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101871

OWNER’S MANUAL

MANUAL SHUTOFF
VALVE - GA5010

Manual shutoff valve
with 1/8" NPT tap.

ACCESSORY

Purchase this heater accessory from your
local dealer. If they cannot supply this ac-
cessory, either contact your nearest Parts
Central (see page 18) or call DESA
International’s Parts Department at 1-800-
972-7879 for referral information. You can
also write to the address listed on the back
page of this manual.

SERVICE
PUBLICATIONS

You can purchase a service manual from the
address listed on the back page of this
manual. Send a check for $5.00 payable to
DESA International.

You may have further questions about in-
stallation, operation, or troubleshooting.

If so, contact DESA International’s Techni-
cal Service Department at 1-800-323-5190.

TECHNICAL
SERVICE

CGP6

CGP10A

Btu (Variable)

4,400/6,000

5,000/10,000

Type Gas

Propane/LP Only

Propane/LP Only

Ignition

Piezo

Piezo

Pressure Regulator Setting

8" W.C.

8" W.C.

Inlet Gas Pressure (inches of water)

Maximum

14"

14"

Minimum

11"

11"

Dimensions, Inches (H x W x D)

Heater

20 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 5

20 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 5

Carton

25 x 16 11/16 x 7 1/2

25 x 16 11/16 x 7 1/2

Weight (pounds)

Heater

13.5

13.5

Shipping

19

19

SERVICE HINTS

When gas pressure is too low

• pilot will not stay lit

• burner will have delayed ignition

• heater will not produce specified heat

• propane/LP gas supply may be low

When gas quality is bad

• pilot will not stay lit

• burner will produce flames and soot

• heater will backfire when lit

You may feel your gas pressure is too low
or gas quality is bad. If so, contact your
local propane/LP gas supplier.

Note:

 Use only original replacement parts.

This will protect your warranty coverage for
parts replaced under warranty.

Parts Under Warranty

Contact authorized dealer from whom you
purchased this product. If they cannot sup-
ply original replacement part(s), call DESA
International’s Technical Service Depart-
ment at 1-800-323-5190 for referral infor-
mation.

When contacting your dealer or DESA In-
ternational, have ready:

• your name
• your address
• model number of your heater
• how heater was malfunctioning
• type of gas used (propane/LP or natu-

ral gas)

• purchase date

Usually, we will ask you to return the defec-
tive part to the factory.

Parts Not Under Warranty

Contact authorized dealers of this product.
If they cannot supply original replacement
part(s), either contact your nearest Parts
Central (see page 18) or call DESA
International’s Parts Department at 1-800-
972-7879 for referral information.

When calling DESA International, have
ready:

• model number of your heater

• the replacement part number

REPLACEMENT
PARTS

SPECIFICATIONS

Summary of Contents for Comfort Glow CGP10A

Page 1: ...r gas supplier from a neighbor s phone Follow the gas supplier s instructions If you cannot reach your gas supplier call the fire department Installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer service agency or the gas supplier WARNING This is an unvented gas fired heater It uses air oxygen from the room in which it is installed Provisions for adequate combustion must be provided R...

Page 2: ...er may not be working properly Get fresh air at once Have heater serviced Some people are more affected by carbon monoxide than others These include preg nant women people with heart or lung dis ease or anemia those under the influence of alcohol and those at high altitudes Propane LPGas Propane LPgasisodor less An odor making agent is added to propane LP gas The odor helps you detect a propane LP...

Page 3: ...gy effi cient than ever New materials increased insulation and new construction methods help reduce heat loss in homes Home own ers weather strip and caulk around windows and doors to keep the cold air out and the warm air in During heating months home owners want their homes as airtight as pos sible While it is good to make your home energy efficient your home needs to breathe Fresh air must ente...

Page 4: ...ined or Unconfined Space Use this worksheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space Space Includes the room in which you will install heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms 1 Determine the volume of the space length x width x height Length x Width x Height ______ cu ft volume of space Example Space size 20 ft length x 16 ft...

Page 5: ...nd Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts Figure 2 Ventilation Air from Inside Building 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 spaces Figure 3 Ventilation Air from Outdoors Outlet Air Ventilated Attic Outlet Air Inlet Air Inlet Air Ventilated Crawl Space To Cr...

Page 6: ... Figure 13 page 8 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 con nection The optional A G A design certi fiedmanualshutoffvalvecanbepurchased from your dealer See Accessory page 15 LOCATING HEATER This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall WARNING Maintainthemini mumclearancesshowninFigure 4 If...

