Tools Needed - Desa RM200T Owner's Manual

200,000 BTU/HR
PORTABLE FORCED AIR HEATER
ASSEMBLY
This model is furnished with wheels and
handles. Wheels, handles, and the mounting
hardware are found in the shipping carton.

TOOLS NEEDED

• Medium Phillips Screwdriver
• 3/8" Open or Adjustable Wrench
• Hammer
1. Slide axle through wheel support
frame. Install wheels on axle.
IMPORTANT: When installing wheels,
point extended hub of wheels toward
wheel support frame (see Figure 2).
Hot Air
Outlet
Fuel
Tank
Flange
Wheel
Support
Frame
Wheel
Cap Nut
Figure 2 - Wheel and Handle Assembly
2. Place cap nuts on axle ends. Gently tap
with hammer to secure.
3. Place heater on wheel support frame.
Make sure air inlet end (rear) of
heater is over wheels. Line up holes
on fuel tank flange with holes on
wheel support frame.
4. Place handles on top of fuel tank
flange. Insert screws through handles,
fuel tank flange, and wheel support
frame. Attach nut finger tight after
each screw is inserted.
5. After all screws are inserted, tighten
nuts firmly.
Front
Handle
Screw
Nut
Axle
FUELS
Do not use heavy fuels such as No. 2 fuel oil
or No. 2 Diesel. Using heavy fuels will
result in:
• clogged fuel filter and nozzle
• carbon build up on spark plug
• the need of nontoxic anti-icer in fuel dur-
IMPORTANT: Use a KEROSENE ONLY
storage container. Be sure storage container
is clean. Foreign matter such as rust, dirt, or
water will cause the flame-out control to
shut down heater. Foreign matter may also
require you to clean fuel system often.
VENTILATION
Rear
Handle
Air
Inlet
Provide at least a three-square-foot opening
of fresh, outside air for each 100,000 Btu/Hr
rating. Provide extra fresh air if more heat-
ers are being used.
Example: A 200,000 Btu/Hr heater re-
quires one of the following:
• a two-car garage door (16 feet wide open-
• a single-car garage door (9 feet wide
Extended
Hub
• two windows (30 inches wide opening)
4
WARNING: Use only kero-
sene or No. 1 fuel oil to avoid risk
of fire or explosion. Never use
gasoline, naphtha,
thinners, alcohol, or other highly
flammable fuels.
ing very cold weather
WARNING: Follow the mini-
mum fresh, outside air ventila-
tion requirements. If proper fresh,
outside air ventilation is not pro-
vided, carbon monoxide poison-
ing can occur. Provide proper
fresh, outside air ventilation be-
fore running heater.
ing) raised five inches
opening) raised eight inches
raised fifteen inches
paint
103607