Desa BLP30 Owner's Manual page 6

OPERATION
WARNING: Review and un-
derstand the warnings in the
Safety Information section, page
2. They are needed to safely op-
erate this heater. Follow all local
codes when using this heater.
TO START HEATER
1. Follow all installation, ventilation and safety
information.
2. Locate heater on stable and level surface.
Make sure strong drafts do not blow into front
or rear of heater.
3. Plug power cord of heater into a three-prong,
grounded extension cord. Extension cord must
be at least six feet long. Extension cord must
be UL listed.
Extension Cord Wire Size Requirements
Up to 50 ft (15.24 m) long, use 18 AWG rated
cord.
51 to 100 ft (15.54 to 30.48 m) long, use 16
AWG rated cord.
101 to 200 ft (30.78 to 60.96 m) long, use 14
AWG rated cord.
4. Plug extension cord into a 120 volt/60 hertz,
3-hole, grounded outlet. Motor will start. Fan
will turn, forcing air out front of heater.
5. Open propane supply valve on propane
tank(s) slowly. Note: If not opened slowly,
excess-flow check valve on propane tank will
stop gas flow. You may hear a click from the
excess-flow check valve closing. If this hap-
pens, reset the excess-flow check valve by
closing propane supply valve and open again
slowly.
WARNING: Be sure motor
and fan are running before
pushing in automatic control
valve button. Flames could flash
outside heater if motor and fan
are not running.
6. Push in and hold automatic control valve but-
ton (see Figure 8). Push piezo ignitor button
(see Figure 8). Keep pushing ignitor button
until the burner lights. When burner lights,
keep automatic control valve button pushed in.
Release button after 30 seconds. This activates
the automatic control system.
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Note: If heater fails to ignite, hose may have
air in it. If so, keep automatic control valve
button pressed and wait 20 seconds. Release
automatic control valve button and wait 20
seconds for unburned fuel to exit heater.
Repeat this step.
NOTICE: If heater is unplugged or
power outage occurs while heater
is running, the thermal limit device
will stop fuel flow. A few seconds
occur before the thermal limit de-
vice activates. During this short
time, flames may appear outside
the heater. This is normal. The
flames will go out when thermal
limit device activates.
Piezo
Ignitor
Button
Automatic Control
Valve Button
Figure 8 - Automatic Control Valve
Button and Piezo Ignitor Button
TO STOP HEATER
1. Tightly close propane supply valve on propane
tank(s).
2. Wait a few seconds. Heater will burn gas left
in supply hose.
3. Unplug heater.
TO RESTART HEATER
1. Wait five minutes after stopping heater.
2. Repeat steps under To Start Heater.
CAUTION: Disconnect heater
from propane supply tank(s).
1. Store propane tank(s) in safe manner. See
Chapter 5 of Standard for Storage and Han-
dling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases, ANSI/
NFPA 58. Follow all local codes. Always store
propane tanks outdoors.
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