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Mr. Heater | Unvented Natural Gas Fired Room Heater

Operating Instructions and Owner’s Manual

NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!

NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!

NEVER LEAVE THE HEATER UNATTENDED WHILE BURNING!

Lighting Instructions

1.  STOP!

 Read the all safety information 

included with and on the side of 
heater.

2.  Check that gas supply to heater is on.
3.  Push in gas control knob and slightly 

turn clockwise 

 to the OFF position 

See Figure 16.

Note:

 Knob cannot be turned from 

PILOT to OFF unless knob is pushed in 
slightly. Do not force.

4.  Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any 

gas. Then smell for gas, including 
near the floor. If you smell gas, 

STOP!

 

Follow “B” in the safety information 
above. If you do not smell gas, go to 
the next step.

5.  Turn counterclockwise 

 to PILOT/

IGN, if knob does not turn then 
slightly depress and turn. Once knob 
is in PILOT/ IGN depress for five (5) 
seconds.

Note:

 The first time that the heater 

is operated after connecting the gas 
supply, the control knob should be 
depressed for about 30 seconds. This 
will allow air to bleed from the gas 
system.

6.  With control knob pressed in, push 

down and release the ignition button. 
This will light pilot. If needed keep 
pressing igniter button until pilot 
lights. 

7.  Keep control knob pressed in for (30) 

seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 
seconds, release control knob.

•  If pilot does not stay lit, refer to 

Troubleshooting, pages 12-15. Also, 
contact a qualified service person or 
gas supplier for repairs. 

•  If control knob does not pop up when 

released, contact a qualified service 
person or gas supplier for repairs.

Figure 17

Figure 16

Correct Pilot Position

Incorrect Pilot Position

CAUTION: 

Do not try to adjust 

heating level by using equipment 
shutoff valve. 

8.  When the pilot is lit, turn the control 

knob counterclockwise 

 to heating 

level. The main burner should light.

9.  To select the desired heat level, turn 

the temperature setting knob to 
desired comfort setting from 1 to 5.

To Turn Off Gas To Appliance

SHUTTING OFF HEATER:

1.  Turn off equipment shutoff valve. 
2.  Turn control knob clockwise 

 to 

the OFF position.

SHUTTING OFF BURNER ONLY 
(PILOT STAYS LIT)

1.  Turn control knob clockwise 

 to 

the PILOT/IGN position.

THERMOSTAT CONTROL 
OPERATION
FOR MHVFRD20NGBT, 
MHVFRD20NGT, MHVFRD30NGBT, 
MHVFRD30NGT: 

The thermostatic control simply turns 
on and off the burner.

FOR MHVFBF20NGBT, 
MHVFBF20NGT, MHVFBF30NGBT, 
MHVFBF30NGT:

 

The thermostatic control modulates 
the flame size as the temperature gets 
closer to set point, then it turns off the 
burner upon reaching temperature. 
The burner will cycle back on when 
room temperature drops below the set 
temperature. The control knob can be 
set to any heat level between 1 and 5. 

INSPECTING BURNER

Check pilot flame pattern and burner 
flame pattern often.

PILOT FLAME PATTERN

Figure 17 show a correct pilot flame 
pattern and also shows an incorrect 
pilot flame pattern. The incorrect 
pilot flame pattern is not touching 
thermocouple. This will cause the 
thermocouple to cool. When the 
thermocouple cools, the heater will 
shut down. If pilot flame pattern is 
incorrect, as shown in Figure 17:
•  Turn heater off (refer back to 

To Turn 

OFF Gas to Appliance

)

•   See 

Troubleshooting

, pages 12-15.

OPERATION

WARNING: 

If you do not follow 

these instructions exactly, a fire or 
explosion may result causing property 
damage, personal injury or loss of life. 

Igniter Button Control 

Knob

Summary of Contents for MHVFBF20NGBT

Page 1: ...information in this manual is not followed exactly a fire or explosion may result causing property damage personal injury or loss of life Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and li...

Page 2: ...erating the heater Installation and repair should be done by a qualified service person The appliance should be inspected before use and at least annually by a professional service person More frequen...

