GLOSSARY
OF SYMBOLS FOUND
IN THIS MANUAL
CAUTION
INFORMATION
DANGER
DO NOT TOUCH
CONTACT AN APPROVED
ALVA TECHNICIAN
DO IT YOURSELF
INDEX
WARRANTY
GENERAL INFORMATION
INSTALLATION
HEATER SET UP
LEAK TEST
EXPLODED VIEW DRAWING
USING YOUR HEATER
FLASHBACK (flames in the burner tube)
CHANGING YOUR CYLINDER
MAINTENANCE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
TROUBLESHOOTING
TECHNICAL DATA
FEATURES
ABOUT ALVA
INDEX
2
2
3
3
4
5
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
into your room, the infrared heater will warm the room and make sure that you
do not feel the cold.
Q
:
How long will the gas in my cylinder last?
A
:
This depends on how you use your heater. It is easy to calculate your gas
consumption. Take the capacity of the gas cylinder in grams (i.e. 9000g for a
9kg cylinder) and divide it by the gas consumption of the heater, on your
desired setting (refer to the technical data sticker on your heater or to the
Technical Data section in this manual (page 11 ). The answer to the calculation is
the approximate number of hours that your heater will burn for.
Q
:
I just took my heater from storage, but there seems to be a blue flame rolling
on the panels. Is my heater faulty?
A
:
It is normal for dust to settle on the panel. When this happens, the heater will
not burn properly at first, giving the appearance of a blue flame running on
the panel. This might happen when you first buy the unit after you have stored
it. There is nothing wrong with the heater. Simply burn the dust off the panels
by letting the heater run on ‘Position 3’ for between 5 and 15 minutes.
The panels should eventually settle and burn red.
Q
:
What do I do if I have an over-filled cylinder?
A
:
The best method to determine if your cylinder is overfilled is to weigh it.
Subtract the ‘tare’ mass from the cylinder weight – this gives you the
weight of your gas. If this gas weight exceeds your cylinder design weight
(3kg/ 4.5kg/ 9kg) then return the cylinder to your gas supplier.
TROUBLESHOOTING
SYMPTOM
CAUSE
SOLUTION
Odour
Combustion
N/A - The combustion process
will always cause an odour
Strong odour
Incorrect gas mixture
Unburned gas leak
Obtain LPG only from reputable
LPG dealers
Perform a leak test
Always ensure there is proper
ventilation
Burns then dies
Over-filled cylinder
Ventilation
Empty cylinder
Return to gas suppplier
Make sure the room has ad-
equate ventilation
Replace with a full cylinder
Heater does not light up
Empty cylinder
No gas flow
Replace with a full cylinder
Open cylinder valve