Procom MGT10BF Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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VENT-FREE GAS WALL
HEATER
OWNER'S OPERATION AND
INSTALLATION MANUAL
BLUE FLAME MODELS
MGT10BF, MGT20BF & MGT30BF
WARNING: If the information in this manual is not
followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing
property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
— Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable va-
pors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other
appliance.
— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical 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 supplier, call the fire
department.
— Installation and service must be performed by a quali-
fied installer, service agency or the gas supplier.
WARNING: This appliance is equipped for Natural and
Propane gas. Field conversion is not permitted other than
between natural or propane gases.
Questions, problems, missing parts? Before returning to your retailer, call
our customer service department at 1-866-573-0674, 7:30 am - 4:15 pm CST,
Monday through Friday or email customerservice@usaprocom.com
MGT30BF
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  • Page 1 VENT-FREE GAS WALL HEATER OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL BLUE FLAME MODELS MGT10BF, MGT20BF & MGT30BF MGT30BF Shown WARNING: If the information in this manual is not followed exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety ............3 Electrical Connection ....... 20 Qualified Installing Agency ......4 Electrical Wiring ........20 Specifications ..........5 Inspecting Burners........21 Product Features ........6 Care And Maintenance ......22 Local Codes..........6 Troubleshooting ........23 Preparing For Installation ......
  • Page 3: Safety

    SAFETY NATURAL AND PROPANE/LP GAS: Natural IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s and Propane/LP gas are odorless. An odor- manual carefully and completely making agent is added to the gas. The odor before trying to assemble, op- helps you detect a gas leak. However, the erate, or service this heater.
  • Page 4: Qualified Installing Agency

    SAFETY 1. Do not place Propane/LP supply tank(s) 7. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet inside any structure. Propane/LP supply cleaner, or similar products, turn heater tank(s) must be placed outdoors. off. If heated, the vapors from these prod- ucts may create a white powder residue 2.
  • Page 5: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Model MGT10BF Model MGT20BF Ignition Piezo Ignitor Gas Type Natural Gas Propane Gas Natural Gas Propane Gas BTU/Hr Input Max. (available) 10,000 10,000 20,000 20,000 BTU/Hr Input Min. (available) 5,000 8,000 10,000 16,000 Pressure Regulator Setting 4" W.C. 9" W.C.
  • Page 6: Product Features

    PRODUCT FEATURES SAFETY PILOT 2 GAS OPTIONS AVAILABLE This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Deple- Your heater is equipped to operate on either tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The Propane/LP or Natural gas. The heater is ODS/pilot shuts off the heater if there is not shipped from the factory ready for connect- enough fresh air.
  • Page 7: Unpacking

    UNPACKING 1. Remove heater from carton. 3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If heater is damaged, promptly inform dealer 2. Remove all protective packaging applied where you bought heater. to heater for shipping WATER VAPOR: A BY-PRODUCT OF UNVENTED ROOM HEATERS Water vapor is a by-product of gas combus- The following steps will help ensure that water tion.
  • Page 8 AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION VENTILATION AIR Ventilation Air From Inside Building Ventilation Air From Outdoors Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation This fresh air would come from an adjoining grills or ducts. You must provide two perma- unconfined space. When ventilating to an nent openings: one within 12"...
  • Page 9: Installation

    INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Vent-free heaters add moisture NOTICE: This heater is intended to the air. Although this is beneficial, installing for use as supplemental heat. heater in rooms without enough ventilation air Use this heater along with your may cause mildew to form too much moisture. primary heating system.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION INSTALLING THERMOSTAT SENSING BULB (OPTIONAL) 1. Pull out the sensing bulb from the two clips located in the shipping position. There is no need to take out the two bulb clips. 2. Take out the bulb clip from the hardware package and insert it into the square hole.
  • Page 11 Hole On Each End For attaching mounting bracket to hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or solid walls (concrete or masonry): MGT10BF 1. Drill holes at marked locations using Non-combustible Flooring or Top of 5/16" drill bit. For solid walls (concrete or Combustible Tile Carpeting or Other Material masonry), drill at least 1"...
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION Installing Wall Spacers Horizontal 1. Place heater on wall mounting bracket. Slots 2. Mark screw locations on wall. 3. Remove heater from mounting bracket. 4. If installing bottom mounting screws into hol- low or solid wall, install wall anchors. Follow Stand- steps 1 through 4 under Attaching To Wall Anchor Method, page 11.
  • Page 13 INSTALLATION GAS SELECTION This appliance is factory INLET GAS PRESSURE preset for propane/LP gas. MAX 1/2 PSIG (3.5 KPA) No changes are required for connecting to propane/LP. Only a qualified installer or service technician can perform gas selec- tion and connecting to gas supply. Gas Connection CAUTION: Two gas line in- Figure 14 - Bottom of Heater...
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION 2. Apply thread sealant to the threads on Use only the cap supplied on the the connection fitting. While pushing in, regulator. Do not use an off the rotate the fitting clockwise until the threads shelf pipe plug. This can damage engage the regulator.
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY WARNING: A qualified ser- CAUTION: For propane/LP vice technician must connect gas, Never connect heater directly to the gas supply. This heater heater to gas supply. Follow all requires an external regulator local codes. (not supplied). Install the external WARNING: This appliance regulator between the heater and requires a 3/8"...
  • Page 16 INSTALLATION Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads. as shown in Figure 17. Pointing the vent down This will prevent excess sealant from going protects it from freezing rain or sleet. into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe could result Install sediment trap in supply line as shown in clogged heater valves.
  • Page 17 INSTALLATION Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa) Gas Valve 1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 18). Propane/LP 2. Pressurize supply piping system by either Supply Tank using compressed air or opening gas sup- ply valve.
  • Page 18: Operation

