Desa RCLP100V - Manuel (Page 7)

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OWNER’S MANUAL
SERVICE
PROCEDURES
MOTOR
1. While on heaters side Remove base
tray.
2. Access ground screw through underside
of heater base. Remove ground screw.
Disconnect the green motor wire and the
green power cord wire from underside
of shell (see Figure 5).
3. Remove black and white motor wires
from terminal board (see Figure 5).
4. Carefully push motor wires through
hole in bottom of shell.
5. Remove screws holding motor mount
to shell. Use nut-driver (see Figure 6).
6. Carefully pull motor and fan out of
shell.
WARNING: Never service
heater while it is plugged in, con-
nected to propane supply, oper-
ating, or hot. Severe burns and
electrical shock can occur.
Figure 6 - Removing Motor, Motor Mount,
and Fan Guard from Heater
Figure 5 - Location of Ground Screw
Ground
Screw
Terminal
Board
Motor
Green
Lead
Transformer
Green Lead
Power
Cord
Green
Lead
IMPORTANT: Be careful not to
damage fan. Do not set motor and fan
down with the weight resting on fan.
This could damage fan pitch.
7. Use hex wrench to loosen setscrew
which holds fan to motor shaft.
8. Remove fan. Be careful not to damage
the fan blade pitch.
9. Use nut driver to remove two nuts that
attach motor to motor mount.
10. Discard old motor.
11. Attach motor to motor mount with two
nuts. Tighten nuts firmly.
12. Replace fan on motor shaft. Make sure
set screw contacts flat surface on motor
shaft.
13. Tighten set screw firmly (40-50 inch-
pounds) (4,5192-5,649 N•m).
14. Carefully route motor wires through
hole in shell (see Figure 7). Place
motor, motor mount, and fan guard into
rear of heater shell.
15. Insert screws through heater shell and
into motor mount. Tighten screws
firmly.
16. Turn heater on its side to access
opening in bottom of base. Connect
green wires from motor, transformer,
and power cord to heater shell using
ground nut (see Figure 5).
17. Attach black and white wires to
terminal board (see Wiring Diagram,
page 9, for correct locations) .
18. Replace base tray.
Hole in
Shell
for Wires
Motor
Mount
Screw
Fan
Guard
Motor
Mount
Figure 7 - Replacing Motor, Motor Mount,
and Fan Guard into Heater
Hole in Shell
for Motor Wires
Figure 9 - Fan Cross Section
FAN LP-PFA/P 023
Figure 8 - Fan, Motor Shaft, and Setscrew
Location
Motor shaft
Fan
Setscrew
FAN
1 Remove motor, motor mount, and fan
(see Motor, steps 1 through 8) .
2. Clean fan using soft cloth moistened
with kerosene or solvent.
3. Dry fan thoroughly.
4. Replace fan on motor shaft. Make sure
setscrew is touching back of flat sur-
face on motor shaft (see Figure 8).
5. Place setscrew on flat of shaft. Tighten
setscrew firmly (40-50 inch-pounds)
(4,5192-5,649 N•m) .
6. Place motor, motor mount, and fan
guard into rear of heater shell (see
Motor, steps 14 through 18).
FAN CROSS SECTION LP-PFA/P 013
Fan
Hub
Setscrew
Motor Shaft
Continued