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OPERATION
NOTE:
You may be running this heater for the fi rst time after
hooking up to gas supply. 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.
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions
exactly, a fi re or explosion may result causing property
damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance is equipped with an ignition device which auto-
matically lights the pilot. Do not light pilot by hand.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the appliance area for gas.
Be sure to smell next to the fl oor because some gas is heavier
than air and will settle on the fl oor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric 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.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the gas control knob.
Never use tools. If the knob will not push in or turn by hand,
don't try to repair it, call a qualifi ed service technician. Force
or attempted repair may result in a fi re or explosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water.
Immediately call a qualifi ed service technician to inspect the
appliance and to replace any part of the control system and any
gas control which has been under water.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate this heater with the
fi replace insert screen in place. Make sure fi replace
insert screen is installed before running fi replace insert.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fi replace in-
sert, burning logs will give off a paper-burning smell.
Open damper or window to vent smell. This will only
last a few hours.
1. STOP! Read the safety information above.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Set switch to OFF position.
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically
within one minute when the remote selector switch
is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.
4. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF
position.
5. Wait fi ve (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas,
including near the fl oor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the
safety information in column 1. If you don’t smell gas, go to the
next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT
position. Press in control knob for fi ve (5) seconds
(see
Figure 28
)
.
7. With control knob pressed in, press and release igniter button.
This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front burner. If
needed, keep pressing igniter button until pilot lights.
NOTE:
If pilot does not stay lit, contact a qualifi ed 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 17
.
8. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot.
After 30 seconds, release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when released, contact a quali-
fi ed 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 counterclockwise
to
the ON position.
10. Wait one minute and switch selector switch to the ON position to
light burners.
11. Set fl ame adjustment knob to any level between HI and LO.
12. To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only: turn control knob
clockwise
to the PILOT position, or use remote control
manual OFF button, or set selector switch in the OFF po si tion.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by
using the equipment shutoff valve.
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 automatically
with selector switch in the ON position.
Figure 28 - Control Knob and Igniter Button Location (Shown as
Supplied, No Control Options)
O
F
F
P
IL
OT
LO
IH
AUTO
OFF
ON
O
N
Control
Knob
Igniter Button
Flame Adjustment
Knob
Selector Switch
Figure 29 - Pilot
Igniter
Electrode
Pilot
Burner
Natural Gas
Igniter
Electrode
Pilot Burner
Propane/LP Gas
