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OPERATING YOUR HEATER

NON-THERMOSTAT MODELS

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.   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
p h o n e . F o l l o w t h e g a s

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  or  gas  supplier.
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
t e c h n i c i a n     t o     i n s p e c t     t h e
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,  on    the   side   of
         heater.
2.     Make  sure  equipment  shutoff
         valve  is  fully  open.
3.       Push   in   control     knob   slightly

and turn clockwise

to the

OFF position (see Figure 19).
4. Wait five minutes to clear out

any gas. Then smell for gas,
including near the floor. If you
smell gas.STOP! Follow

in the

safety information on the side of

heater. If you can’t smell gas, go

to the next step.

5. Push in and turn control knob

counterclockwise

to PILOT

position. Press in control knob

for five(5) seconds.

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.
This  will  allow  air  to  bleed  from

the gas system.

TO TURN OFF

GAS TO APPLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater

1.     Turn   control   knob  clockwise
        to  the  OFF  position.
2.     Turn  off  all  electric  power   to   the
          appliance    if    service    is    to
        be  performed.

Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot
stays lit )

Slightly press in control, turn
control knob clockwise

to the

PILOT position.

Figure 19 - Control Knob in The
OFF Position

Figure 20 - Pilot

6. With control knob pressed in,

push    down    and    release    the
ignitor    button.  This    will    light
pilot. if  needed, keep  pressing
ignitor  button   until  pilot  lights.

7. Keep control knob depressed

for    ten(10)    seconds    after
lighting  pilot. If  pilot  goes  out,
repeat  steps 5,6  and  7.

8. To select the desired heating

level, partially  press  down  the
control  knob  slightly  and  rotate
counterclockwise           . Release
the   downward  pressure  on  the
knob  while  continuing  to  turn
until    the    knob    locks  at    the
desired  setting position. Do  not
o p e r a t e     b e t w e e n       l o c k e d
positions.

1. Remove lower front panel (see

Figure 7 page 7)

2. Follow steps 1 through 5

under

Lighting Instructions .

3. With control knob pressed

in, strike match. Hold match to

pilot until pilot lights.
4. Keep control knob pressed in

for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot . After 30 seconds, release

control knob. Follow step 8 under

Lighting Instructions.

5. Replace lower front panel.