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6. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any
gas. Then smell for gas, including near
the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Fol
-
low “B” in the safety information on
page 6. If you don’t smell gas, go to
the next step.
7. Turn equipment shutoff valve counter
-
clockwise
to the ON position.
Do not force.
8. Close lower louver panel.
9. Turn on all electric power to the appli
-
ance.
10. Turn the wall switch to the ON position.
11. Visually locate the pilot. The ignitor should
begin to spark and the main burner
should ignite once flame appears at pilot.
• If lighting the 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 instruc
-
tions To
Turn Off Gas To Appliance
and call your service technician or
gas supplier.
Figure 49 - Turning Equipment Shutoff
Valve to the OFF Position
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Pilot Adjustment Screw
Figure 50 - Pilot
Sensing
Rod
Pilot Burner
Ignitor
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn off the wall switch.
2. Turn off all electric power to the appli
-
ance if service is to be performed.
3. Open lower louver panel.
4. Remove front hearth brick and control
access panel.
5. Turn equipment shutoff valve clock
-
wise
to OFF. Do not force.
6. Close lower louver panel.
OPERATING FIREPLACE
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 is equipped with an igni
-
tion device which automatically lights
the pilot. Do not try to light the pilot by
hand.
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 build
-
ing.
• Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the
gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas sup
-
plier, call the fire department.
C. 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 fireplace, burning logs
will give off a paper-burning
smell. Orange flame will also
be present. Open damper or
window to vent smell. This will
only last a few hours.
1. STOP! Read the safety information.
2. Turn off all electric power to the appli
-
ance.
3. Turn wall switch to the OFF position.
4. Open lower louver panel.
5. Turn equipment shutoff valve clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure
49). Do not force.
