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OPERATINg APPLIANCE
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5. 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, page 10. If you don’t
smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 11).
Note:
You may be running this appliance
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 more.
This will allow air to bleed from the gas
system.
7. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
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
.
8. 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 4
through 8.
9. Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise
to the ON position.
10. Wait one minute and switch selector switch
to the ON position to light burners.
Note:
AUTO is not functional.
Figure 11 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button
11. Set flame adjustment knob to any level
between HI and LO. Optional conversion
kit only.
Note:
Unit is shipped from the factory with
preset flame and manual on/off switch only
(see
Accessories
on page 17 for complete list
of accessories and conversion kits).
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
WARNING: Make sure the
selector switch is in the OFF
position when you are away
from home for long periods of
time. Appliance will come on au-
tomatically with selector switch
in the ON position.
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Appliance
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to
the OFF position.
2a. Set selector switch in the OFF position.
2b.
If Using Optional Hand-Held Remote:
Set se-
lector switch in the OFF position to prevent
draining battery.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)
You may shut off the burners and keep the pilot
lit by doing one of the following:
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to
the PILOT position.
2. Use remote control manual OFF button.
3. Set selector switch in the OFF position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. Follow steps 1 through 6 under
Lighting
Instructions,
page 10.
2. Depress control knob and light pilot with
match.
3. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds
after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob. Now follow steps 9 through
11 under
Lighting Instructions
.
Control Knob
Ignitor
ON/OFF
Switch