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1. STOP! Read the safety information, in
column 1.
2. Turn off all electric power to appliance.
3. Turn wall switch to the OFF position.
4. Fully open glass doors if installed.
5. Remove front refractory brick access
panel.
6. Turn equipment shutoff valve clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure
37). Do not force.
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, above. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
8. Turn equipment shutoff valve counter
-
clockwise
to the ON position. Do
not force.
9. Replace front refractory brick access
panel.
10. Fully close glass doors if installed.
11. Turn on all electric power to appliance.
12. Turn wall switch to the ON position.
13. Visually locate pilot. The ignitor should
begin to spark and main burner should
ignite once flame appears at pilot.
• If lighting appliance for the first time each
season, it may take several attempts
before the supply gas can reach the pilot
and main burners.
• If the appliance will not stay lit after
several attempts, follow the instructions
To Turn Off Gas To Appliance
, page 19,
and call your service technician or gas
supplier.
Figure 37 - Turning Equipment Shutoff
Valve to the OFF Position
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
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.