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Installation Instructions and Owner’s Manual

Unvented Liquid Propane Fired Room Heater

Figure 6

Attaching to Wall Stud:

This way is the best providing the strongest mounting in 
wood frame houses. 

Attaching to Wall Anchor: 

This way allows you to attach mounting bracket to 
hollow walls (wall areas between studs) or to solid walls 
(concrete or masonry).

Decide which way best suits your needs. Either method 
will provide a secure hold for the mounting bracket.

1.  Tape mounting bracket to wall where heater 

will be located. Make sure mounting bracket is 
level. For wall stud mounting locate one end of 
the mounting bracket over a wall stud.

WARNING:

 Maintain minimum clearances 

shown in fi gure 7. If you can, provide greater 
clearances from the fl oor and joining wall. 

2.  Mark screw locations on wall (see fi gure 7).

3.  Remove tape and mount bracket from wall.

Figure 7

Attaching to Wall Stud:

For attaching mounting bracket to wall studs

1.  Drill holes at marked locations using 9/64” drill 

bit.

2.  Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line up 

holes on each end of bracket with hole drilled in 
wall.

3.  Insert mounting screws through bracket and 

into wall studs.

4.  Tighten screws until mounting bracket is fi rmly 

fastened to wall studs.

Attaching to Wall using Anchor:

For attaching mounting bracket to hollow walls (wall 
areas between studs) or solid walls (concrete or 
masonry)

Note: Wall anchors, mounting screws, and spacer 
are in hardware package. The hardware package is 
provided with heater. 

1.  Drill holes at marked locations using 5/16” drill 

bit. For solid walls (concrete or masonry), drill 
at least 1” deep.

2.  Fold wall anchor as shown in fi gure 8 below.

Figure 8.

3.  Insert wall anchor (wings fi rst) into hole. Tap 

anchor fl ush to wall.

4.  For thin walls (1/2” or less) insert red key into 

wall anchor. 

5.  Place mounting bracket onto wall. Line up 

holes on each end of bracket with wall anchors.

6.  Insert mounting screws through bracket and 

into wall anchors.

7.  Tighten screws until mounting bracket is fi rmly 

fastened to wall.

Placing Heater on Mounting Bracket

1.  Locate two horizontal slots on back pane of 

heater (see fi gure 9).

2.  Place heater onto mounting bracket. Slide 

horizontal slots onto stand-out tabs on 
mounting bracket.

Figure 9

Installing Bottom Mounting Screws

1.  Locate two bottom mounting holes. These 

holes are near bottom on back panel of heater 
(see fi gure 10).

Adjoining W

all

18” Min.

See clearance 
specs on Pg 3

16” (Lg)
12-9/64” (Sm)

Mark mounting hole locations 
and drill holes where indicated. 
Allow for minimum clearances

Horizontal Slots

Mounting Bracket 
mounted to wall

(2) Screws

(2) Screws

Summary of Contents for MHVFIH10LPT

Page 1: ...pliance Do not touch an 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 yo...

Page 2: ...eld conversion is not permitted WARNING Do not use any accessory not approved for use with this heater WARNING Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous Do not place clothing or other...

Page 3: ...air for proper combustion enters the heater 4 If heater shuts off do not relight until you provide fresh outside air If heater keeps shutting off it requires servicing 5 Turn off and let cool before s...

Page 4: ...maller than defined as an unconfined space or if the building is of unusually tight construction provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by the methods described in the National Fuel Gas Code...

Page 5: ...space can support 60 000 Btu hr Actual amount of Btu hr used The space in the above example is a confined space because the actual Btu hr used is more than the maximum Btu hr the space can support You...

Page 6: ...18 inches above floor Locate heater where moving vehicle will not hit it CAUTION This heater creates warm air currents These currents move heat to wall surfaces next to heater Installing heater next...

Page 7: ...s firmly fastened to wall studs Attaching to Wall using Anchor For attaching mounting bracket to hollow walls wall areas between studs or solid walls concrete or masonry Note Wall anchors mounting scr...

Page 8: ...ff valve union and plugged 1 8 NPT tap Locate NPT tap within reach of test gauge hookup NPT tap must be upstream from heater see figure 11 A CSA AGA certified equipment shutoff valve with 1 8 NPT tap...

Page 9: ...front panel OPERATING YOUR HEATER FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING WARNING If you do not follow these instructions exactly a fire or explosion may result causing property damage personal injury o...

Page 10: ...rth while depressed until pilot lights 7 Keep control knob depressed in for ten 10 seconds after lighting pilot If pilot goes out repeat steps 4 5 6 and 7 If pilot does not stay lit refer to Troublesh...

Page 11: ...ery 2 500 hours of operation or every three months 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...

Page 12: ...turn more 5 a Contact local gas company b Clean ODS pilot see Cleaning and Maintenance page 11 6 Replace thermocouple 7 Replace Control valve Burner does not light after ODS pilot is lit 1 Burner orif...

Page 13: ...ng Gas Connections page 9 2 Replace control valve Gas odor during combustion 1 Foreign matter between control valve and burner 2 Gas leak See WARNING statement at top of page 1 Take apart gas tubing a...

Page 14: ...bly w Thermocouple LP 1 20 80081 Thermostat Valve 1 8 80017 Burner Assembly 1 21 80019 Ignitor Pulse 1 9 80009 Orifice 1 22 80014 Ignitor Wire 1 10 80069 Burner Right Bracket 1 23 8001 1 Ignitor Brack...

Page 15: ...15 Installation Instructions and Owner s Manual Unvented Liquid Propane Fired Room Heater PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK...

Page 16: ...D WARRANTY Mr Heater warrants its heaters and accessories to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 5 year from date of purchase Mr Heater will repair or replace this product...

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