Desa RCLP30 - Manuel (Page 9)

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OWNER’S MANUAL
FAN
1. Remove three screws that attach fan
guard to heater shell.
2. Remove motor and fan guard from
heater shell (see Figure 13).
3. Use hex wrench to loosen set screw that
holds fan to motor shaft (see Figure 14).
4. Remove fan. Be careful not to damage
the fan blade pitch.
5a. If replacing fan, remove old fan and
discard. Go to step 7, column 2.
5b. If cleaning fan,use soft cloth moistened
with kerosene or solvent.
6. Dry fan thoroughly.
Figure 13 - Removing Motor and Fan
Guard from Heater
Figure 14 - Setscrew Location
Figure 15 - Replacing Motor and Fan
Guard into Heater
7. Place fan onto motor shaft. Make sure
set screw contacts flat surface on mo-
tor shaft. Tighten set screw firmly (40-
50 inch-pounds).
8. Place motor and fan guard into rear of
heater shell. Make sure power cord is
properly located (see Figure 15).
9. Insert three screws through heater shell
and into fan guard. Tighten screws
firmly.
IGNITOR
1. Remove motor and fan guard from heater
(see Motor, page 8, steps 1 and 2).
2. Remove black ignitor wire from piezo
ignitor. Access ignitor wire through un-
derside of heater base (see Figure 16).
Push wire up through notch in filler
panel.
Figure 17 - Removing Ignitor Mounting
Screw and Ignitor
SERVICE
PROCEDURES
Continued
Figure 16 - Removing Ignitor Wire from
Piezo Ignitor
Ignitor Wire
Piezo
Ignitor
Underside
of Heater
Ignitor
Mounting
Screw
Setscrew
3. Remove ignitor mounting screw from
rear head using nut-driver or standard
screwdriver (see Figure 17).
4. Remove ignitor from rear head.
5. Install new ignitor. Attach ignitor to rear
head with ignitor mounting screw.
6. Run ignitor wire from new ignitor
through notch in filler panel. Attach ig-
nitor wire to piezo ignitor.
7. Set gap between ignitor electrode and
target plate to 4.3 mm (.17") (see Fig-
ure 18).
WARNING: Make sure heater
is disconnected from propane
supply. Heater could ignite caus-
ing severe burns.
8. Test for spark.
Push piezo ignitor button and watch for
spark between ignitor electrode and
target plate.
9. Place motor and fan guard into rear of
heater shell (see Motor, page 8, steps 8
and 9).
Figure 18 - Clearance between Ignitor
Electrode and Target Plate
Ignitor
Electrode
Gap
Area