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VFH-33
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, personal 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 electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neigh-
bor'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 technician. 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 techni-
cian to inspect the appliance and to replace any part
of the control system and any gas control which has
been under water.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information.
2. Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. This heater is equipped with an ignition device (piezo) which
automatically lights the pilot.
4. Refer to 2 for the location of the piezo ignitor and control
knob. Push in gas control knob slightly and turn control knob
clockwise
to the OFF position.
NOTE: Knob cannot be turned to OFF unless knob is pushed
in slightly. Do not force.
5. Wait ten (10) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for
gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas STOP! Follow
the instructions under ‘What To Do If You Smell Gas”. If
you do not smell gas, go to the next step.
6. From OFF position, push in gas control knob slightly and
turn counterclockwise
to the PILOT position. Push
in and hold control knob for 5 seconds.
NOTE: If you are running the heater for the first time, it
will be necessary to press in the control knob for 30 seconds
to allow air to bleed out of the gas piping.
7. With the control knob pushed in, push and release the piezo
ignitor button to light the ODS pilot. The pilot is located
on the right rear side of the heater, behind the middle log
and in front of the rear log. If piezo ignitor does not light
the pilot, refer to “Match Lighting Instructions”.
8. Hold the control knob in for an additional 10 seconds to
prevent the ODS pilot from shutting off the gas while the
thermocouple is warming up.
9. Release the control knob.
* If the knob does not pop out when released, stop and
immediately call your service technician or gas supplier.
* If the ODS pilot will not stay lit after several tries, push
and turn the gas control knob clockwise
to OFF
and wait 15 seconds. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
10. Push in control knob and turn to desired setting (1, 2, 3).
The control knob must be set at either the low or high
position, and the control knob will pop out when positioned
correctly. Do not set the control knob at a position between
pilot (1, 2, 3).
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to OFF position to
completely shut off the heater.
VFH-33M LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
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