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OpERATION
OFF
PILOT
ON
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, per
-
sonal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance has a pilot which must
be lighted by hand. When lighting
the pilot, follow these instructions
exactly.
b. bEFORE LIGHTING smell all around
the appliance area for gas. be sure to
smell next to the floor because some
gas is heavier than air and will settle
on the floor.
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 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
WARNING: You must operate
this fireplace with the screen
in place. Make sure fireplace
screen is installed before run
-
ning fireplace.
Figure 15 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position
Piezo Ignitor
Control.Knob
NOTICE: During initial opera
-
tion of new fireplace, burning
logs will give off a paper-burn
-
ing smell. Open window to vent
smell. Operate fireplace on HI
position to burn off odor. This
will only last a few hours.
1..
STOP! Read safety information, column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is
fully.open.
3.. 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, column 1. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5.. Turn.control.knob.counterclockwise.
.
to.PILOT.position..Press.in.control.knob.
for five (5) seconds (see Figure 15).
.
Note: You may be running this fireplace for
the first time after hooking up to gas supply.
If so, control knob may need to be pressed
in for 30 seconds or more. This will allow air
to bleed from gas system.
•.If.control.knob.does.not.pop.out.when.
released, contact a qualified service
person.or.gas.supplier.for.repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and
release.ignitor.button.(see.Figure.15)..This.
will.light.pilot..Pilot.is.attached.in.front.of.
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor
button.until.pilot.lights.
.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to
Troubleshooting, page 19. Also, 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 on page 17.
