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OPERATING HEATER
OPERATING HEATER (REMOTE-READY MODELS)
For Your Safety Read Before Lighting
Lighting Instructions
WARNING: If you do not fol low these instructions
exactly, a fi re or ex plo sion may result caus ing prop er ty
damage, personal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance has a pilot which must be lighted by hand.
When lighting the pi lot, fol low these instructions ex act ly.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the appliance area
for gas. Be sure to smell next to the fl oor be cause 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 build ing.
• Immediately call your gas sup pli er from a neighbor’s
phone. Follow the gas sup pli er’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas sup pli er, call the fi re de-
part ment.
FOR YOUR SAFETY READ
BEFORE LIGHTING
REMOTE-READY MODELS
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 tech ni cian or
gas supplier. Force or attempted repair may result in a fi re
or ex plo sion.
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 un der water.
5. Wait fi ve (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for
gas, in clud ing near the fl oor. If you smell gas, STOP! Fol low
“B” in the safety information, starting in column 1 of this
page. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob coun ter clock wise
to the PILOT po si tion. Press in control knob for fi ve (5)
seconds (see Figure 17).
Note: You may be running this heat er for the fi rst time after
hook ing up to gas supply. If so, the con trol knob may need
to be pressed in for 30 sec onds or more. This will allow air
to bleed from the gas system.
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically
within one minute when the selector switch is in the
ON position after the pilot is lit.
1. STOP! Read the safety information, starting in column 1,
of this page.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is ful ly open.
3. Set selector switch in the OFF po si tion.
4. Press in and turn control knob clock wise to the
OFF position (see Figure 17).
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
• If fi replace has glass doors, never operate this
heater with glass doors closed. If you op er ate heater
with doors closed, heat buildup inside fi re place
will cause glass to burst. Also if fi replace opening
has vents at the bottom, you must open the vents
before op er at ing heat er.
• You must operate this heater with a fi replace screen
in place. Make sure fi replace screen is closed before
running heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new heat er, me-
tallic components may emit an odor as paint and
assembly compounds are heated and cure. Be sure
to provide adequate fresh air if odors are detected.
Note: Home owners generally prefer to op er ate 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 fl ames of the HI heat setting but will fi nd the heat output
ex ces sive. You can open the chim ney 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.
Figure 17 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location,
Manual Controlled
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ON
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Flame Adjustment Knob
Selector Switch in
OFF Position