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OPERATION
Continued
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust
heating level of rear burner. Rear
burner control knob should be in ON
or OFF positions only. Do not oper
-
ate with rear burner control knob
between ON or OFF positions.
WARNING: Make sure the
selector switch is in the OFF
position when you are away from
home for long periods of time.
Heater will come on automati
-
cally with selector switch in the
ON position.
4. Press in and turn control knobs clockwise
to the OFF position.
5. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas.
Then smell for gas, including near the
floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B”
in the safety information on page 19. If
you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 23).
Note: You may be running this heater for
the first time after hooking up to gas sup
-
ply. If so, the control knob may need to be
pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will
allow air to bleed from the gas system.
7. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
The pilot is attached to the front burner. If
needed, keep pressing ignitor button until
pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, contact a
qualified service person or gas supplier for
repairs. Until repairs are made, light pilot
with match. To light pilot with match, see
Manual Lighting Procedure, page 21.
8. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4
through 8.
9. Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise
to the ON position.
10. Wait one minute and switch selector
switch to the ON position to light burner.
Note: AUTO is only functional when using
GWMT1 or GWMS2 optional accessories.
11. To light the front/rear burners, push in
and turn rear burner control knob coun-
terclockwise
to the ON position.
12. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only,
turn control knob clockwise
to
PILOT position then rear burner control
knob clockwise
to OFF position or
use remote control manual OFF button or
set selector switch in the OFF position.
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F
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ILOT
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O
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N
O
N
Figure 23 - Control Knobs and Ignitor
Button Locations (Shown as Supplied,
No Remote Control Operation)
Rear Burner
Control Knob
Selector
Switch
Ignitor Button
Control Knob
Figure 24 - Pilot
(Propane/LP)
Ignitor Electrode
Figure 25 - Pilot
(Natural)
Pilot Burner
Thermocouple
Thermocouple
