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1. STOP! Read the safety information, col-
umn 1.
2. Turn wall switch to the OFF position.
3. Turn off all electric power to appliance.
4. Fully open glass doors if installed.
5. Remove front refractory brick access
panel.
6. Turn gas control knob clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 39).
7. 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.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position.
9. Push in knob all the way and hold in.
Immediately light the pilot manually. Con-
tinue to hold control knob in for about one
minute after pilot is lit. Release knob and
it will pop back up. Pilot should remain lit.
If it goes out, repeat steps 5 through 9.
• If knob does not pop up when released,
stop and immediately call your service
technician or gas supplier.
• 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.
10. Turn gas control knob counterclockwise
to O”. Knob can be turned to ON
only if the control knob is popped out.
11. Replace front refractory brick access
panel.
12. Fully close glass doors if installed.
13. Turn on all electric power to appliance.
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Figure 39 - Control Knob in the PILOT
position
Position Indicator
Gas Control Knob Pilot Adjustment Screw
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
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.