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1. STOP! Read the safety information above.
2. Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
Clockwise
to the OFF position.
Figure 27 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the
floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the safety information above. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclockwise
C-clockwise
to the PILOT position. Press in
control knob for five (5) seconds (see above).
Note:
You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up to gas
supply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or less.
This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
The pilot is attached to the front burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button
until pilot lights.
Note:
If pilot does not stay lit, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier
for repairs. Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pilot with
match, see Manual Lighting Procedure on page 24.
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
•
If control knob does not pop out when released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note:
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This heater has a safety inter-
lock system. Wait one (1) minute for system to reset before lighting pilot again.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING ICON
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WARNING
• If fireplace has glass doors, never operate this heater with glass doors
closed. If you operate heater with doors closed, heat buildup inside
fireplace will cause glass to burst. Also if fireplace opening has vents at the
bottom, you must open the vents before operating heater.
• You must operate this heater with a fireplace screen in place. Make sure
fireplace screen is closed before running heater.
NOTICE
During initial operation of new heater, burning logs will give off a paper-
burning smell. Orange flame will also be present. Open damper or window
to vent smell. This will only last a few hours.
Note:
Homeowners generally prefer to operate their heater with the chimney damper
closed. This will put all the heat into the room. However there may be times you will
desire the full flames of the Hi heat setting but will find the heat output excessive. You
can open the chimney damper (if you have one) fully or partially to release some of the
heat. WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if heater has been running.
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