Desa GWRP16 Safety Information And Installation Manual

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107885-01DFor more information, visit www.desatech.comFor more information, visit www.desatech.com33SAFETY INFORMATIONLOCAL CODESPRODUCT IDENTIFICATIONUNPACKINGPRODUCT FEATURES4. If you smell gas• Shut off gas supply• Do not try to light any appliance• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone inyour 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 department5. Always run heater with plaque control knob at the 1, 2, 3, or 4locked positions. Never set control knob between locked positions.Poor combustion and higher levels of carbon monoxide may result.6. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly.This heater has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safetyshutoff system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not enoughfresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation,pages 4 through 6.7. If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh, out-side air. If heater keeps shutting off, have it serviced.8. Do not run heater• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored• under dusty conditions9. Do not use heater if any part has been under water. Immedi-ately call a qualified service technician to inspect the roomheater and to replace any part of the control system and anygas control which has been under water.10. Turn off and unplug heater and let cool before servicing. Onlya qualified service person should service and repair heater.11. Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could causepilot outage.12. To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/LP fueltank of less than 100 lbs. capacity.13. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner, or similarproducts, turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these prod-ucts may create a white powder residue within burner box oron adjacent walls or furniture.14. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.SAFETY INFORMATIONContinuedPRODUCT IDENTIFICATIONLOCAL CODESInstall and use heater with care. Follow all local codes. In the absenceof local codes, use the latest edition of National Fuel Gas Code, ANSIZ223.1/NFPA 54*.*Available from:American National Standards Institute, Inc.1430 BroadwayNew York, NY 10018National Fire Protection Association, Inc.Batterymarch ParkQuincy, MA 02269Figure 1 - Vent-Free Gas HeaterUNPACKING1. Remove heater from carton.2. Remove all protective packaging applied to heater for shipment.3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If heater is damaged,promptly inform dealer where you bought heater.Ignitor Button Control KnobHeaterCabinetFrontPanelPlaqueGrillGuardPRODUCT FEATURESSAFETY DEVICEThis heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)safety shutoff system. The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts off the heater if there is notenough fresh air.PIEZO IGNITION SYSTEMThis heater has a piezo ignitor. This system requires no matches,batteries, or other sources to light heater.THERMOSTATIC HEAT CONTROL(Thermostat Models Only)Thermostat models have a thermostat sensing bulb and a controlvalve. This results in the greatest heater comfort. This can also resultin lower gas bills.