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119678-01C
18
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
• If fireplace has glass doors,
never operate this heater with
glass doors closed. If you op
-
erate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace
will cause glass to burst. Make
sure there are no obstructions
across openings of fireplace.
• 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 pres
-
ent. Open damper or window to
vent smell. This will only last a
few hours.
Note: Home owners generally prefer to oper-
ate 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 High 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.
1. STOP! Read the safety information on
page 17.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Press in and 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, page 17. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
OPERATION
Continued
Figure 23 - Pilot
Ignitor Electrode
Thermocouple
Pilot Burner
Figure 22 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location
OFF
PILOT
ON
Control Knob
Electronic Ignitor Button
5. Press in control knob and turn counter-
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Keep control knob pressed in for five (5)
seconds (see Figure 22).
Note: You may be running this heater for
the first time after hooking up to gas sup
-
ply. 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.
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 light, 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 19.
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec
-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, turn off gas supply and contact
a qualified service person or gas supplier
for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3
through 7.
8. Push in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
to the HI position. Both
burners should light. Set control knob to
desired setting.
9. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only,
turn control knob clockwise
to the
HI position. Press in and turn control knob
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
