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105735

VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS

BLUE-FLAME MBN20LB

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:

  Early

signs of carbon monoxide poisoning re-
semble the flu, with headaches, dizziness,
or nausea. If you have these signs, the heater
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 pregnant women, per-
sons with heart or lung disease or anemia,
those under the influence of alcohol, and
those at high altitudes.

Natural Gas: 

Natural gas is odorless. An

odor-making agent is added to natural gas.
The odor helps you detect a natural gas leak.
However, the odor added to natural gas can
fade. Natural gas may be present even though
no odor exists.

Make certain you read and understand all
Warnings. Keep this manual for reference.
It is your guide to safe and proper operation
of this heater.

SAFETY
INFORMATION

1.

This appliance is only for use with the
type of gas indicated on the rating plate.
This appliance is not convertible for use
with other gases.

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 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

3.

This heater shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom.

4.

Never install the heater
• 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

5.

This heater needs fresh, outside air ven-
tilation to run properly. This heater has
an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) pi-
lot light safety system. The ODS shuts
down the heater if not enough fresh air
is available. See Air for Combustion
and Ventilation,
 pages 4 through 6.

6.

Keep all air openings in front and bot-
tom of heater clear and free of debris.
This will insure enough air for proper
combustion.

7.

If heater shuts off, do not relight until
you provide fresh, outside air. If heater
keeps shutting off, have it serviced.

8.

Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors

are used or stored

• under dusty conditions

9.

Never place any objects on the heater.

10. Surface of heater becomes very hot

when running heater. Keep children and
adults away from hot surface to avoid
burns or clothing ignition. Heater will
remain hot for a time after shutdown.
Allow surface to cool before touching.

WARNING ICON

G 001

 WARNINGS

IMPORTANT: Read this Owner’s
Manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, oper-
ate, or service this heater. Im-
proper use of this heater can
cause serious injury or death from
burns, fire, explosion, electrical
shock, and carbon monoxide
poisoning.

 DANGER: Carbon monoxide

poisoning may lead to death!

  WARNING: Any change to

this heater or its controls can be
dangerous.

11. Carefully supervise young children

when they are in same room with
heater.

12. Make sure grill guard is in place be-

fore running heater.

13. Do not use heater if any part has been

under water. Immediately call a quali-
fied service technician to inspect the
room heater and to replace any part of
the control system and any gas control
which has been under water.

14. Turn off heater and let cool before ser-

vicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair heater.

15. Operating heater above elevations of

4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

16. Before using furniture polish, wax, car-

pet cleaner, or similar products, turn
heater off. If heated, the vapors from
these products may create a white pow-
der residue within burner box or on
adjacent walls or furniture.

Summary of Contents for MBN20LB

Page 1: ...ervice agency or the gas supplier MBN20LB This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket manufactured mobile home where not prohibited by state or local codes Aftermarket Completion of sale not for...

Page 2: ...lot light safety system The ODS shuts down the heater if not enough fresh air is available See Air for Combustion and Ventilation pages 4 through 6 6 Keep all air openings in front and bot tom of heat...

Page 3: ...al Fire Protection Association Inc Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02269 UNPACKING 1 Remove heater from carton 2 Remove all protective packaging ap plied to heater for shipment 3 Check heater for any ship...

Page 4: ...ating of one perm 6 x 10 11 kg per pa sec m2 or less with open ings gasketed or sealed and b weather stripping has been added on openable windows and doors and c caulking or sealants are applied to ar...

Page 5: ...el burning appliances in the space Vent free heater ___________________Btu Hr Gas water heater ___________________Btu Hr Gas furnace ___________________Btu Hr Vented gas heater ___________________Btu...

Page 6: ...FPA 54 ANS Z223 1 Section5 3 AirforCombustionand Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts IMPORTANT Do not provide openings for inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a thermo...

Page 7: ...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 You can locate mode...

Page 8: ...acing Heater On Mounting Bracket 1 Locate two horizontal slots on back panel of heater 2 Place heater onto mounting bracket Slide horizontal slots onto stand out tabs on mounting bracket INSTALLATION...

Page 9: ...is will prevent excess sealant from going into pipe Excess sealant in the pipe could result in clogged heater valves Typical Inlet Pipe Diameters 20 000 Btu Hr models 3 8 or greater 30 000 Btu Hr mode...

Page 10: ...gas supply Check reconnected fittings for leaks TestPressuresEqualToorLessThan 1 2 PSIG 1 Close manual shutoff valve see Fig ure 13 2 Pressurize supply piping system by ei ther using compressed air or...

Page 11: ...rol knob pressed in for five 5 seconds see Figure 15 Note You may be running this heater for the first time after hook ing up to gas supply If so the con trol knob may need to be pressed in for 30 sec...

Page 12: ...ect Pilot Flame Pattern BURNER FLAME PATTERN Figure 19 shows a correct burner flame pattern Figure20showsanincorrectburner flame pattern The incorrect burner flame patternshowsyellowtippingoftheflame...

Page 13: ...t flame to go out This problem could be caused by one or both of the following A Low gas pressure B Dirty or partially clogged ODS pilot 6 Thermocouple damaged 7 Control valve damaged 1 Burner orifice...

Page 14: ...er blocked 4 Dirty or partially clogged burner orifice 1 When heated vapors from furniture pol ish wax carpet cleaners etc turn into white powder resdue REMEDY 1 Clean burner see Cleaning and Mainte n...

Page 15: ...Control valve defective 1 Foreign matter between control valve and burner 2 Gas leak See Warning statement above 1 Not enough combustion ventilation air OBSERVED PROBLEM Heater produces a clicking tic...

Page 16: ...heater will not produce specified heat 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 g...

Page 17: ...00A Includes ON OFF switch Note Use only original replacement parts Thiswillprotectyourwarrantycoveragefor parts replaced under warranty PARTS UNDER WARRANTY Contact authorized dealers of this product...

Page 18: ...18 105735 VENT FREE NATURAL GAS HEATERS BLUE FLAME MBN20LB 12 1 12 2 ODS Pilot 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 17 19 25 21 23 24 7 22 27 26 20 16 18 15 MBN20LB ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN...

Page 19: ...49 01 Nut M5 2 12 100701 01 ODS Pilot Assembly 1 12 1 098514 01 Thermocouple 1 12 2 098594 01 Ignitor Electrode 1 13 103446 01 Burner 1 14 099387 05 3 16 Pilot Tubing 1 15 103845 06 Injector 1 16 0990...

Page 20: ...hed with 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...

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