Vanguard BLUE FLAME VP2000BTC Quick start guide

BLUE FLAME

VENT-FREE PROPANE GAS HEATER

OWNER’S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL

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20,000 and 30,000 Btu/Hr Thermostatically Controlled Models

This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket* manufactured (mobile) home, where not prohibited

by state or local codes.

*Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the manufacturer. (I.E. Installation of this product is

permitted after the manufactured (mobile) home is sited)

This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate.

This appliance is not convertible for use with other gases.

WARNING: If the information in this manual is not fol-

lowed 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 liquids in the vicinity of this or any other

appliance.

— WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS

• Do not try to light any appliance.

• Do not touch any 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 in-

structions.

• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire

department.

— Installation and service must be performed by a quali-

fied installer, service agency, or the gas supplier.

WARNING: Improper installation,

adjustment,alteration,service,or

maintenance can cause injury or

property damage. Refer to this

manualforcorrectinstallationand

operational procedures. For as-

sistanceoradditionalinformation

consult a qualified installer, ser-

vice agency, or the gas supplier.

WARNING: This is an unvented

gas-fired heater. It uses air (oxy-

gen) from the room in which it is

installed.Provisionsforadequate

combustion and ventilation air

must be provided. Refer to

Air for

Combustion and Ventilation

sec-

tion on page 5 of this manual.

Models: VP2000BTC and VP2800BTC

GSO S

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CONTENTS SECTION PAGE

Safety Information......................................................................... 2

Product Identification .................................................................... 4

Local Codes ...................................................................................4

Unpacking......................................................................................4

Product Features ............................................................................4

Air for Combustion and Ventilation.............................................. 5

Installing To Wall.......................................................................... 9

Connecting To Gas Supply............................................................14

Checking Gas Connections............................................................15

Operating Heater ...........................................................................17

Inspecting Burner ..........................................................................20

Cleaning And Maintenance ...........................................................22

Troubleshooting.............................................................................22

Technical Service ..........................................................................26

Specifications ................................................................................ 26

Service Hints .................................................................................26

Service Publications ......................................................................27

Replacement Parts .........................................................................27

Illustrated Parts List.......................................................................28-29

Accessories ....................................................................................30

Warranty Information .................................................................... Back Cover

WARNING ICON G 001

WARNINGS

IMPORTANT: Read this Owner’s Manual carefully and completely

before trying to assemble, operate, or service this heater. Improper

use of this heater can cause serious injury or death from burns, fire,

explosion, electrical shock, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

WARNING ICON G 001

DANGER

Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to death!

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning

resembletheflu,withheadaches,dizziness,ornausea.Ifyouhavethesesigns,the

heatermay not be working properly.Getfreshairatonce!Have heater serviced.

Some people are more affected by carbon monoxide than others. These include

pregnant women, persons with heart or lung disease or anemia, those under the

influence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.

Propane Gas: Propane gas is odorless. An odor-making agent is added to

propane gas. The odor helps you detect a propane gas leak. However, the odor

added to propane gas can fade. Propane gas may be present even though no odor

exists.

Make certain you read and understand all Warnings. Keep this manual for

reference. It is your guide to safe and proper operation of this heater.

SAFETY

INFORMATION

Safety Information continued on next page

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SAFETY

INFORMATION

Continued

WARNING ICON G 001

WARNINGS

Continued

WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.

1. This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate.

This appliance is not convertible for use with other gases.

2. Do not place propane supply tank(s) inside any structure. Locate propane

supply tank(s) outdoors.

3. If you smell gas

• shut off gas supply

• do not try to light any appliance

• do not touch any 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 your gas supplier, call the fire department

4. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.

5. Never install the heater

• in a recreational vehicle

• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than

36 inches from the front, top, or sides of the heater

• as a fireplace insert

• in high traffic areas

• in windy or drafty areas

6. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly. This heater has

an oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) pilot light safety system. The ODS shuts

down the heater if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion

and Ventilation, pages 5 through 8.

