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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
1. STOP! Read the safety information on
page 10.
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 10. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position and press in. Keep
control knob pressed in for five (5) sec-
onds.
Ignitor
Figure 15 - Ignitor and Control Knob
Pilot
Burner
Thermocouple
Pilot
FROM "PILOT" POSITION
SLIGHT PUSH TO
TURN OFF
PULL PUSH
ON
ON
FROM "PILOT" POSITION
SLIGHT
PUSH
T
O
TURN OFF
PULL
PUSH
FROM "PILOT" POSITION
SLIGHT
PUSH
T
O
TURN OFF
PULL
PUSH
ON
OFF
On
Off
OFF
OFF
Figure 16 - Thermocouple and Pilot
Control Knob
OPERATION
Continued
Note: You may be running this log set 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.
• If control knob does not pop up when
released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in, push down
and release ignitor button. This will light
pilot. Visually locate the pilot on the control
valve cover by the edge of the burner pan
to look for flame. If needed, keep pressing
ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If the pilot will not stay lit after
several tries, turn the gas control knob to
OFF and call your service technician or
gas supplier.
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3
through 7.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the ON position. Burner should light.
If burner does not light, call a qualified
service person.
9. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only,
turn control knob clockwise
to the
PILOT position.
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
PILOT position.
2. Press in and turn control clockwise
to the OFF position.
3. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure
5, page 7).
CURING
LOGS
During 2-3 hour appliance break-in period,
you may detect an odor from the appliance as
various paints and compounds used in manu-
facturing of this log set cure. This is a normal
and temporary situation that is not cause for
alarm. However, you may want to provide extra
ventilation to the room during this time.
To ensure proper curing of logs:
• Ignite a 2" flame and maintain it for 1 hour.
• Burn logs in consecutive 1 hour periods
raising flame an additional 2" to full flame
height for a total of three hours.