed or
tightened, you may have a leak and therefore a faint gas
smell.
F
inding a leak is NOT a do-it-yourself procedure.
Some leaks can only be found with the main burner gas on
and this must be done by a qualified technician.
Table of Contents
bathroom and an unvented room heater having an input
rating of more than 6,000 BTU per hour shall not be installed
in a bathroom.
• Do not install RMC-LC30,
LI30, LC20 or LI18 heaters in a
bedroom or a bathroom.
• Do not install RMC-LC10 or LI10 hea
ters in a bathroom, they
are allowed in bedrooms.
• LI06 heaters are allowed in bathrooms or bedrooms.
• This appliance is intended for supplemental heating.
• Do not use a blower or other accessory not approved for use
with this heater.
• Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located
out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies. Keep
flammable objects more than 36” from the front and top of
the heaters and more than 10” from the sides of the heater
( 8”
for the L106 heater).
• Provide adequa
te clearances for accessibility for purposes of
servicing the heater.
• Maintain adequa
te clearances around the air openings to
allo
w for proper and safe operation of the heater.
WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into the heater.
Avoid any drafts that alter the burner flame patterns.
• This heater needs fresh, outside air for combustion to run
properly. This heater has an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS)
pilot light safety system. The ODS shuts down the heater if
not enough fresh air (oxygen content > 18%) is available.
• Never run heater in confined space. Refer to page 4.
• If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh,
outside air. If heater keeps shutting off, clean it and have it
serviced.
• Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible
materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and liquids.
• Keep burner and control compartment clean. See
maintenance section of this manual.
• Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near
the appliance.
• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of high
surface temperatures and should stay away to avoid burns
and clothing ignition.
• Young children should be carefully supervised when they are
in the same room with the appliance. Never allow them to sit,
stand or play on or around the heater.
• Make sure tha
t if the safety screen or guard is removed for
ser
vicing or lighting the a
ppliance,
it is replaced prior to
operating the heater.
Do not use the hea
ter if an
y part has been under water.
Immedia
tely call a qualified ser
vice technician to inspect the
room heater and to replace any part of the control system and
an
y gas control which has been under wa
ter
.
The ODS pilot light safety system is designed to prevent
asphyxiation due to a lack of oxygen in the air.
The hea
ter does not monitor the air for CO.
This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket,
per
manently located,
manufactur
ed (mobile) home
,
wher
e not
prohibited by local codes. This appliance is only for use with the
type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appliance is not
convertible for use with other gases.
Any c
hange to this heater or
its controls can be dangerous.
PRECAUTIONS
• Never use natural gas in a unit designed for propane gas.
• Never use propane in a unit designed for natural gas.
• Check all joints and connections.
T
o a
void the
danger of fire, accident or explosion, never check a
potential gas leak with an open flame.
An unvented room hea
ter ha
ving an input rating of more than
10,000 BTU per hour shall not be installed in a bedroom or
SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR LEGACY
VENT FREE HEATER
Installer / Consumer Safety Information . . . . 1
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16