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®
INFRARED VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
VP1600ITB
and
VP2200ITB
WARNING: Improper installa-
WARNING: If the information in this manual is
tion, adjustment, alteration,
not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may
service, or maintenance can
result causing property damage, personal in-
cause injury or property dam-
jury, or loss of life.
age. Refer to this manual for
correct installation and opera-
— Do not store or use gasoline or other
tional proced
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 5. Always run heater with plaque control SAFETY Due to high temperatures, the knob at the 1, 2, 3, or 4 locked posi- appliance should be located out INFORMATION tions. Never set control knob between of traffic and away from furniture locked positions. Poor combustion and and draperies. higher levels of carbon monoxide may WARNINGS result. Do not place clothing or other 6. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven- IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s flammable material
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OWNER’S MANUAL PRODUCT PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION FEATURES Thermostat Control Knob SAFETY DEVICE Piezo Ignitor This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff sys- Control Knob tem. 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. PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEM This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system requires no matches, batteries, or other sources to light heater. Grill Guard THERMOSTATIC H
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Confined and Unconfined Space PROVIDING ADEQUATE AIR FOR VENTILATION The National Fuel Gas Code ANS Z223.1 COMBUSTION AND defines a confined space as a space whose The following are excerpts from National VENTILATION volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1, Sec- 3 Btu per hour (4.8 m per kw) of the aggre- tion 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation. gate input rating of all appliances installed WARNING: This heater shall A
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OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space Use this worksheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space. Space: Includes the room in which you will install heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms. 1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height). Length x Width x Height = _________________cu. f
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION 12" Continued VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Grills Ventilation Air From Inside Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation Option 2 Building Grills Or into Adjoining Remove This fresh air would come from an adjoining Room, Door into unconfined space. When ventilating to an Option 1 Adjoining adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- Room, Option 3 vide two permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the fl
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OWNER’S MANUAL IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add mois- LOCATING HEATER INSTALLATION ture to the air. Although this is beneficial, This heater is designed to be mounted on a installing heater in rooms without enough NOTICE: This heater is intended wall. ventilation air may cause mildew to form from for use as supplemental heat. Use too much moisture. See Air for Combustion this heater along with your pri- WARNING: Maintain the mini- and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6. mary heating system. Do not
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Attaching To Wall Anchor: This method INSTALLING HEATER TO INSTALLATION allows you to attach mounting bracket to WALL Continued hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or to solid walls (concrete or masonry). Mounting Bracket THERMOSTAT SENSING Decide which method better suits your needs. BULB Locate mounting bracket in heater carton. Either method will provide a secure hold for Remove mounting bracket from carton. The thermostat sensing bulb has been placed the
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OWNER’S MANUAL Installing Bottom Mounting INSTALLATION Screws Continued 1. Locate two bottom mounting holes. These holes are near bottom on back panel of heater (see Figure 12). Attaching Mounting Bracket To Figure 9 - Folding Anchor Wall 2. Mark screw locations on wall. 3. Remove heater from mounting bracket. Note: Wall anchors, mounting screws, and spacers are in hardware package. The hard- 4. If installing bottom mounting screws ware package is provided with heater. into hollow or solid wall,
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male INSTALLATION CAUTION: Use only new, threads. This will prevent excess sealant Continued black iron or steel pipe. Inter- from going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe nally-tinned copper tubing may could result in clogged heater valves. CONNECTING TO GAS be used in certain areas. Check SUPPLY your local codes. Use pipe of large CAUTION: Use pipe joint seal- enough diameter to allow proper ant that is resistant to liquid
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OWNER’S MANUAL Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 INSTALLATION O Open PSIG (3.5 kPa) POS Continued Equipment 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- Shutoff ure 15). CHECKING GAS Valve 2. Pressurize supply piping system by ei- CONNECTIONS ther using compressed air or opening propane/LP supply tank valve. WARNING: Test all gas pip- 3. Check all joints from propane/LP sup- Closed P ing and connections for leaks ply tank to equipment shutoff valve (see after installing or servicing. Cor-
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OFF HI ® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 6. Keep thermostat control knob LIGHTING OPERATING pressed in while pushing down and INSTRUCTIONS HEATER releasing the ignitor button. This will 1. STOP! Read the safety information light pilot. If necessary, continue to FOR YOUR SAFETY at the top of column 1. press ignitor button until pilot lights. READ BEFORE If pilot does not light 2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve LIGHTING • turn thermostat control knob is fully open. clockwise to the OFF po- Cl
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OWNER’S MANUAL TO TURN OFF GAS OPERATING TO APPLIANCE HEATER Shutting Off Heater Continued 1. Turn thermostat control knob clock- TO SELECT wise to the OFF position. Clockwise HEATING LEVEL 2. Turn off all electric power to the ap- pliance if service is to be performed. WARNING: When running Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot heater, set control knob at the 1, stays lit) 2, 3, or 4 locked positions. Never set control knob between locked Turn thermostat control knob clockwise positions. Poor combu
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER CLEANING BURNER INSPECTING PILOT AIR INLET HOLE BURNER We recommend that you clean the unit every Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame 2,500 hours of operation or every three months. pattern often. We also recommend that you keep the burner PILOT FLAME PATTERN tube and pilot assembly clean and free of dust and dirt. To clean these parts we recommend Figure 20 shows a correct pilot flame pat- using compressed air no greater than 30 PSI. tern. Figure 21 show
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off and un- CAUTION: Never use a wire, needle, or similar object to clean Note: For additional help, visit DESA plug heater and let cool before ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ International’s technical service web site servicing. Only a qualified ser- pilot unit. at www.desatech.com. vice person should service and repair heater. Note: All troubleshooting items are listed in order of operation. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor butto
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® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Burner(s) does not light after ODS/pilot is lit 1. Burner orifice(s) is clogged 1. Clean burner orifice(s) (see Cleaning and Maintenance, page 14) or replace burner orifice(s) 2. Replace burner orifice(s) 2. Burner orifice(s) diameter is too small 3. Inlet gas pressure is too low 3. Contact local propane/LP gas company Delayed ignition of burner(s) 1. Manifold pressure is too low 1. Contact local p
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued WARNING: If you smell gas • Shut off gas supply. • Do not try to light any appliance. • Do not touch any electrical 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. IMPORTANT: Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning supplies, paint, paint remover, cigarette
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B A C ® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 14 ILLUSTRATED PARTS 12 11 BREAKDOWN 16 VP1600ITB 20 17 15 22 4 10 9 8 6 19 18 21 7 5 13 3 6 2 21-1 1 21-11 21-14 21-9 21-2 21-10 21-15 21-4 21-3 21-12 21-13 21-6 21-5 21-8 21-7 104247 18
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OWNER’S MANUAL This list contains replaceable parts used in your heater. When ordering parts, follow the instructions listed PARTS LIST under Replacement Parts on page 22 of this manual. VP1600ITB KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098742-13 Front Panel 1 3 098238-06 Grill Guard 1 4 101108-01 Clip-Grill Guard 2 5 098198-03 Apron 1 6 M11084-26 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 9 7 098462-01 Control Rod Assembly 1 8 098457-01 Reflector Assembly 1 9 099415-09 Regulator 1 10 M110
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A B C D ® VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 14 ILLUSTRATED PARTS 12 11 BREAKDOWN 16 VP2200ITB 20 17 15 22 4 10 9 8 6 19 18 21 7 5 13 3 6 21-1 2 1 21-14 21-15 21-8 21-2 21-16 21-4 21-10 21-3 21-12 21-5 21-13 21-11 21-9 21-7 21-6 104247 20
