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OpERATION
OFF
PILOT
ON
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, per
-
sonal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance has a pilot which must
be lighted by hand. When lighting
the pilot, follow these instructions
exactly.
b. bEFORE LIGHTING smell all around
the appliance area for gas. be sure to
smell next to the floor because some
gas is heavier than air and will settle
on the floor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric 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.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn
the gas control knob. Never use tools.
If the knob will not push in or turn by
hand, don’t try to repair it, call a quali
-
fied service technician or gas supplier.
Force or attempted repair may result in
a fire or explosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part
has been under water. Immediately
call a qualified service technician to
inspect the appliance and to replace
any part of the control system and
any gas control which has been under
water.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate
this fireplace with the screen
in place. Make sure fireplace
screen is installed before run
-
ning fireplace.
Figure 14 - Control Knob In the OFF
Position
Piezo Ignitor
Control Knob
NOTICE: During initial opera
-
tion of new fireplace, burning
logs will give off a paper-burn
-
ing smell. Open window to vent
smell. Operate fireplace on HI
position to burn off odor. This
will only last a few hours.
1.
STOP! Read safety information, column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
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, column 1. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to PILOT position. Press in control
knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 14).
Note: You may be running this fireplace
for the first time after hooking up to gas
supply. If so, control knob may need to be
pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This
will allow air to bleed from gas system.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor button (see Figure 14). This
will light pilot. Pilot is attached in front of
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor
button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to
Troubleshooting, page 19. Also, 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 17.
