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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! Follow “B”
in the safety information in column 1. 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 appliance.
10. Turn wall switch to the ON position.
11. 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 at-
tempts before the supply gas can reach
pilot and main burners.
• If appliance will not stay lit after several
attempts, follow instructions under
To
Turn Off Gas To Appliance
and call your
service technician or gas supplier.
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
1. Turn off wall switch.
2. Turn off all electric power to appliance 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 clockwise
to OFF. Do not force.
6. Close lower louver panel.
OPERATION
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.
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
above.
2. Turn off all electric power to fireplace.
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
43). Do not force.
Figure 43 - Turning Equipment Shutoff
Valve to the OFF Position
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Pilot Adjustment Screw
Sensing
Rod
Pilot
Burner
Ignitor
Figure 44 - Pilot
