Presto HEATDISH PLUS FOOTLIGHT User Manual
HeatDish
Plus Footlight
parabolic electric heater
Feels like three times the heat…costs a third less to operate.
Illuminated Footlight base tells you at a glance if the heater is
plugged in. Uses no more energy than a standard night light.
Parabolic reector focuses energy like a satellite dish.
Warmth you can feel almost instantly…without rst heating
the entire room.
1000 Watts
3415 BTUs
120 Volts AC
InstructIons
This is a Listed appliance. The following important safeguards are recommended by most portable appliance manufacturers.
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2006 by National Presto Industries, Inc.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
When using electrical appliances, basic precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, and injury to persons,
including the following:
1. Read all instructions before using this heater.
2. This heater is hot when in use. To avoid burns, do not let bare skin touch hot surfaces. Use handle when moving this heater. Keep combustible
materials, such as furniture, pillows, bedding, papers, clothes, and curtains at least 3 feet (.9m) from the front of the heater and keep them
away from the sides and rear.
3. Extreme caution is necessary when any heater is used by or near children or invalids and whenever the heater is left operating and
unattended.
4. Always unplug heater from wall outlet when not in use.
5. Do not operate this heater with a broken element or ceramic cone or with a damaged cord or plug, or after the heater malfunctions, or after
it has been dropped or damaged in any manner. Return the heater to the Presto Factory Service Department for examination, repair, or
electrical or mechanical adjustment.
6. Do not use outdoors.
7. This heater is not intended for use in bathrooms, laundry areas and similar indoor locations. Never locate heater where it may fall into a
bathtub or other water container.
8. Do not run cord under carpeting, do not cover cord with throw rugs, runners or the like. Arrange cord away from trafc area and where it
will not be tripped over.
9. To disconnect heater, turn controls to off, then remove plug from wall outlet.
10. Connect cord to a polarized outlet only. The plug has one blade wider than the other. It can be plugged into the wall outlet only one way.
11. Do not insert or allow foreign objects to enter the grille or any ventilation or exhaust opening as this may cause an electrical shock, re, or
damage the heater.
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12. To prevent a possible re, do not block air intakes or exhaust in any manner. Do not use on soft surfaces, like a bed, where openings may
become blocked.
13. This heater has hot and arcing or sparking parts inside. Do not use it in areas where gasoline, paint, or ammable liquids are used or
stored.
14. Use this heater only as described in this folder. Any other use not recommended by the manufacturer may cause re, electric shock, or injury
to persons.
15. Avoid the use of an extension cord because the extension cord may overheat and cause a risk of re. However, if you have to use an extension
cord, the cord shall be No. 16 AWG minimum size and rated not less than 1500 watts.
16. This heater includes an audible alarm to warn that parts of the heater are getting excessively hot. If the alarm sounds, immediately turn the
heater off and inspect for any objects on or adjacent to the heater that may cause high temperatures. DO NOT OPERATE THE HEATER
WITH THE ALARM SOUNDING.
17. Do not operate heater with base removed.
18. Do not attempt to repair, adjust, or replace parts, other than the Footlight
check and repair broken heaters.
bulb, in the heater. The Presto Factory Service Department should
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR
PRESTO PARABOLIC HEATER
How the “Parabolic Heater” keeps you warm...
The Presto HeatDish Plus Footlight parabolic electric heater is designed to heat people and objects directly, without rst
heating the air space around them. This allows the actual room temperature to be kept at a lower level while personal comfort is
maintained.
The heat is produced by a coiled wire element wrapped around a ceramic cone. This heat is directed in a concentrated beam, by a
parabolic reector, which results in most of the heat being directed on the individual.
The element heats directly only when the power is ON, however, the ceramic cone, after it is heated by the element, will retain
heat. Even when the thermostatic control is positioned to cycle ON/OFF, the ceramic cone will emit heat when the power is OFF
resulting in a uniform feeling of heat.
How the “Parabolic Heater” can help save energy...
The parabolic reector focuses heat output, like a satellite dish concentrates TV signals, so it requires less energy than convection
electric heaters to deliver all the warmth you’ll want.
It provides super concentrated heat to keep you much warmer than 1500 watt convection heaters. Yet, because it uses just 1000
watts, it costs a third less to operate and could help you save money on electric bills.
A “parabolic heater” coupled with other conservation measures will help save energy in your home. For example, energy savings
may be realized by keeping the thermostat on your central heating system at a lower than normal setting and thereby decreasing the
average room temperature. Personal comfort can be maintained at these lower room temperatures by using a parabolic heater.
How your Presto Parabolic Heater
works...
Heat output is controlled by an automatic
“switch” built into the unit. This “Thermostatic
Control” switch continually turns the heating
element ON and OFF in a brief cycle period.
The “Thermostatic Control” knob (Fig. A),
located on the top of the heater, adjusts the
length of the ON and OFF portions of the
cycle. The “Thermostatic Control” contains
a special switch which provides you with
an innite range of settings. This type of
switch does produce a ash of light each
time the thermostatic control cycles on and
off. The ash always occurs, but tends to be
more visible when the room is darkened. It
is normal.
Fig. A
Protective grille
Heating element
Lens cover
The illuminated Footlight base tells you at a glance if the heater is plugged in.
Top-mounted
thermostatic control
Recessed handle
Parabolic reector
Power cord
Wide base
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