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LENNOX MERIT
®
SERIES B-VENT GAS FIREPLACES • 36" LMBV MODELS • CARE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
lIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS – HONEyWEll AND SIT mIllIvOlT GAS vAlvE
FOR yOUR SAFETy READ bEFORE lIGHTING
A.
This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted with a piezo
ignitor. When lighting the pilot, follow these instructions
exactly.
b. bEFORE OPERATING
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
•
Extinguish any open flame.
•
Open windows.
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Do not light any appliance.
•
Do not touch any electrical switches.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPlIANCE
1.
Turn remote wall switch “OFF.” The pilot will remain lit for
normal service.
2.
For complete shutdown, turn remote wall switch to “OFF.”
3.
Access the lower control compartment.
4.
Depress gas control knob slightly and turn clockwise
to “OFF.” Do not force.
5.
Close lower control compartment.
lIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP!
Read the safety information above on this page.
2.
Access the lower control compartment.
3.
Turn remote wall switch to “OFF.”
4.
Verify main line shut-off valve is open.
5.
Push in gas control knob slightly and turn clockwise
to “OFF.”
7.
Push in gas control knob slightly and turn counterclockwise
to “PILOT.”
8.
Push in control knob all the way and hold in. Immediately light the
pilot by triggering the spark ignitor (pushing the button) until pilot
lights. Continue to hold the control knob in for about 1
¹⁄₂
minutes
after the pilot is lit. Release knob and it will pop back up. Pilot
should remain lit. If it goes out, repeat steps 5 through 8.
•
If knob does not pop up when released,
stop and immediately call your service
technician or gas supplier.
•
If pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
turn the control knob to “OFF” and call
your service technician or gas supplier.
9.
Turn gas control knob counterclockwise
to “ON.”
10.
Close lower control compartment.
•
Do not use any phone in your building.
•
Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s
phone.
•
If your gas supplier cannot be reached, call the fire depart-
ment.
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,
do not try to repair it, call a qualified service technician. Force
or attempted repair may result in a fire or an explosion.
D.
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.
Note: Knob cannot be turned from “PILOT” to “OFF”
unless the knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
6.
Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. If you
then smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the safety
information above on this page. If you do not smell
gas, go to the next step.
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WARNING: IF yOU DO NOT FOllOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS ExACTly, A FIRE OR ExPlOSION
mAy RESUlT CAUSING PROPERTy DAmAGE, PERSONAl INjURy OR lOSS OF lIFE.
