Operating Heater - Desa DWN6 Installation Manual

INSTALLATION
Continued
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than
1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 14).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve
located on or near gas meter for natural gas
or using compressed air.
3. Check all joints from gas meter for natural gas
(see Figure 15) or propane/LP supply tank for
propane/LP gas, to equipment shutoff valve
(see Figure 16). Apply a noncorrosive leak
detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming
show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS
CONNECTIONS
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 14).
2. For natural gas open main gas valve located
on or near gas meter. For propane/LP gas open
propane/LP supply tank valve.
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Figure 14 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Gas
Meter
Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints for
Natural Gas
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
Figure 16 - Checking Gas Joints for
Propane/LP Gas
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3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF
4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light heater (see Operating Heater). Check
7. Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appli-
8. Replace front panel.
Open
A. This appliance has a pilot which must be
B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the
Closed
Control
Valve
Location
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the
Control
Valve
Location
D. Do not use this appliance if any part has
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
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position.
to thermostat gas valve (see Figure 15 or 16).
Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to
all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
all other internal joints for leaks.
ance, page 13).

OPERATING HEATER

FOR YOUR SAFETY READ
BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, per-
sonal injury or loss of life.
lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot,
follow these instructions exactly.
appliance area for gas. Be sure to smell next
to the floor because some gas is heavier than
air and will settle on the floor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric 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.
gas control knob. Never use tools. If the
knob will not push in or turn by hand,
don't try to repair it, call a qualified service
technician. Force or attempted repair may
result in a fire or explosion.
been under water. Immediately call a
qualified service technician to inspect the
appliance and to replace any part of the
control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
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