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LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information on the previous page.
2. Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully closed.
3. Open access panel door, located in lower front center of base for access to control knobs.
4. Turn off all electric power to the appliance.
5. Set thermostat (flame control) to lowest setting.
6. Push in and turn control knob clockwise to the “OFF” position.
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MERTIK
MAXITROL
OFF
IGNITE
PILOT
FIGURE 3
7. “Wait (5) five minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If
you smell gas, STOP! Follow step “B” in the safety information on the previous page. If
you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.”
8. Find Pilot: follow the small metal tube from the right hand rear of the gas control valve.
The pilot is located behind the burner tube and in front of the rear log. Fully open the
manual shut-off valve.
9. Turn control knob counterclockwise to the “PILOT” position. Press in
control knob for (15) fifteen seconds (see figure 3).
10. With control knob pressed in, turn control knob clockwise to IGNITE and
then immediately back to PILOT with the button still pressed in. This will light the pilot.
If needed, keep repeating this step until pilot lights.
11. Keep control knob pressed in for one (1) minute after lighting pilot. After (1) minute,
release the control knob. If pilot goes out, repeat steps 1 through 9.
• If the knob does not pop up when released, stop and immediately call your service techni-
cian or gas supplier.
• “If the pilot will not stay lit after several tries, turn the gas control knob to “OFF” and call
your service technician or gas supplier.”
12. Turn control knob counterclockwise to “ON” position.
13. “Set thermostat (flame control) to desired setting. Turn clockwise for “LOW”
and counterclockwise for “HIGH”.
ON
FLAME
CONTROL
CONTROL
KNOB
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