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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 18. 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 22).
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 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.
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.
8. 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, 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.
Flame Adjustment Knob
Figure 22 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
O
F
F
P
ILO
T
LO
IH
AUTO
OFF
ON
O
N
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Selector
Switch
10. Wait one minute and switch selector
switch to the ON position to light burner.
Note:
AUTO is only functional when using
GWMT1, or GWMS2 optional accesso
-
ries.
11. Set flame adjustment knob to any level
between HI and LO.
12. To shut off burner and keep pilot lit do
one of the following: Turn control knob
clockwise
to the PILOT position,
use remote control manual OFF button or
set selector switch in the OFF position.
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.
Heater will come on automati-
cally with selector switch in the
ON position.
Pilot Burner
Figure 24 - Propane/LP Gas Pilot
Figure 23 - Natural Gas Pilot
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot Burner
Ignitor
Electrode
