Desa VGL18NRA ユーザーズマニュアル

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CLEANING AND

MAINTENANCE

WARNING: Turn off heater

and let cool before cleaning.

CAUTION: You must keep

control areas, burner and circu-

lating air passageways of heater

clean. Inspect these areas of

heater before each use. Have

heater inspected yearly by a quali-

ﬁed service person. Heater may

need more frequent cleaning due

to excessive lint from carpeting,

bedding material, pet hair, etc.

WARNING: Failure to keep

the primary air opening(s) of

the burner(s) clean may result in

sooting and property damage.

BURNER INJECTOR HOLDER AND
PILOT AIR INLET HOLE

The primary air inlet holes allow the proper amount

of air to mix with the gas. This provides a clean

burning ﬂame. Keep these holes clear of dust, dirt,

lint and pet hair. Clean these air inlet holes prior to

each heating season. Blocked air holes will create

soot. We recommend that you clean the unit every

three months during operation and have heater

inspected yearly by a qualiﬁed service person.
We also recommend that you keep the burner

tube and pilot assembly clean and free of dust and

dirt. To clean these parts we recommend using

compressed air no greater than 30 PSI. Your local

computer store, hardware store or home center

may carry compressed air in a can. You can use a

vacuum cleaner in the blow position. If using com-

pressed air in a can, please follow the directions on

the can. If you don't follow directions on the can,

you could damage the pilot assembly.
1. Shut off the unit, including the pilot. Allow

the unit to cool for at least thirty minutes.

2. Inspect burner, pilot and primary air inlet holes

in rear burner for dust and dirt (see Figure 35).

3. Blow air through the holes in the burner.
4. Remove any large particles of dust, dirt,

lint or pet hair with a soft cloth or vacuum

cleaner nozzle.

Figure 35 - Injector Holder On Outlet

Burner Tube

Burner Tube

Injector
Holder

Primary Air
Inlet Holes

5. Blow air into the primary air holes on the

injector holder.

6. In case any large clumps of dust have now been

pushed into the burner repeat steps 3 and 4.

Clean the pilot assembly also. A yellow tip on the

pilot ﬂame indicates dust and dirt in the pilot as-

sembly. There is a small pilot air inlet hole about

two inches from where the pilot ﬂame comes out

of the pilot assembly (see Figure 36). With the unit

off, lightly blow air through the air inlet hole. You

may blow through a drinking straw if compressed

air is not available.

Figure 36 - Pilot Inlet Air Hole

Pilot
Assembly

Pilot Air
Inlet Hole

Holes in Burner

LOGS

• If you remove logs for cleaning, refer to Install-

ing Logs,

page 18, to properly replace logs.

• Replace log(s) if broken or chipped (dime-sized

or larger).

MAIN BURNER

Periodically inspect all burner ﬂame holes with the

heater running. All slotted burner ﬂame holes should

be open with yellow ﬂame present. All round burner

ﬂame holes should be open with a small blue ﬂame

present. Some burner ﬂame holes may become

blocked by debris or rust, with no ﬂame present. If

so, turn off heater and let cool. Remove blockage,

blocked burner ﬂame holes will create soot.