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Control
Knob
Ignitor
Button
Ignitor Button
Control
Knob
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information
above.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. Turn off any electric power to the appli-
ance if service is to be performed.
4. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
5. 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 12. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6.
Thermostat Models:
Turn control knob
counterclockwise
to the PILOT
position. Press in control knob for five (5)
seconds.
Manual Models:
Press in and turn control
knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT
position. Keep control knob pressed in for
five (5) seconds.
7. With control knob pressed in, push down
and release ignitor button. This will light
pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of
burner. Note: You may be running this
heater for the first time after hooking up to
gas supply. If so, you may need to press
in control knob for 30 seconds or more.
This will allow air to bleed from the gas
system. If needed, keep pressing ignitor
button until pilot lights. If ignitor does not
light pilot, refer to
Troubleshooting
, page
16 or 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 14.
8. 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, contact a qualified service per-
son or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 thru
7. Wait one (1) minute before lighting
pilot
9. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to desired heating level. The main burner
should light. Manual control heaters
should be used in locked positions.
Figure 18 - Control Knob in the OFF
Position for Thermostat Models
Figure 17 - Control Knob in the OFF
Position for Manual Control Models
OPERATION
Continued
10. To shut off burners only and leave pilot
lit, turn control knob clockwise
to
the PILOT position.
WARNING: Always operate
manual control heaters at the
locked positions. Operation
between these positions may
create a possible health hazard
if used in a poorly ventilated
room. Read owner’s manual for
complete instructions.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Thermocouple
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
Figure 19 - Pilot
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the
OFF position.
2. Turn off all electric power to the appliance
if service is to be performed.
3. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure
14, page 12).
