Desa Vanguard VP1600C Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 22

OPERATING
HEATER
Models VP1600C
and VP2600C
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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 21. If you don't smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in control knob.
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.
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.
6. Keep control knob pressed in and turn it counterclockwise
PILOT/IGN position. This will light pilot.
Note: You will hear a loud "click" when the control knob reaches the
PILOT/IGN position.
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 26 through 29
• contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs
Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see
Manual Lighting Procedure, page 24 .
Thermocouple
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30
seconds, release control knob.
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7.
Note:
to the OFF position
Clockwise
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
Figure 21 - Pilot
to the
C-clockwise
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