INSTRUCTIONS TO THE HOMEOWNER
WARNING
FIRE OR EXPLOSION HAZARD CAN
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE, SEVERE
INJURY, OR DEATH
Follow these warnings exactly:
1. Pilot burner flame must be lit manually. Follow
these instructions exactly.
2. Before lighting pilot burner flame, smell around
the appliance for gas. Be sure to smell next to
floor because LP gas is heavier than air.
3. IF YOU SMELL GAS:
• Turn off the gas supply at the appliance
service valve. On LP gas systems, turn off
gas supply at the gas tank.
• Do not light any appliances in the house.
• Do not touch electrical switches or use the
phone.
• Leave the building and use a neighbor’s
phone to call your gas supplier.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the
fire department.
4. Do not force the gas control knob. Use only your
hand to push down or turn the gas control knob.
Never use any tools. If the gas control knob will
not operate by hand, the gas control should be
replaced by a qualified service technician. Force
or attempted repair may result in a fire or explo-
sion.
5. The gas control must be replaced in case of any
physical damage, tampering, bent terminals,
missing or broken parts, stripped threads, or
evidence of exposure to heat.
IMPORTANT: Follow the operating instructions provided
by the manufacturer of your heating appliance. The
information below will help you in a typical gas control
application, but the specific controls used and the
procedures outlined by the manufacturer or your
appliance may differ, requiring special instructions.
LIGHTING THE PILOT BURNER FLAME
STOP: Read the Warnings Above.
The pilot burner flame must be lit manually. If the pilot
burner flame has gone out, follow these instructions ex-
actly:
1. Set the thermostat to its lowest setting.
2. Disconnect all electric power to the appliance.
3. Remove the gas control access panel.
4. Push in the gas control knob slightly and turn clock-
wise to OFF.
NOTE: The gas control knob cannot be turned from
PILOT to OFF unless it is pushed in slightly. Do not
force the gas control knob.
5. Wait five minutes to clear out any unburned gas. If
you then smell gas, STOP! Follow step 3 in the Warnings
above. If you do not smell gas, continue with the next step.
6. Remove the pilot burner access panel located below
and behind the gas control.
7. Find the pilot burner by following the metal tube
from the gas control. The pilot burner is between the two
burner tubes behind the pilot burner access panel.
8. Turn the gas control knob counterclockwise to
PILOT.
9. Push and hold the gas control knob all the way in.
Immediately light the pilot burner flame with a match and
continue holding the gas control knob in for one minute
after the pilot burner flame is lit.
10. Release the gas control knob and it will pop back up.
The pilot burner flame should remain lit. If pilot burner
flame goes out, repeat steps 1 through 10.
• If the gas control knob does not pop up when
released, stop immediately and call your service
technician or gas supplier.
• If the pilot flame will not stay lit after several tries,
turn the gas control knob to OFF and call your
service technician or gas supplier.
11. Turn the gas control knob counterclockwise
to ON.
12. Replace the pilot burner access panel.
13. Replace the gas control access panel.
14. Reconnect all electric power to the appliance.
15. Set the thermostat to the desired setting.
TURNING OFF THE APPLIANCE
VACATION SHUTDOWN—Set the thermostat to the
desired room temperature while you are away.
COMPLETE SHUTDOWN—Push the gas control knob
in slightly and turn clockwise
to OFF. Do not
force. Appliance will completely shut off. Follow Light-
ing the Pilot Burner Flame procedure above to resume
normal operation.
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