Vanguard VP10A Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

Manual is about: INFRARED VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER

Summary of VP10A

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    Save this manual for future reference. Infrared vent-free propane/lp gas heater owner’s operation and installation manual ® vp5d and vp10a warning: if the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal in- jury, or loss of life. —...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 2 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 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 m...

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    Owner’s manual 3 104273 product identification product features safety pilot this heater has a pilot with an oxygen depletion sensing (ods) safety shutoff system. The ods/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room heaters. The ods/pilot shuts off the heater if there is not enough fresh air. Piez...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 4 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 confined and unconfined space the national fuel gas code ans z223.1 defines a confined space as a space whose volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 btu per hour (4.8 m3 per kw) of the aggre- gate input rating of all appliances installed in that ...

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    Owner’s manual 5 104273 warning: if the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined space or if the building is of unusually tight construction, provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by one of the methods described in the national fuel gas code, a...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 6 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 air for combustion and ventilation continued or remove door into adjoining room, option 3 ventilation grills into adjoining room, option 2 12" 12" ventilation grills into adjoining room, option 1 ventilation air ventilation air from inside building th...

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    Owner’s manual 7 104273 36" 3" floor ceiling minimum minimum t of carpetin combustib 8" minimum from sides of heater right side left side 2. Mark two mounting screw locations on wall (see figure 5). Installing heater to wall marking screw locations 1. Determine where you will locate heater. Figure 5...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 8 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 installing two mounting screws note: wall anchors and mounting screws are in hardware package. The hardware pack- age is provided with heater. Attaching to wall stud method for attaching mounting screw to wall stud 1. Drill hole at marked location usi...

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    Owner’s manual 9 104273 connecting to gas supply warning: a qualified service person must connect heater to gas supply. Follow all local codes. The installer must supply an external regu- lator. The external regulator will reduce incoming gas pressure. You must reduce incoming gas pressure to betwee...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 10 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 checking gas connections pressure testing gas supply piping system test pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (3.5 kpa) 1. Disconnect appliance with its appliance main gas valve (control valve) and equip- ment shutoff valve from gas supply pip- ing system....

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    Owner’s manual 11 104273 operating heater continued lighting instructions 1. Stop! Read the safety information, page 10, column 3. 2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open. 3. Turn control knob clockwise to the off position. 4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 12 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 grh/ov 008 bad pilot/lp grh/ov 007 good pilot/lp inspecting burner check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern often. Pilot flame pattern figure 19 shows a correct pilot flame pat- tern. Figure 20 shows an incorrect pilot flame pattern. The in...

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    Owner’s manual 13 104273 troubleshooting warning: turn off heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater. Caution: never use a wire, needle, or similar object to clean ods/pilot. This can damage ods/ pilot unit. Possible cause 1. Ignitor elect...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 14 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 troubleshooting continued observed problem burner(s) does not light after ods/pilot is lit delayed ignition of burner(s) burner backfiring during combustion burner plaque(s) does not glow slight smoke or odor during initial operation heater produces ...

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    Owner’s manual 15 104273 possible cause 1. Heater burning vapors from paint, hair spray, glues, etc. (see important statement above) 2. Low fuel supply 3. Gas leak. See warning statement at top of page 1. Not enough fresh air is available 2. Low line pressure 3. Ods/pilot is partially clogged 1. Gas...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 16 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 this list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed under replacement parts on page 18 of this manual. Ods/pilot illustrated parts breakdown vp5d 7-1 7-2 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 11 19 22 7 6...

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    Owner’s manual 17 104273 key part no. Number description qty. 1 098304-01 screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 099467-03 front panel assembly 1 3 099318-03 grill guard 1 4 101108-01 grill guard clip 2 5 099469-02 reflector assembly 1 6 m15823-37 screw hex #8 x 1/4" 10 7 099059-03 ods/pilot assembly 1 7-1 098514-01...

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    Propane/lp gas heaters 18 ® vp5d and vp10a 104273 you may have further questions about in- stallation, operation, or troubleshooting. If so, contact desa international’s technical service department at 1-800-323-5190. You can also visit desa international’s technical service web site at www.Desatech...

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    Owner’s manual 19 104273 notes _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________...

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    International warranty information always specify model and serial numbers when communicating with the factory. We reserve the right to amend these specifications at any time without notice. The only warranty applicable is our standard written warranty. We make no other warranty, expressed or implie...