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LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
• If fireplace has glass doors,
never operate this heater with
glass doors closed. If you op
-
erate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace
will cause glass to burst. Make
sure there are no obstructions
across openings of fireplace.
• You must operate this heater
with a fireplace screen in
place. Make sure fireplace
screen is closed before run-
ning heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation
of new heater, burning logs will
give off a paper-burning smell.
Orange flame will also be pres
-
ent. Open damper or window to
vent smell. This will only last a
few hours.
Note: Home owners generally prefer to op-
erate their heater with the chimney damper
closed. This will put all the heat into the room.
However, there may be times you will desire
the full flames of the High heat setting but will
find the heat output excessive. You can open
the chimney damper (if you have one) fully or
partially to release some of the heat.
WARNING: Damper handle
will be hot if heater has been
running.
1. STOP! Read the safety information in
column 2, page 21.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
LO
HI
OFF
PILOT
Thermocouple
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
4. 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 in column 1. If you donʼt
smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in control knob and turn counter
-
clockwise to the PILOT position.
Keep control knob pressed in for five (5)
seconds (see Figure 35).
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.
6. 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 light, 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 23.
7. 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 qualified service person
or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3
through 7.
8. Push in and turn control knob counter
-
clockwise to the HI position. Both
burners should light. Set control knob to
desired setting.
Figure 35 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location
Figure 36- Pilots
OPERATING FIREPLACE
Continued
Ignitor
Button
Control Knob
Thermocouple
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot Burner