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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 opening of fireplace.
• You must operate this heater
with a fireplace screen in
place. Make sure fireplace
screen is closed before run
-
ning 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 highest 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.
WARNING: Burners will
come on automatically within
one minute when the control
valve is in the ON position after
the pilot is lit.
1. STOP! Read the safety information on
page 17.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Remove control cover log (see Figure 26).
4. Set remote selector switch in the REMOTE
position (see Figure 27).
5. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 27).
6. 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.
7. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 27).
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.
8. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
The pilot is attached to the rear of the front
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor
button until pilot lights.
Figure 26 - Control Knob (Shown in
the OFF Position) and Ignitor Button
Location
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Control Cover Log
ON REMOTE OFF
PRG
Control Knob
Ignitor
Button
Figure 27 - Remote Selector Switch,
Control Knob and Ignitor Button
Remote Selector Switch
(Left Side of Log Set)
OPERATION
Continued
