Operating Heater - Vanguard VN18 Safety Information And Installation Manual

OPERATING HEATER

NON-THERMOSTAT MODELS
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ
BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing prop-
erty damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand.
When lighting the pilot, follow these instructions exactly.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the 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 de-
partment.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the 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 techni-
cian or gas supplier. Force or attempted repair may result
in a fire or explosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part has 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.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information above.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
4. Wait five minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas,
including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow
"B" in the safety information above. If you don't smell gas,
go to the next step.
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OPERATING HEATER (NON-THERMOSTAT MODELS)
5. Turn control knob to PILOT/IGN and press in.
6. With control knob pressed in, push down and release igni-
7.
Figure 19 - Control Knob In The OFF Position for Non-Thermostat
Models
to the OFF position.
Figure 20 - Pilot
For Your Safety Read Before Lighting
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time
after hooking up to gas supply. If so, you may need to press
in control knob for 30 seconds or more. This will allow air
to bleed from the gas system.
• If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a
qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
tor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the
front of burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until
pilot lights.
If pilot does not light
• turn control knob clockwise
• repeat steps 5 and 6
If pilot does not stay lit after several tries
• refer to Troubleshooting, pages 19 through 21
• contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for
repairs
Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pi-
lot with match, see Manual Lighting Procedure, page 14.
Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob. Note: If pilot
goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7.
Ignitor
Button
IGNITOR
Thermocouple
Lighting Instructions
to the OFF position
Control Knob
OFF
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
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