Page 3: ...ce 2 This heater needs outside ventilation air to run properly The Oxygen Depletion Sensor ODS safety shutoff system shuts down the heater if not enough fresh air is available See Fresh Air for Combus...

Page 4: ...ult in lower fuel bills Blower Fan Control Switch Operation On models equipped with an electrical blower the blower switch has three positions MANUAL OFF and AUTO In AUTO the blower will turn on and o...

Page 5: ...or openings add the volume of these rooms to the total volume of the space 2 Divide the space volume by 50 cubic feet to determine the maximum Btu hr the space can support Example 2592 cu ft volume o...

Page 6: ...s your primary heat source for the duration of the outage 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...

Page 7: ...s 10 Tighten screws until mounting bracket is firmly fastened to wall Placing Heater on Mounting Bracket 1 Locate two horizontal slots on back pane of heater See Figure 9 WARNING Maintain minimum clea...

Page 8: ...NING This appliance requires a 3 8 NPT National Pipe Thread inlet connection to the pressure regulator Use of floor mounting feet will require you to use a 3 8 NPT street elbow to make gas connection...

Page 9: ...Light heater See Operating Your Heater 8 Turn off heater See To Turn OFF Gas to Appliance 9 Replace lower front panel Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Equipment Shutoff Valve Open Closed To gas meter Co...

Page 10: ...for repairs Figure 17 Figure 16 Correct Pilot Position Incorrect Pilot Position CAUTION Do not try to adjust heating level by using equipment shutoff valve 8 When the pilot is lit turn the control kno...

Page 11: ...s vacuum cleaner pressurized air or small soft bristled brush to clean CLEANING BURNER PILOT AIR HOLE INLET We recommend that you clean the unit every 2 500 hours of operation or every three months We...

Page 12: ...Clean burner orifice see Cleaning and Maintenance on page 11 or replace burner orifice 2 Burner orifice diameter to small 2 Replace burner orifice 3 Inlet gas pressure is too low 3 Contact local gas...

Page 13: ...as regulator 7 Thermocouple connection loose at control valve 7 Hand tighten thermocouple nut until snug and then tighten 1 4 turn more 8 Pilot flame not touching thermocouple which allows thermocoupl...

Page 14: ...lean ODS pilot see Cleaning and Maintenance page 11 1 Gas leak See WARNING statement at top of page 12 1 Locate and correct all leaks see Checking Gas Connections page 9 2 Control valve is defective 2...

Page 15: ...Combustion and Ventilation on pages 3 5 REMEDY SYMPTOM Heater produces a clicking ticking noise just after burner is lit or shut off CAUSE 1 Metal expanding while heating or contracting while cooling...

Page 16: ...r Mounting Bracket 1 9 80009 06 Orifice 1 10 80014 Igniter Wire 1 11 80081 Thermostat Valve 1 Item Part No Description 12 80176 Igniter Module 1 13 80010 Thermostat Valve Mounting Bracket 1 14 80184 I...

Page 17: ...r Mounting Bracket 1 9 80009 08 Orifice 1 10 80014 Igniter Wire 1 11 80081 Thermostat Valve 1 Item Part No Description 12 80176 Igniter Module 1 13 80010 Thermostat Valve Mounting Bracket 1 14 80184 I...

Page 18: ...15 80014 Igniter Wire 1 Item Part No Description 16 80176 Igniter Module 1 17 80184 Igniter Module Mounting Bracket 1 18 80010 Thermostat Valve Mounting Bracket 1 19 80058 Floor Mounting Feet Beige 1...

Page 19: ...1 12 80009 09 Orifice 1 13 80073 Orifice Adapter 1 14 80081 Thermostat Valve 1 15 80014 Igniter Wire 1 Item Part No Description 16 80176 Igniter Module 1 17 80184 Igniter Module Mounting Bracket 1 18...

Page 20: ...ase include the model number date of purchase and description of problem in all communication LIMITED WARRANTY Mr Heater Inc warrants its heaters and accessories to be free from defects in material an...

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