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103547
PROPANE/LP GAS HEATER
10,000 AND 6,000 BTU/HR
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
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.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Continued
WARNING: 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
building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
IMPORTANT:
Operating heater where impurities in air exist may create odors. Cleaning
supplies, paint, paint remover, cigarette smoke, cements and glues, new carpet or textiles,
etc., create fumes. These fumes may mix with combustion air and create odors.
OBSERVED PROBLEM
Heater produces unwanted odors
Heater shuts off in use (ODS operates)
Gas odor even when control knob is in OFF
position
Gas odor during combustion
Moisture/condensation noticed on windows
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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 at
top of page
1. Not enough combustion/ventilation air.
REMEDY
1. Ventilate room. Stop using odor-causing
products while heater is running
2. Refill supply tank
3. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 9)
1. Open window and/or door for ventila-
tion
2. Contact local propane/LP gas company
3. Clean ODS/pilot (see Cleaning and
Maintenance, page 11)
1. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 9)
2. Replace control valve
1. Take apart gas tubing and remove for-
eign matter
2. Locate and correct all leaks (see Check-
ing Gas Connections, page 9)
1. Refer to Fresh Air for Combustion and
Venti-lation requirements (page 3)
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 15) 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.
