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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.
BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the appliance area
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because LP Gas
is heavier than air and will settle to the floor.
• Only use HD-5 propane gas.
• Do not attempt to clean catalyst pad. Follow
cleaning instructions accompanying heater.
• Do not use heater if the catalytic pad becomes
torn or damaged. The heater should then be
serviced by a licensed or qualified service
person.
If you smell gas:
1. Do not try to light any appliance.
2. Open windows.
3. Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any
phone in your building.
4. Extinguish open flames.
5. Call gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone or remotely
from a cell phone.
6. Shut off propane at tank.
Lighting and Operating Instructions
1.
STOP! Read the safety instructions above.
2. Turn heat control knob to OFF.
3. Make sure gas supply is turned on and gas is available
at the heater.
4. Set heater control knob to START position and depress firmly
for 10 seconds. This will allow gas flow into gas lines and will
remove air from gas lines. You should hear gas flowing to
the heater pad.
NOTE: Pressing knob and holding it for
10 seconds is only required the first time you start your
heater. Thereafter, holding the gas knob for 5 seconds
should be ample time.
5. While continuing to hold control knob in, press PIEZO
sparker button one or more times until gas-flame spreader
is lit. The flame spreader should now be on. If not, repeat
pressing PIEZO sparker button until flame spreader is lit.
6. After initial ignition occurs, keep control knob depressed
for 45 to 60 seconds maximum. By this time the safety
thermocouple should be heated enough to keep the gas
valve open.
7. When ignition occurs you will see small blue flames dancing
over the catalyst pad face while it heats up. This flaming
is normal during start-up of the heater as this begins the
catalytic combustion process. Flaming may occur several
times during the heating up period.
8. Release the control knob, push know in slightly and
immediately turn it to HIGH heat setting. Done properly, the
control knob should rotate easily.
DO NOT FORCE.
The
initial small blue flames should become extinguished and the
catalytic combustion process is now taking place.
NOTE: Flame Spreader will go out immediately
upon releasing the control knob.
9. If catalytic pad ignition fails at start-up, wait five minutes,
and repeat steps 2 through 8.
10. Allow the heater to operate on HIGH for 10 minutes to assure
even heating of the catalyst pad. You may now set to Low or
Medium.
11. Adjust the heat to the desired setting by slightly depressing
and turning the control knob. Adjustments can be made
periodically as desired.
There are slight “detents” or
set-points built into the control valve.
DO NOT adjust in
between HI-MED-LOW knob settings.
12. To turn the heater off, turn the control knob to the OFF
position.
13.
IMPORTANT: On initial lighting from a cold start, a light
flame will be evident at the heater face. This is normal
while the catalyst pad heats up. If flame continues even
in a local area after the pad heats up, do not continue
to use the heater. Shut the heater off and have it
serviced.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (cont.)
RELIGHTING:
If the heater goes out during normal operation, do not
attempt to relight until:
• the reason the heater quit operating has been
determined. An empty propane supply, gas line
blockage, gas leak, lack of sufficient air, regulator
failure, heater mechanical failure or catalytic element
deterioration are all possible causes.
• the heater has been allowed time to cool down
completely.
• it has been determined there is no spilled or
otherwise unburnt propane present in the surrounding
atmosphere.
