Operating heater, Caution – Desa 14,000 User Manual

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4. Wait five (5) 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 23. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

5. Turn control knob counterclockwise

C-clockwise

to the PILOT position. Press

in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 28, page 23).

Note:

You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up

to gas supply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30
seconds. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.

6. With control knob pressed in, push down and release ignitor button. This

will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. If needed, keep
pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.

Note:

If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 28 through

31. Also 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 25.

7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30

seconds, release control knob.

• If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a qualified

service person or gas supplier for repairs.

Note:

If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This heater has a safety

interlock system. Wait one (1) minute before lighting pilot again.

8. Turn control knob counterclockwise

C-clockwise

to desired heating level. The

main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HI
and LO.

OPERATING

HEATER

Continued

WARNING ICON

G 001

CAUTION

Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve.

Thermocouple

Pilot Burner

Figure 29 - Pilot

Ignitor Electrode

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