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Figure 19 - Pilot
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information, page 12.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Turn off any electric power to the appliance
if service is to be performed.
4. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
5. Wait five 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 12. If you don’t smell gas,
go to the next step.
6.
Thermostat Models:
Turn control knob coun
-
terclockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds.
Manual Models:
Press in and turn control
knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT
position. Keep control knob pressed in for five
(5) seconds.
7. With control knob pressed in, push down and
release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
The pilot is attached to the front of burner.
Note:
You may be running this heater for the
first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so,
you may need to press in control knob for 30
seconds or more. This will allow air to bleed
from the gas system. If needed, keep press
-
ing ignitor button until pilot lights. If ignitor
does not light pilot, refer to
Troubleshooting
,
page 16 or 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
,
page 14.
8. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds
after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob.
• If control knob does not pop up when re
-
leased, contact a qualified service person or
gas supplier for repairs.
Note:
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 thru 7.
Thermostat models have a safety interlock
system. Wait one (1) minute before lighting
pilot again.
9. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to
desired heating level. The main burner should
light. Manual control heaters should be used
in locked positions.
Figure 17 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position for Manual Control Models
Figure 18 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position for Thermostat Models
OF
F
P
ILO
T
Control
Knob
Ignitor
Button
OPERATING HEATER
Continued
Ignitor Button
Control
Knob
WARNING: Always operate
manual control heaters at the
locked positions. Operation
between these positions may
create a possible health hazard
if used in a poorly ventilated
room. Read owner’s manual for
complete instructions.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Thermocouple
Pilot
Burner
Ignitor Electrode
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
2. Turn off all electric power to the appliance if
service is to be performed.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)
Turn control knob clockwise
to the PILOT
position.
