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BLUE-FLAME VENT-FREE
PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL
CGP20
RP30D CGP20L
®
MODELS: CGP20, CGP20L, AND RP30D
WARNING: Improper installation,
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol-
adjustment, alteration, service, or
lowed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
maintenance can cause injury or
property damage, personal injury, or loss of life.
property damage. Refer to this
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable
manual for correct i
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) 14. Do not use heater if any part has been SAFETY inside any structure. Locate propane/ under water. Immediately call a quali- INFORMATION LP supply tank(s) outdoors. fied service technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of 3. This heater shall not be installed in a the control system and any gas control bedroom or bathroom. WARNINGS WARNING ICON G 001 which has been
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OWNER’S MANUAL Unusually Tight Construction PRODUCT The air that leaks around doors and win- IDENTIFICATION dows may provide enough fresh air for Ignitor Button Control Knob combustion and ventilation. However, in buildings of unusually tight construction, you must provide additional fresh air. Unusually tight construction is de- fined as construction where: a. walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a con- tinuous water vapor retarder with -11 a rating of one perm (6x10 kg Gri
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Example: VENTILATION AIR AIR FOR Gas water heater 40,000 Btu/Hr Ventilation Air From Inside COMBUSTION AND Vent-free heater + 20,000 Btu/Hr Building VENTILATION Total = 60,000 Btu/Hr This fresh air would come from an adjoining Continued * Do not include direct-vent gas appli- unconfined space. When ventilating to an ances. Direct-vent draws combustion adjoining unconfined space, you must pro- DETERMINING AIR FLOW
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OWNER’S MANUAL AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION Continued 12" Ventilation Grills Into Adjoining Room, Ventilation Option 2 Grills Or into Adjoining Remove Room, Door into Option 1 Adjoining Room, Option 3 12" Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building Ventilation Air From Outdoors Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation Ventilated Outlet Attic grills or ducts. You must provide two per- Air manent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor. Outlet
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add mois- INSTALLING TO WARNING: Never install the ture to the air. Although this is beneficial, heater WALL installing heater in rooms without enough • in a bedroom or bathroom ventilation air may cause mildew to form • in a recreational vehicle NOTICE: A qualified service per- from too much moisture. See Air for Com- • where curtains, furniture, son must install heater. Follow bustion and Ventilati
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OWNER’S MANUAL Attaching to wall stud: This method Attaching to wall stud method INSTALLING TO provides the strongest hold. Insert mounting For attaching mounting bracket to wall studs WALL screws through mounting bracket and into 1. Drill holes at marked locations using wall studs. Continued 9/64" drill bit. Attaching to wall anchor: This method 2. Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line INSTALLING HEATER TO allows you to attach mounting bracket to up last hole on each end of bracket with WALL
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 7. Hold spacer in place with one hand. INSTALLING TO CAUTION: Use only new, With other hand, insert mounting screw black iron or steel pipe. Inter- WALL through bottom mounting hole and nally-tinned copper tubing may spacer. Place tip of screw in opening Continued be used in certain areas. Check of wall anchor or drilled hole. Placing Heater On Mounting your local codes. Use pipe of 1/2" 8. Tighten both screws until heater is di
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OWNER’S MANUAL CONNECTING TO Pressure Note: Burner bracket GAS SUPPLY Regulator not shown for clarity Continued 3/8" NPT IMPORTANT: Hold pressure regulator Pipe with wrench when connecting it to gas pip- Nipple ing and/or fittings. Heater Cabinet Ground Joint * An A.G.A. design certified manual shutoff Union Tee Joint valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable Manual Test alternative to test gauge connection. Pur- Shutoff Reducer Gauge chase the optional A.G.A. design certified Valve * Bushing t