    OPERATION FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING • Immediately call your gas supplier WARNING: If you do not fol- from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the low these instructions exactly, a gas supplier’s instructions. fire or explosion may result caus- • If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
  • Page 19 OPERATION 7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec- WARNING: If input gas onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, type is NG, make sure NG pilot release control knob. If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a quali- burner ignites.
  • Page 20: Electrical Connection

    ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR HEATERS EQUIPPED WITH A BLOWER Do not use this heater if any part of it has been under water. Immediately call a qualified ser- vice technician to inspect the Cover of heater and replace any part of Grounded Grounding Pin Outlet Box...
  • Page 21: Inspecting Burners

    INSPECTING BURNERS IMPORTANT: Owner’s should check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern often. Incorrect flame patterns indicate the need for cleaning (see Care and Maintenance, page 22) or service. WARNING: Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater. This includes maintenance requiring replacement or alteration of components.
  • Page 22: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING: Turn off heater and let cool before servicing. CAUTION: You must keep control areas, burner, and circulating air passageways of heater clean. Inspect these areas of heater before each use. Have heater inspected yearly by a qualified service techni- cian.
  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE OF BLOWER MOTOR (IF EQUIPPED) Always disconnect the appliance from the heavy or continuous use, periodic cleaning main power supply and allow it to cool must be done more frequently. If the heater before any servicing operation. blows alternating cold and warm air, check the fan for free movement and for debris restrict- The motors used on the fan heater and flame...
  • Page 24 TROUBLESHOOTING The entire gas delivery piping including con- nections inside the heater should be leak tested by the qualified installer. After leak testing the qualified installer should light the appliance. Refer to the correct flame pattern as illustrated on page 21. All flame patterns should be safely inside the product.
  • Page 25 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Corrective Action ODS/pilot lights but flame 1. Control knob is not fully 1. Press in control knob fully. goes out when control pressed in. knob is released. 2. Control knob is not pressed 2. After ODS/pilot lights, keep in long enough.
  • Page 26 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause Corrective Action Heater produces a whis- 1. Turning control knob to high 1. Turn control knob to low (1) tling noise when burner (5) position when burner is position and let warm up for is lit. cold.
  • Page 27: Replacement Parts

    1-866-573-0674 for referral information. ACCESSORIES Purchase these heater accessories from your local dealer. If they can not supply these acces- sories, contact ProCom Heating, Inc. at 1-866-573-0674 for information. EQUIPMENT SHUTOFF VALVE For all models. Equipment shutoff valve with 1/8” NPT tap.
  • Page 28: Parts

    PARTS MODEL MGT10BF www.usaprocom.com 200272-01A...
  • Page 29 PARTS MODEL MGT10BF This list contains replaceable parts for your heater. When ordering replacement parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 27 of this manual. ITEM MGT10BF DESCRIPTION Back Body Panel MB060-02 Mounting Bracket ML083-04 Piezo Ignitor...
  • Page 30 PARTS MODELS MGT20BF AND MGT30BF www.usaprocom.com 200272-01A...
  • Page 31 PARTS MODELS MGT20BF AND MGT30BF This list contains replaceable parts for your heater. When ordering replacement parts, follow the instructions listed under Replacement Parts on page 27 of this manual. ITEM MGT20BF MGT30BF DESCRIPTION Back Body Panel MB060-02 MB060-01 Mounting Bracket ML083-04 ML083-04 Piezo Ignitor...
  • Page 32: Warranty

    We make no other warranty, expressed or implied. LIMITED WARRANTY ProCom Heating, Inc. warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and components for ONE (1) year from the date of first purchase, provided that the product has been properly installed by a qualified installer in accordance with all local codes and instructions furnished with the unit, operated and main- tained in accordance with all applicable instructions.

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