Operating Heater - Vanguard VP1600ITB Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

VENT-FREE PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
OPERATING
HEATER
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE
LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly, a
fire or explosion may result caus-
ing property 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 sup-
plier, call the fire department.
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 technician 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 un-
der water.
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LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information
at the top of column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve
is fully open.
3. Turn thermostat control knob on left
side of heater clockwise
the OFF position.
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 in-
formation at the top column 1. If you
don't smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn thermostat control knob on
left side of heater counterclockwise
to the PILOT position.
C-clockwise
Press in thermostat control knob for
5 seconds.
Note: You may be running this
heater for the first time after hook-
ing up to gas supply. If so, you may
need to press in thermostat control
knob for 30 seconds. This will allow
air to bleed from the gas system.
• If thermostat control knob does not
pop up when released, contact a
qualified service person or gas sup-
plier for repairs.
Thermostat
Control Knob
Figure 17 - Thermostat Control Knob In The OFF Position
Thermocouple
Figure 18 - Pilot
12
6. Keep thermostat control knob
pressed in while pushing down and
releasing the ignitor button. This will
light pilot. If necessary, continue to
press ignitor button until pilot lights.
If pilot does not light
• turn thermostat control knob
clockwise
sition
to
Clockwise
• repeat steps 5 and 6
If pilot does not stay lit after sev-
eral tries
• refer to Troubleshooting, pages 15
through 17
• contact a qualified service person
or gas supplier
Until repairs are made, light pilot
with match. To light pilot with
match, see Manual Lighting Pro-
cedure, page 13.
7. Keep thermostat control knob
pressed in for 30 seconds after light-
ing pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps
3 through 7. This heater has a safety
interlock system. Wait one minute
before lighting pilot again.
8. Turn thermostat control knob coun-
terclockwise
heating level. The plaque directly
above the pilot should light.
Ignitor Button
IGNITOR
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
to the OFF po-
Clockwise
to the desired
C-clockwise
Plaque
Control Knob
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3
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