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any CHECKING GAS gas. Then smell for gas, including Control Valve Location CONNECTIONS near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the safety in- Continued formation in the first column. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step. Propane/LP 5. Press in control knob and turn coun- Supply Tank terclockwise to the PILOT position. Keep control knob pressed in for five (5) seconds (se
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OWNER’S MANUAL If pilot flame pattern is incorrect, as shown OPERATING INSPECTING in Figure 19 HEATER BURNER • turn heater off (see To Turn Off Gas to Continued Appliance,) Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame 8. Turn control knob counterclockwise pattern often. • see Troubleshooting, pages 12 through 14 to the LOW position. The PILOT FLAME PATTERN BURNER FLAME PATTERN main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between Figure 18 shows a correct pilot flame pat- Figure 20
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING: Turn off and CAUTION: Never use a wire, unplug heater and let cool be- needle, or similar object to clean Note: All troubleshooting items are listed fore servicing. Only a qualified ODS/pilot. This can damage ODS/ in order of operation. service person should service pilot unit. and repair heater. OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY When ignitor button is pressed, there is no 1. Ignitor electrode pos
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OWNER’S MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Continued OBSERVED PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY Delayed ignition of burner 1. Manifold pressure is too low 1. Contact local propane/LP gas company 2. Burner orifice is clogged 2. Clean burner (see Cleaning and Main- tenance, page 15) or replace burner orifice Burner backfiring during combustion 1. Burner orifice is clogged or damaged 1. Clean burner (see Cleaning and Main- tenance, page 15) or replace burner orifice 2. Inlet gas pressure is too low 2. Contact loca
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER TROUBLESHOOTING Continued WARNING: If you smell gas WARNING ICON G 001 • 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 exi
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OWNER’S MANUAL CLEANING AND SPECIFICATIONS MAINTENANCE RP30D CGP20(L) Btu (Variable) 15,000/30,000 10,000/20,000 WARNING: Turn off heater Type Gas Propane/LP Only Propane/LP Only and let cool before cleaning. Ignition Piezo Piezo CAUTION: You must keep Pressure Regulator Setting 8" W.C. 8" W.C. control areas, burner, and circu- Inlet Gas Pressure (inches of water) lating air passageways of heater Maximum 14" 14" clean. Inspect these areas of heater before each use. Have Minimum 11" 11" heater
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER Portable Heater Parts Tarantin Tank Co. REPLACEMENT 342 N. County Rd. 400 East P.O. Box 6129 PARTS Valparaiso, IN 46383 Freehold, NJ 07728 Note: Use only original replacement parts. All States 908-780-9340 This will protect your warranty coverage for 219-462-7441 1-800-922-0724 parts replaced under warranty. 1-800-362-6951 Parts Department Parts Department Parts Under Warranty Dayton Hardware Contact authorized dealers of this pr
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OWNER’S MANUAL ACCESSORIES Purchase these heater accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supply these accessories, either contact your nearest Parts Central (see page 16) or call DESA International’s Parts Department at 1-800- 972-7879 for referral information. You can also write to the address listed on the back page of this manual. MANUAL SHUTOFFVALVE - GA5010 For all models. Manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap. FAN KITS - GA3100A AND GA3200TA For all models. Provides better hea
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER 21 ILLUSTRATED 22 PARTS 26 BREAKDOWN 27 14 RP30D 8 20 23 24 11 19 10 25 12 4 8 17 13 16 9 18 7 5 3 6 15 2 10-1 10-2 1 ODS/PILOT 103569 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 16 of this manual. RP30D KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 098304-01 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 2 2 098345-01AC Front Panel 1 3 103476-02 Grill Guard 1 4 101108-01 Clip, Grill Guard 2 5 099001-01BR Heat Shield 1 6 M11084-26 Screw, #10 x 3/8" 4 7 098352-02BR Deflector Unit 1 8 098271-03 Ignitor Cable 1 9 098249-01 Nut, M5 2 10 099059-0
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BLUE-FLAME CGP20, CGP20L AND RP30D VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER ILLUSTRATED PARTS 23 BREAKDOWN 24 28 CGP20 29 16 CGP20L 10 25 22 26 13 21 12 4 14 27 19 10 15 18 11 7 9 6 3 20 5 8 17 2 12-1 12-2 1 ODS/PILOT 103569 20
