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NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
LENNOX MERIT
®
SERIES B-VENT GAS FIREPLACES • 36" LMBV MODELS • CARE AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
Figure 1
Operation of millivolt and electronic gas
control systems are different. Before lighting
and operating your appliance determine if you
have a millivolt or electronic appliance. Refer
to Figure 1 to access the gas control compart-
ment below the lower refractory panel. Millivolt
appliances will be fitted with one of the two gas
control valves shown in Figure 2. Appliances
with electronic systems will be fitted with the
electronic valve shown in Figure 3. Familiarize
yourself with the differing controls for the valve
your appliance uses.
To light millivolt appliances refer to the detailed
lighting instructions found in both English and
French on pages 11 and 12 of these instruc-
tions respectively.
millivolt and electronic
appliance lighting instructions may also be
found on the pull out labels attached to the gas
control valve located within the gas control
compartment
. Refer to Figure 2 to locate the
appropriate location for the spark ignitor used
with your appliance.
If your appliance is equipped with an optional
remote wall switch or remote control kit the
appliance main burner may be turned on and
off with the wall switch or remote control. If the
appliance is not equipped with a wall or remote
control, the main burner must be turned off and
on with the gas control knob. Turn the knob
counter-clockwise from the PILOT position
to ON to light the main burner, and clockwise
from ON to PILOT to turn off the main burner.
WARNING: FAIlURE TO COmPly WITH
THE INSTAllATION AND OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS PROvIDED IN THIS DOCU-
mENT WIll RESUlT IN AN ImPROPERly
INSTAllED AND OPERATING APPlIANCE,
vOIDING ITS WARRANTy. ANy CHANGE TO
THIS APPlIANCE AND/OR ITS OPERATING
CONTROlS IS DANGEROUS. ImPROPER
INSTAllATION OR USE OF THIS APPlI-
ANCE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INjURy OR
DEATH FORm FIRE, bURNS, ExPlOSION
OR CARbON mONOxIDE POISONING.
WARNING: CHIlDREN AND ADUlTS
SHOUlD bE AlERTED TO THE HAzARDS
OF HIGH SURFACE TEmPERATURES. USE
CAUTION AROUND THE APPlIANCE TO
AvOID bURNS OR ClOTHING IGNITION.
yOUNG CHIlDREN SHOUlD bE CARE-
FUlly SUPERvISED WHEN THEy ARE IN
THE SAmE ROOm AS THE APPlIANCE.
WARNING: DO NOT PlACE ClOTHING
OR OTHER FlAmmAblE mATERIAlS ON
OR NEAR THIS APPlIANCE.
AvERTISSEmENT: GARDER lES vêTE-
mENTS, lES mEUblES, l'ESSENCE OU
AUTRES lIQUIDES à vAPEUR INFlAm-
mAblES lOIN DE l'APPAREIl.
Refractory
Access Panel
SIT Valve Shown
Gas Controls
on Valve
Piezo
Ignitor
Carbon monoxide Poisoning: Early signs
of carbon monoxide poisoning are similar
to the flu with headaches, dizziness and/
or nausea. If you have these signs, obtain
fresh air immediately. Turn off the gas sup-
ply to the appliance and have it serviced by
a qualified professional, as it may not be
operating correctly.
WARNING: ElECTRONIC mODElS OF
THESE APPlIANCES ARE EQUIPPED
WITH A THREE-PRONG (GROUNDING)
PlUG UTIlIzED IN CONNECTING THE
ElECTRONIC COmPONENTS TO THE
jUNCTION bOx IN THE lOWER COmPART-
mENT. THIS GROUNDING PlUG PROvIDES
PROTECTION AGAINST SHOCk HAzARD
AND SHOUlD bE PlUGGED DIRECTly
INTO THE PROPERly GROUNDED THREE-
PRONG RECEPTAClE. DO NOT CUT OR
REmOvE THE GROUNDING PRONG FROm
THE PlUG.
1.
Appliance operation may be controlled
through a remotely located optional wall switch.
Separate switches may provide independent
control for the remote controlled fireplace
operation (optional equipment).
OPERATION AND CARE OF yOUR
APPlIANCE
Les enfants et les adultes devraient être
infor-més des dangers que posent les
températures de surface élevées et se
tenir à distance afin d’éviter des brûlures
ou que leurs vêtements ne s’enflamment.
WARNING
Young children should be carefully
supervised when they are in the
same room as the appliance. Tod-
dlers, young children and others
may be susceptible to accidental
contact burns. A physical barrier
is recommended if there are at
risk individuals in the house. To
restrict access to a fireplace or
stove, install an adjustable safety
gate to keep toddlers, young chil-
dren and other at risk individuals
out of the room and away from hot
surfaces.
AVERTISSEMENT
Les jeunes enfants devraient être
surveillés étroitement lorsqu’ils
se trouvent dans la même pièce
que l’appareil. Les tout petits,
les jeunes enfants ou les adultes
peuvent subir des brûlures s’ils
viennent en contact avec la sur-
face chaude. Il est recommandé
d’installer une barrière physique
si des personnes à risques habi-
tent la maison. Pour empêcher
l’accès à un foyer ou à un poêle,
installez une barrière de sécurité;
cette mesure empêchera les tout
petits, les jeunes enfants et toute
autre personne à risque d’avoir
accès à la pièce et aux surfaces
chaudes.
Do not use these appliances if any part has
been under water. Immediately call a qualified,
professional service technician to inspect the
appliance and to replace any parts of the control
system and any gas control which have been
under water.
Ne pas se servir de cet appareil s'il a été
plongé dans l'eau, complètement ou en
partie. Appeler un technicien qualifié pour
inspecter l'appareil et remplacer toute partie
du système de contrôle et toute commande
qui ont été plongés dans l'leau.
In lieu of remote or remote wall switch operation,
the appliance must be operated directly through
the controls located on the front of the valve
located within the control compartment under
the removable refractory access panel, Figure 1.