7. Keep all air openings in front and bottom of heater clear and free of debris.

This will insure enough air for proper combustion.

8. If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh, outside air. If heater

keeps shutting off, have it serviced.

9. Do not run heater

• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored

• under dusty conditions

10.Never place any objects on the heater.

11.Surface of heater becomes very hot when running heater. Keep children and

adults away from hot surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Heater will

remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow surface to cool before touching.

12.Carefully supervise young children when they are in same room with heater.

13.Make sure grill guard is in place before running heater.

14.Do not use heater if any part has been under water. Immediately call a quali-

fied service technician to inspect the room heater and to replace any part of the

control system and any gas control which has been under water.

15.Turn off and unplug heater and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified

service person should service and repair heater.

16. Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

17.To prevent performance problems, do not use propane fuel tank of less than

100 lbs. capacity.

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PRODUCT

IDENTIFICATION

LOCAL CODES Install and use heater with care. Follow all local codes. In the absence of local

codes, use the latest edition of National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1, also known

as NFPA 54*.

*Available from: American National Standards Institute, Inc.

1430 Broadway

New York, NY 10018

National Fire Protection Association, Inc.

Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02269

1. Remove heater from carton.

2. Remove all protective packaging applied to heater for shipment.

3. Check heater for any shipping damage. If heater is damaged, promptly inform

dealer where you bought heater.

Figure 1 - Vent-Free Propane Gas Heater

(Model VP2800BTC Shown)

Ignitor Button Control Knob

Heater

Cabinet

Front

Panel

PRODUCT

FEATURES

Safety Device

This heater has a pilot with an Oxygen Depletion Sensor Shutoff System (ODS).

The ODS/pilot is a required feature for vent-free room heaters. The ODS/pilot shuts

off the heater if there is not enough fresh air.

Piezo Ignition System

This heater has a piezo ignitor. This system requires no matches, batteries, or other

sources to light heater.

Thermostatic Heat Control

This heater has a thermostat sensing bulb and a control valve. This results in the

greatest heater comfort. This can also result in lower gas bills.

Glass

Panel

Grill

Guard

UNPACKING

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WARNING ICON G 001

WARNING

This heater shall not be installed in a confined space unless

provisions are provided for adequate combustion and ventilation

air. Read the following instructions to insure proper fresh air for

this and other fuel-burning appliances in your home.

Today’s homes are built more energy efficient than ever. New materials, increased

insulation, and new construction methods help reduce heat loss in homes. Home

owners weather strip and caulk around windows and doors to keep the cold air out

and the warm air in. During heating months, home owners want their homes as

airtight as possible.

While it is good to make your home energy efficient, your home needs to breathe.

Fresh air must enter your home. All fuel-burning appliances need fresh air for

proper combustion and ventilation.

Exhaust fans, fireplaces, clothes dryers, and fuel burning appliances draw air from

the house to operate. You must provide adequate fresh air for these appliances.

This will insure proper venting of vented fuel-burning appliances.

Continued

PROVIDING ADEQUATE VENTILATION

The following is excerpts from National Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54/ANSI Z223.1,

Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation.

All spaces in homes fall into one of the three following ventilation classifications:

1. Unusually Tight Construction; 2. Unconfined Space; 3. Confined Space.

The information on pages 5 through 8 will help you classify your space and provide

adequate ventilation.

Unusually Tight Construction

The air that leaks around doors and windows may provide enough fresh air for

combustion and ventilation. However, in buildings of unusually tight construction,

you must provide additional fresh air.

Unusually tight construction is defined as construction where:

walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a continuous

water vapor retarder with a rating of one perm (6x10

-11

per pa-sec-m

) or

less with openings gasketed or sealed

and

b. weather stripping has been added on openable windows and doors

and

c. caulking or sealants are applied to areas such as joints around window

and door frames, between sole plates and floors, between wall-ceiling

joints, between wall panels, at penetrations for plumbing, electrical, and

gas lines, and at other openings.

