53D0501
23
18/24/30VL Unvented Gas Logs
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information.
2. Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. This heater is equipped with an ignition device (piezo) which automatically lights the pilot.
4. Refer to Page 23, Figure 33 for the location of the piezo ignitor and control knob. Turn control knob
clockwise
to the OFF position.
NOTE:
Knob cannot be turned to OFF unless knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
5. Wait (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas,
STOP! Follow the instructions under
What To Do If You Smell Gas.
If you do not smell gas, go to
the next step.
6. Turn the gas control knob counterclockwise
to IGN position.
Figure 39.
Push in control knob
for 5 seconds.
7. With the control knob pushed in and held, push and release the piezo ignitor button to light the ODS
pilot. The pilot is located on the left side of the heater, behind the front log and in front of the main
burner. If piezo ignitor does not light the pilot, refer to
Match Lighting Instructions
.
8. Hold the control knob in for an additional 10 seconds to prevent the ODS pilot from shutting off the
gas while the thermocouple is warming up.
9. Release the control knob:
– If the knob does not pop out when released, stop and immediately call your service technician
or gas supplier.
– If the ODS pilot will not stay lit after several tries, push and turn the gas control knob clockwise
to OFF and wait 15 seconds. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
10.Turn control knob to any position between LOW and HIGH. The knob position controls the ther-
mostat temperature. Figure 39
11. The heater is now in proper operation. The following procedure should be used to achieve ther-
mostatic control of the desired room temperature:
WARNING
Wait 30 seconds before readjusting the heater
when the control knob has been turned down to
a lower setting.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO HEATER
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to OFF position to completely shut off the heater.
2. If applicable: Turn off all electric power to the heater.
THERMOSTAT CONTROL LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
LG585
control knob therm
Figure 39 -
Rotation of Control Knob
Rotation
a. Operate unit at higher setting until desired room tempera-
ture is achieved.
b. At the desired temperature, slowly turn the knob clockwise
and stop rotating when flame disappears.
c. Thermostat is now set to maintain the current room tem-
perature.
d. As the room temperature decreases, the thermostat valve
will open to ignite the front and rear burner.
e. When the temperature reaches its set point (knob posi-
tion), the thermostat valve will again shut off the front and
rear burner.
f. This is the normal cycle of the heater.
