Desa LSL18NT Safety Information And Installation Manual

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www.desatech.com 116292-01A14OPERATING HEATERFOR YOUR SAFETY READBEFORE LIGHTINGWARNING: If you do not fol-low these instructions exactly,a fire or explosion may resultcausing property damage, per-sonal injury or loss of life.A. This appliance has a pilot which must belighted by hand. When lighting the pilot,follow these instructions exactly.B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around theappliance area for gas. Be sure to smell nextto the floor because some gas is heavier thanair and will settle on the floor.WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS• Do not try to light any appliance.• Do not touch any electric switch; do notuse any phone in your building.• Immediately call your gas supplier froma neighborʼs phone. Follow the gassupplierʼs instructions.• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,call the fire department.C. Use only your hand to push in or turn thegas control knob. Never use tools. If theknob will not push in or turn by hand,donʼt try to repair it, call a qualified servicetechnician. Force or attempted repair mayresult in a fire or explosion.D. Do not use this appliance if any part hasbeen under water. Immediately call aqualified service technician to inspect theappliance and to replace any part of thecontrol system and any gas control whichhas been under water.INSTALLATIONContinuedCONNECTING TO ELECTRICALSUPPLYWARNING: Fan accessorymust be grounded. Fan comeswith a three-prong, groundingplug as shown in Figure 18. Theplug is your protection againstelectrical shock. Plug it into astandard, three-hole, grounded,outlet. If cord needs replacing,use only a cord with a three-prong, grounding plug.CAUTION: Label all wiresprior to disconnection whenservicing controls. Wiring errorscan cause improper and danger-ous operation (see page 22).Grounding PlugGrounded OutletFigure 18 - Grounding PlugEXTENSION CORDUse extension cord if needed. The cord must havea three-prong, grounding plug and a three-hole re-ceptacle. Make sure cord is in good shape. It mustbe heavy enough to carry the current needed. Anundersized cord will cause a drop in line voltage.This will result in loss of power and overheating.Use a No. 16 AWG cord for lengths less than 50feet (15.24 m) .CAUTION: Verify proper op-eration after servicing.Operating FanThe blower is connected to a thermostat. When unitheats up, the fan will operate. A few minutes afterunit cycles off or is turned off, the fan will shutoff. The fan will cycle on and off in this manner.Note: If you have a heater with a thermostat, theheater and fan will not turn off and on at exactlythe same time. Fan cycle times will vary with theheat setting selected.