If your home meets all of the three criteria above, you must provide addi-

tional fresh air. See

Ventilation Air From Outdoors

, page 8

If your home does not meet all of the three criteria above, proceed to page 6.

Confined and Unconfined Space

The National Fuel Gas Code (ANSIZ2123.1, 1992 Section 5.3) defines a confined

space as a space whose volume is less than 50 cubic feet per 1,000 Btu per hour

(4.8 m3per kw) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space

and an unconfining space as a space whose volume is not less than 50 cubic feet per

1,000 Btu per hour (4.8 m3per kw) of the aggregate input rating of all appliances

installed in that space. Rooms communicating directly with the space in which the

appliances are installed*, through openings not furnished with doors, are consid-

ered a part of the unconfined space.

* Adjoining rooms are communicating only if there are doorless passageways or

ventilation grills between them.

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DETERMINING AIR FLOW FOR HEATER LOCATION

Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space

Use this worksheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space.

Space: Includes the room in which you will install heater plus any adjoining rooms with

doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms.

1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height).

Length x Width x Height = ___________________ cu. ft. (volume of space)

Example:

Space size 20 ft. (length) x 16 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) =

2560 cu. ft. (volume of space)

If additional ventilation to adjoining room is supplied with grills 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.

____________ (volumeofspace)÷50cu.ft.= (Maximum Btu/Hrthespacecansupport)

Example:

2560 cu. ft. (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 51.2 or 51,200 (maximum

Btu/Hr the space can support)

3. Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.

Vent-free heater ___________________ Btu/Hr

Gas water heater* ___________________ Btu/Hr

Gas furnace ___________________ Btu/Hr

Vented gas heater ___________________ Btu/Hr

Gas fireplace logs ___________________ Btu/Hr

Other gas appliances* +___________________ Btu/Hr

Total =___________________ Btu/Hr

Example:

Gas water heater 40,000 Btu/Hr

Vent-free heater +20,000 Btu/Hr

Total =60,000 Btu/Hr

* Do not include direct-vent gas appliances. Direct-vent draws combustion air from the

outdoors and vents to the outdoors.

4. Compare the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support with the actual amount of Btu/Hr

used.

_________________ Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)

_________________ Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)

Example:

51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the 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 must provide additional fresh air.

Your options are as follows:

A. Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoining room. If the extra space provides

an unconfined space, remove door to adjoining room or add ventilation grills between

rooms. See Ventilation Air From Inside Building, page 7.

B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 8.

C. Install a lower Btu/Hr heater, if lower Btu/Hr size makes room unconfined.

If the actual Btu/Hr used is less than the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support, the space

is an unconfined space. You will need no additional fresh air ventilation.

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Continued

Remove

Door into

Adjoining

Room,

Option 3

Ventilation Grills

Into Adjoining Room,

Option 2

12"

Ventilation

Grills

into Adjoining

Room,

Option 1

WARNING ICON G 001

WARNING

If the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than

that defined as an unconfined space, provide adequate combus-

tion and ventilation air by one of the methods described in the

National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1, 1992, Section 5.3

or appli-

cable local codes.

VENTILATION AIR

Ventilation Air From Inside Building

This fresh air would come from an adjoining unconfined space. When ventilating to

an adjoining unconfined space, you must provide two permanent openings: one

within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor on the wall connecting the

two spaces (see options 1 and 2, Figure 2). You can also remove door into adjoining

room (see option 3, Figure 2). Follow the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA 54/ANSI

Z223.1, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of

ventilation grills or ducts.

WARNING ICON G001

WARNING

Rework worksheet, adding the space of the adjoining unconfined

space.

Thecombinedspacesmusthaveenoughfreshairtosupplyall

appliances in both spaces.

Figure 2 - Ventilation Air from Inside Building

Continued

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Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors

Outlet

Air Ventilated

Attic

Outlet

Air

Inlet

Air

Inlet Air Ventilated

Crawl Space

Crawl

Space

To Attic

Ventilation Air From Outdoors

Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation grills or ducts. You must provide two

permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor.

