Desa Vanguard VP1600C Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 18

OPERATING
HEATER
Models VP1600IT
and VP2200IT
Continued
18
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information at the top of page 17.
2. Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Turn thermostat control knob on left side of heater clockwise
OFF position.
Thermostat
Control Knob
Figure 17 - Thermostat Control Knob In 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 information at
the top of page 17. 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. Press in thermostat control knob for 5
C-clockwise
seconds.
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 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 supplier for repairs.
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
• repeat steps 5 and 6
If pilot does not stay lit after several tries
• refer to Troubleshooting, pages 26 through 29
• contact a qualified service person or gas supplier
Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see
Manual Lighting Procedure, page 20.
7. Keep thermostat 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. This heater has a safety
interlock system. Wait one minute before lighting pilot again.
8. Turn thermostat control knob counterclockwise
heating level. The plaque directly above the pilot should light.
Ignitor Button
IGNITOR
to the
Clockwise
Plaque
Control Knob
1
2
3
4
to the OFF position
Clockwise
to the desired
C-clockwise
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