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Figure 20 - Pilot
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric switch; do
not use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
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 qualified
service technician. 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 start
-
ing on page 13.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Turn off any electric power to the appli
-
ance 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 starting on page
13. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next
step.
6. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position. Press in control
knob 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 sup
-
ply. 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 pressing ignitor button until
pilot lights. If ignitor does not light pilot, re-
fer to Troubleshooting, page 18 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 15.
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 up when
released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 thru
7. Wait one (1) minute before lighting pilot
again.
9. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to desired heating level. The main burner
should light.
10. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only,
turn control knob clockwise
to the
PILOT position.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 19 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position
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F
P
ILO
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Control
Knob
Ignitor
Button
Thermocouple
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
