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OPERATING FIREPLACE
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 qualified service techni-
cian 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.
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions
exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing prop-
erty damage, personal injury or loss of life.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate this fireplace with
the fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace
screen is installed before running fireplace.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fireplace,
burning logs will give off a paper-burning smell.
Open damper or window to vent smell. This will only
last a few hours.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by
using the equipment shutoff valve.
1.
STOP! Read the safety information above.
2.
Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.
Turn control knob clockwise
Clockwise
to the OFF position
(see Figure 27).
4.
Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for
gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Fol-
low “B” in the safety information above. If you don’t smell
gas, go to the next step.
5.
Turn control knob counterclockwise
C-clockwise
to the PILOT
position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Fig-
ure 27).
Note:
If running fireplace for first time, there will be air in
gas line. You may need to press in control knob for 30 seconds
or more. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.
6.
Continue pressing control knob in. Press and release igni-
tor 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, page 15.
7.
Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
Note:
If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This fire-
place has a safety interlock system. Wait one (1) minute for
system to reset before lighting pilot again.
• If control knob does not pop out when released, contact
a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
8.
Turn control knob counterclockwise
C-clockwise
to desired
heating level. The burners should light. Set control knob to
any heat level between HI and LO.
OPERATING FIREPLACE (T-STAT MODELS)
For Your Safety Read Before Lighting
Lighting Instructions
Figure 27 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location
Ignitor Button
Control Knob
Figure 28 - Pilot
Thermocouple
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
THERMOSTAT-CONTROLLED MODELS