Page 7: ...two screws until 1 16 space thickness of penny is between screwheads and wall see Figure 8 Placing Heater On Mounting Screws 1 Locate two keyhole slots on back panel of heater see Figure 9 2 Place large openings of slots over screwheads Slide heater down until screws are in small portion of slots Removing Front Panel Of Heater 1 Remove two screws near bottom cor ners of front panel 2 Lift straight...

Page 8: ...in or sleet Installsedimenttrapinsupplylineasshown in Figure 13 Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for cleaning Locate sedi ment trap where trapped matter is not likely to freeze A sediment trap traps moisture and contaminants This keeps them from going into heater controls If sediment trap is not installed or is installed wrong heater may not run properly Installation must include a ma...

Page 9: ... all joints from manual shutoff valve to control valve see Figure 15 Apply mixture of liquid soap and wa ter to gas joints Bubbles forming show a leak 5 Correct all leaks at once 6 Light heater see Operating Heater pages 9 and 10 Check all other inter nal joints for leaks 7 Turn off heater see To Turn Off Gas To Appliance page 10 8 Replace front panel ON POSITION OFF POSITION Figure 14 Manual Shut...

Page 10: ...PERATING HEATER Continued CAUTION Do not try to ad just heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve Thermocouple Pilot Burner Figure 17 Pilot Ignitor Electrode LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS 1 STOP Read the safety information page 9 2 Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open 3 Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the OFF position OFF HIGH PILOT LOW IGNITOR Figure 16 Control Knob In The OFF Pos...

Page 11: ...r flame pattern often PILOT FLAME PATTERN Figure 18 shows a correct pilot flame pat tern Figure 19 shows an incorrect pilot flame pattern The incorrect pilot flame is not touching the thermocouple This will cause the thermocouple to cool When the thermocouple cools the heater will shut down GRH OV 007 GOOD PILOT LP Thermocouple Pilot Burner Thermocouple GRH OV 008 BAD PILOT LP Pilot Burner Figure ...

Page 12: ...d 7 Control valve damaged OBSERVED PROBLEM When ignitor button is pressed there is no spark at ODS pilot When ignitor button is pressed there is spark at ODS pilot but no ignition ODS pilot lights but flame goes out when control knob is released REMEDY 1 Replace ignitor 2 Replace ignitor 3 Reconnect ignitor cable 4 Free ignitor cable if pinched by any metal or tubing Keep ignitor cable dry 5 Tight...

Page 13: ...ompany 3 Replace gas regulator 1 Problem will stop after a few hours of operation 1 Turn control knob to LOW position and let warm up for a minute 2 Operate burner until air is removed from line Have gas checked by local propane LP gas company 3 Observe minimum installation clear ances see Figure 4 page 6 4 Clean burner see Cleaning and Main tenance page 11 or replace burner ori fice 1 This is com...

Page 14: ...E 1 Heater burning vapors from paint hair spray glues etc See IMPORTANT statement above 2 Low fuel supply 3 Gas leak See Warning statement at top of page 1 Not enough fresh air is available 2 Low line pressure 3 ODS pilot is partially clogged 1 Gas leak See Warning statement at top of page 2 Control valve defective 1 Foreign matter between control valve and burner 2 Gas leak See Warning statement ...

Page 15: ...o low pilot will not stay lit burner will have delayed ignition heater will not produce specified heat propane LP gas supply may be low When gas quality is bad pilot will not stay lit burner will produce flames and soot heater will backfire when lit You may feel your gas pressure is too low or gas quality is bad If so contact your local propane LP gas supplier Note Use only original replacement pa...

Page 16: ...101871 PROPANE LP GAS HEATER CGP10A AND CGP6 12 2 12 1 ODS PILOT 10 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 GRHpv014C CGP10 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 23 24 27 22 26 25 19 20 28 29 HEATER EXPLODED VIEW ILLUSTRATED PARTS LIST ...

Page 17: ... 03 099059 03 ODS Pilot Assembly 1 12 1 098514 01 098514 01 Thermocouple 1 12 2 098594 01 098594 01 Ignitor Electrode 1 13 099386 02 099386 02 Burner 1 14 099387 05 099387 05 Pilot Tubing 1 15 098251 08 098251 07 Injector 1 16 099463 01 099463 01 Injector Holder 1 17 099415 02 099415 02 Pressure Regulator 1 18 099462 01 099462 01 Burner Tubing 1 19 099391 02 099391 02 Regulator Tubing 1 20 098276 ...

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Page 20: ...h the unit This warranty does not apply to parts that are not in original condition because of normal wear and tear or parts that fail or become damaged as a result of misuse accidents lack of proper maintenance or defects caused by improper installation Travel diagnostic cost labor transportation and any and all such other costs related to repairing a defective heater will be the responsibility o...

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