FIGURE 26 -
Gas Valve
ON/OFF Control Knob
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11.2 Heater
Startup
11. Operation (cont’d)
WARNINGS: For your safety, read before operating. If you
do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion
may result causing property damage, personal injury, or
loss of
life.
• This appliance does not have a pilot. It is equipped with an
ignition device which automatically lights the burner. Do not
try to light the burner by hand.
• Before operating, smell all around the appliance area for
gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor because some gas is
heavier than air and will settle on the floor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in
your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call your fire
department.
• Use only your hand to turn the gas control ON/OFF knob on
the gas valve. Never use tools. If the valve ON/OFF knob will
not turn by hand, do not try to repair it. Call a qualified ser
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vice technician. Force or attempted repair may result in a fire
or explosion.
• Should overheating occur, or the gas supply fail to shut off,
turn off the manual gas valve to the appliance before shut
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ting off the electrical supply.
• Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water.
Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspect the
appliance and to replace any part of the control system and
any gas control which has been under water.
Operating Instructions and
Operating Sequence
1. Set thermostat at lowest setting.
2. Turn off all electric power to the appliance.
3. This appliance is equipped with an ignition device which automati-
cally lights the burner. Do not try to light the burner by hand. Open the
access door and locate the gas control (ON/OFF) knob on the gas
valve. (See
FIGURE 26
.)
4. Turn the gas control knob clockwise to “OFF”.
5. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, includ
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ing near the floor.
If you smell gas, STOP!
and follow the steps in the
WARNINGS
printed above or on the Operating Label on the heater. If
you do not smell gas, proceed to the next step.
6. Turn the gas control knob counterclockwise to “ON”.
7. Close the access door.
8. Turn on the electric power to the heater.
9. Set the thermostat to the desired setting.
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