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104779

VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER

 15,000 TO 28,000 BTU/HR

 CAUTION: If you install the

heater in a home garage
• heater pilot and burner must

be at least 18 inches above
floor.

• locate heater where moving ve-

hicle will not hit it.

For convenience and efficiency, install heater

• where there is easy access for operation,

inspection, and service.

• in coldest part of room.

An optional fan kit is available from your
dealer. See Accessories, page 21. If plan-
ning to use fan, locate heater near an electri-
cal outlet.

36"

5"

FLOOR

CEILING

Minimum

Minimum
Of Carpe
Combust

6"

Minimum
From
Sides Of
Heater

Left
Side

Right
Side

Figure 10 - Mounting Clearances As
Viewed From Front of Heater

INSTALLATION

NOTICE: A qualified service per-
son must install heater. Follow
all local codes.

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use only natural gas. If your gas supply is
not natural gas, do not install heater. Call
dealer where you bought heater for proper
type heater.

INSTALLATION ITEMS

Before installing heater, make sure you have
the items listed below.

• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• manual shutoff valve *
• ground joint union
• test gauge connection *
• sediment trap
• tee joint
• pipe wrench

*  An A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff
valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable
alternative to test gauge connection. Pur-
chase the optional A.G.A. design-certified
manual shutoff valve from your dealer. See
Accessories, page 21.

LOCATING HEATER

 WARNING: Maintain the mini-

mum clearances shown in Figure
10. If you can, provide greater
clearances from floor, ceiling, and
joining wall.

You can locate heater on floor. The optional
hearth base is needed. You can also install
the optional decorative mantel on the heater
(some mantels require hearth base).

IMPORTANT:

 Only use optional mantel

and hearth base specified in this manual.
Purchase the optional mantel and hearth
base from your dealer. See Accessories,
page 21.

The heater may also be mounted on a wall.
You cannot use optional mantel if mounting
heater on a wall.

 WARNING: Never install the

heater
• in a bedroom or bathroom
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture,

clothing, or other flammable
objects are less than 36 inches
from the front, top, or sides of
the heater

• as a fireplace insert
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas

 CAUTION: This heater cre-

ates warm air currents. These
currents move heat to wall sur-
faces next to heater. Installing
heater next to vinyl or cloth wall
coverings or operating heater
where impurities (such as to-
bacco smoke, aromatic candles,
cleaning fluids, oil or kerosene
lamps, etc.) in the air exist, may
discolor walls.

IMPORTANT: 

Vent-free heaters add mois-

ture to the air. Although this is beneficial,
installing heater in rooms without enough
ventilation air may cause mildew to form
from too much moisture. See Air for Com-
bustion and Ventilation, 
pages 5 through 7.

NOTICE: This heater is intended
for use as supplemental heat. Use
this heater along with your pri-
mary heating system. Do not in-
stall this heater as your primary
heat source. If you have a central
heating system, you may run
system’s circulating blower while
using heater. This will help circu-
late the heat throughout the
house. In the event of a power
outage, you can use this heater
as your primary heat source.

Minimum To
Top Surface
Of Carpeting,
Tile or Other
Combustible
Material

Summary of Contents for RADIANT FLAME RFN28TD

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Page 4: ...ts from inside of front panel Tighten with wrench Truss Head Screw Nut Front Panel Figure 5 Attaching Brass Front Trim to Front Panel Brass Front Trim ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLING HEATER Tools Required Phillip...

Page 5: ...ally Tight Construction 2 Unconfined Space 3 Confined Space The information on pages 5 through 7 will help you classify your space and provide adequate ventilation Unusually Tight Construction The air...

Page 6: ...of all fuel burning appliances in the space Vent free heater ___________________ Btu Hr Gas water heater ___________________ Btu Hr Gas furnace ___________________ Btu Hr Vented gas heater __________...

Page 7: ...d size of ventilation grills or ducts WARNING Rework work sheet adding the space of the adjoining unconfined space The combined spaces must have enough fresh air to supply all appliances in both space...

Page 8: ...ate heater on floor The optional hearth base is needed You can also install the optional decorative mantel on the heater some mantels require hearth base IMPORTANT Only use optional mantel and hearth...

Page 9: ...of heater It has been taped there for shipping Remove mounting bracket from back panel 20 3 4 Min 11 Min 16 Adjoining Wall Only Insert Mounting Screws Through Last Hole On Each End Floor Figure13 Moun...

Page 10: ...s are in hardware package The hard ware package is provided with heater Attaching to wall stud method Forattachingmountingbrackettowallstuds 1 Drill holes at marked locations using 9 64 drill bit 2 Pl...

Page 11: ...hearth base as shown in Figure 19 7 Assemble brass trim see steps 1 through 7 under Assembling and At taching Brass Trim page 5 8 Slide base trim on heater base Attach brass trim to base with two bras...

Page 12: ...ly Follow all local codes IMPORTANT Check gas line pressure be fore connecting heater to gas line Gas line pressure must be no greater than 14 inches of water If gas line pressure is higher heater reg...

Page 13: ...g ure 22 Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints Bubbles form ing show a leak 5 Correct all leaks at once 6 Light heater see Operating Heater Check all other internal joints for leaks 7 T...

Page 14: ...anual Lighting Procedure 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 serv...

Page 15: ...low for approximately one hour until the log cures NOTICE Do not mistake orange flames with yellow tipping Dirt or other fine particles enter the heater and burn causing brief patches of orange flame...

Page 16: ...off valve not fully open 5 Thermocouple connection loose at con trol valve 6 Pilot flame not touching thermocouple which allows thermocouple to cool causing pilot flame to go out This prob lem could b...

Page 17: ...oblem will stop after a few hours of operation 1 Turn control knob to LO position and let warm up for a minute 2 Operate burner until air is removed from line Have gas line checked by local natural ga...

Page 18: ...ons page 13 1 Refer to Air for Combustion and Venti lation requirements page 5 POSSIBLE CAUSE 1 Metal expanding while heating or con tracting while cooling 1 Heater burning vapors from paint hair spra...

Page 19: ...ional s Technical Service Depart ment at 1 800 323 5190 When calling DESA International have ready your name your address model number of your heater how heater was malfunctioning typeofgasused propan...

Page 20: ...N Route 9 Cape May Court NJ 08210 609 624 0678 Baltimore Electric 1348 Dixwell Avenue Hamden CT 06514 1 800 397 7553 203 248 7553 Parts Department Portable Heater Parts 342 N County Rd 400 East Valpar...

Page 21: ...cluded PRESTIGE MANTEL WITH BUILT IN BASE Unfinished GMC27U Series Finished GMC26F Series Finished Oak GMC28F For use with heater Features built in base sturdy hardwood construction with classic styli...

Page 22: ...22 104779 VENT FREE NATURAL GAS HEATER 15 000 TO 28 000 BTU HR 12 1 12 2 1 2 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 22 23 8 20 7 1 3 5 16 4 25 24 1 6 13 14 15 26 10 ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN RFN28TD...

Page 23: ...099440 05 ODS Pilot Assembly 1 12 1 098514 01 Thermocouple 1 12 2 098594 01 Ignitor Electrode 1 13 103447 01 Burner 1 14 098517 01 3 16 Pilot Tubing 1 15 103845 07 Injector 1 16 103408 01 Burner Brack...

Page 24: ...doesnotapplytopartsthatarenotinoriginalconditionbecauseofnormalwearandtear orpartsthatfailorbecome damaged as a result of misuse accidents lack of proper maintenance or defects caused by improper inst...

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