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OFF
PILOT
ON
OPERATION
Continued
Figure 24 - Pilot
Ignitor Electrode
Thermocouple
Pilot
Burner
Figure 23 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location
Control Knob
Electronic Ignitor Button
VARIABLE CONTROL
OPERATION
The variable control valve can be set to any
heat setting and flame height desired, by sim
-
ply turning the control knob until that setting
is attained. Even the lowest setting provides
realistic flames and glowing embers from two
burners. Selecting higher settings produces
greater heat output. This results in increased
heating comfort.
WARNING: Do not operate
heater between locked posi-
tions.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
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 High 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.
1. STOP! Read the safety information on
page 17.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Press in and 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, page 17. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in control knob and turn counter-
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Keep control knob pressed in for five (5)
seconds (see Figure 23).
Note: You may be running this heater
for the first time after hooking up to gas
supply. 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.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor 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 light, 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 19.
7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, turn off gas supply and contact
a qualified service person or gas supplier
for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3
through 7.
8. Push in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
to the HI position. Both
burners should light. Set control knob to
desired setting.
9. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only:
turn control knob clockwise
to the
HI position. Press in and turn control knob
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