Connect these items directly to the outdoors or spaces open to the outdoors. These

spaces include attics and crawl spaces. Follow the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA

54/ANSI Z223.1, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size

of ventilation grills or ducts.

IMPORTANT:

Do not provide openings for inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has

a thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated air entering the attic will activate the

power vent.

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INSTALLING

TO WALL NOTICE

A qualified service person must install heater. Follow all local codes.

CHECK GAS TYPE

Use only propane/LP gas. If your gas supply is not propane/LP, do not install

heater. Call dealer where you bought heater for proper type heater.

INSTALLATION ITEMS

Before installing heater, make sure you have the items listed below.

• external regulator (supplied by

installer, see page 14)

• piping (check local codes)

• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)

• manual shutoff valve *

• ground joint union

• test gauge connection *

(see Figure 14, page 15)

* AnA.G.A.design-certifiedmanualshutoffvalvewith1/8"NPTtapisanacceptable

alternative to test gauge connection. The optional A.G.A. design-certified manual

shutoff valve can be purchased from your dealer. See Accessories, page 30.

Continued

LOCATING HEATER

This heater is designed to be mounted on a wall.

WARNING ICON G 001

WARNING

Maintainthe minimumclearancesshown inFigure4(page10). Ifyou

can, provide greater clearances from floor, ceiling, and joining wall.

WARNING ICON G001

CAUTION

If you install the heater in a home garage

•heater pilot and burner must be at least 18 inches above floor

•locate heater where moving vehicle will not hit it

IMPORTANT:

Vent-free heaters add moisture to the air.Although this is beneficial, in-

stalling heater in rooms without enough ventilation air may cause mildew to form from

too much moisture. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 5 through 8.

WARNING ICON G 001

CAUTION

This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat

to wall surfaces next to heater. Installing heater next to vinyl or

cloth wall coverings or operating heater where impurities in the air

(such as tobacco smoke) exist, may discolor walls.

WARNING ICON G 001

WARNING

Never install the heater

•in a bedroom or bathroom

•in a recreational vehicle

•where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects

are less than 36 inches from the front, top, or sides of the heater

•as a fireplace insert

•in high traffic areas

•in windy or drafty areas

• sediment trap

• tee joint

• pipe wrench

You can locate heater on floor, away from a wall. An optional floor mounting

stand is needed. Purchase the floor mounting stand from your dealer. See Accesso-

ries, page 30.

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Figure 5 - Attaching Thermostat Sensing Bulb

Clamp

Thermostat

Sensing Bulb

THERMOSTAT SENSING BULB

The thermostat sensing bulb has been placed inside the heater for protection during

shipping.

Locating Thermostat Sensing Bulb

1. Remove front panel of heater (see Figure 7, page 11).

2. Locate thermostat sensing bulb just under burner assembly.

IMPORTANT:

Attach thermostat sensing bulb to back of heater for proper opera-

tion.

Attaching Thermostat Sensing Bulb

1. Remove thermostat sensing bulb from holders inside heater. Route through slot

opening in bottom of heater.

2. Place clamp on thermostat sensing bulb as shown in Figure 5. Clamp is provided

in hardware package.

3. Snap clamp into upper mounting hole as shown in Figure 5. Mounting hole is

located on lower left edge on back of heater. Make sure the thermostat sensing

bulb is pointing up.

For convenience and efficiency, install heater

• where there is easy access for operation, inspection, and service

• in coldest part of room

An optional fan kit is available from your dealer. See Accessories, page 30. If

planning to use fan, locate heater near an electrical outlet.

Figure 4 - Mounting Clearances As Viewed From Front of Heater

36"

FLOOR

CEILING

Minimum

Minimum To Top Surface

Of Carpeting, Tile Or Other

Combustible Material

Minimum

From

Sides Of

Heater

Left

Side Right

Side

INSTALLINGTO

WALL

Continued

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