Desa Vanguard VN10 Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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2101851NATURAL GAS HEATERVANGUARD VN6C AND VN10Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Earlysigns of carbon monoxide poisoning re-semble the flu, with headaches, dizziness,or nausea. If you have these signs, the heatermay not be working properly. Get fresh airat once! Have heater serviced. Some peopleare more affected by carbon monoxide thanothers. These include pregnant women, per-sons with heart or lung disease or anemia,those under the influence of alcohol, andthose at high altitudes.Natural Gas: Natural gas is odorless. Anodor-making agent is added to natural gas.The odor helps you detect a natural gas leak.However, the odor added to natural gas canfade. Natural gas may be present even thoughno odor exists.Make certain you read and understand allWarnings. Keep this manual for reference.It is your guide to safe and proper operationof this heater.SAFETYINFORMATIONWARNING: Any change to this heater orits controls can be dangerous.1. This appliance is only for use with thetype of gas indicated on the rating plate.This appliance is not convertible for usewith other gases.WARNING ICON G 001 WARNINGSIMPORTANT: Read this Owner’sManual carefully and completelybefore trying to assemble, oper-ate, or service this heater. Im-proper use of this heater cancause serious injury or death fromburns, fire, explosion, and car-bon monoxide poisoning.DANGER: Carbon monoxidepoisoning may lead to death!2. 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 in your build-ing• immediately call your gas supplierfrom a neighbor’s phone. Follow thegas supplier’s instructions• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,call the fire department3. Heater model VN10 shall not be in-stalled in a bathroom.4. Never install the heater• in a recreational vehicle• where curtains, furniture, clothing, orother flammable objects are less than36 inches from the front, top, or sidesof the heater• as a fireplace insert• in high traffic areas• in windy or drafty areas5. Always run heater with control knobat LOW or HIGH locked positions(VN10) or ON position (VN6C). Neverset control knob between locked posi-tions. Poor combustion may result.6. This heater needs fresh, outside air ven-tilation to run properly. This heater hasan oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) pi-lot light safety system. The ODS shutsdown the heater if not enough fresh airis available. See Air for Combustionand Ventilation, pages 3 through 5.7. Keep all air openings in front and bot-tom of heater clear and free of debris.This will insure enough air for propercombustion.8. If heater shuts off, do not relight untilyou provide fresh, outside air. If heaterkeeps shutting off, have it serviced.9. Do not run heater• where flammable liquids or vaporsare used or stored• under dusty conditions10. Never place any objects on the heater.11. Surface of heater becomes very hotwhen running heater. Keep children andadults away from hot surface to avoidburns or clothing ignition. Heater willremain hot for a time after shut-down.Allow surface to cool before touching.12. Carefully supervise young childrenwhen they are in same room withheater.13. Make sure grill guard is in place be-fore running heater.14. Do not use heater if any part has beenunder water. Immediately call a quali-fied service technician to inspect theroom heater and to replace any part ofthe control system and any gas controlwhich has been under water.15. Turn off heater and let cool before ser-vicing. Only a qualified service personshould service and repair heater.16. Operating heater above elevations of4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.