Kalamazoo AFPO-BLK-LP, Use And Care Manual

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Lighting Your Pizza Oven
Before lighting your pizza oven, be sure you have followed the instructions in
this Use and Care Guide regarding proper setup, placement, gas connections
leak testing and safe operation, all of which precede this page.
IMPORTANT:
Do not use the pizza oven if the odor of gas is present at any
time. Follow leak testing procedures before using the pizza oven.
Standard Lighting Procedure:
1. Remove the pizza oven door and set aside. DO NOT OPERATE THE PIZZA OVEN WITH THE DOOR INSTALLED.
2.
Make sure the LOWER BURNER and UPPER BURNER control knobs are in the OFF position.
3.
Turn the main gas supply on.
4. If lighting both burners, light the LOWER BURNER first. Keeping your face well away from the unit,
sight through the lower burner viewport (see Figure 6:D). Turn the LOWER BURNER control knob
to the HIGH/START position. Press and hold the electronic ignition button. You should hear clicking
and ignition should take place within 4 to 5 seconds. Watch through the lower burner viewport to
confirm ignition. If the burner does not light within this time, turn the knob to the OFF position and
wait 5 minutes for the gas to dissipate before trying again. If you do not hear clicking, refer to the
troubleshooting section of this Use and Care Guide.
5. To light the UPPER BURNER, you can sight through the open door of the pizza oven, keeping your
face well away from the opening. Turn the UPPER BURNER control knob to the HIGH/START position.
Press and hold the electronic ignition button. You should hear clicking and ignition should take place
within 4 to 5 seconds. Watch through the lower burner viewport to confirm ignition. If the burner does
not light within this time, turn the knob to the OFF position and wait 5 minutes for the gas to dissipate
before trying again. If you do not hear clicking, refer to the troubleshooting section of this Use and
Care Guide.
Manual Lighting Procedure:
1.
Remove the pizza oven door and set aside. DO NOT OPERATE THE PIZZA OVEN WITH THE DOOR INSTALLED.
2.
Make sure the LOWER BURNER and UPPER BURNER control knobs are in the OFF position.
3. Turn the main gas supply on.
4. If lighting both burners, light the LOWER BURNER first. Insert a paper match into the clip on the end
of the provided manual ignition wand and light the match. Insert the match end of the wand through
the lower burner viewport (see Figure 6:D) to a position above the lower burner. Turn the LOWER
BURNER control knob to the HIGH/START position. Ignition should take place within 4 to 5 seconds.
Watch through the lower burner viewport to confirm ignition. If the burner does not light within this
time, turn the knob to the OFF position and wait 5 minutes for the gas to dissipate before trying again.
5. To light the UPPER BURNER, insert a paper match into the clip on the end of the provided manual
ignition wand and light the match. Insert the match end of the wand through the main door of the
pizza oven and past the cooking deck backstop (see Figure 6:E) to a position above the upper burner.
Keeping your face well away from the opening, turn the UPPER BURNER control knob to the HIGH/
START position. Ignition should take place within 4 to 5 seconds. If the burner does not light within this
time, turn the knob to the OFF position and wait 5 minutes for the gas to dissipate before trying again.