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OPERATING FIREPLACE
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a fire or explosion may result
causing property damage, per
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sonal injury or loss of life.
A. This appliance has a pilot which must be
lighted by hand. When lighting the pilot,
follow these instructions exactly.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING 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 electric switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier
from a neighborʼs phone. Follow the
gas supplierʼs instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department.
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, donʼt
try to repair it, call a qualified service tech
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nician or gas supplier. Force or attempted
repair may result in a fire or explosion.
D. 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.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate
this fireplace with the fireplace
screen in place. Make sure fire
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place screen is installed before
running fireplace.
NOTICE: During initial operation
of new heater, burning logs will
give off a paper-burning smell.
Orange flame will also be pres
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ent. Open damper or window to
vent smell. This will only last a
few hours.
1.
STOP! Read the safety information,
column 1.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Set selector switch in OFF position.
WARNING: Burners will
come on automatically within
one minute when the 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 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, column 1. If you donʼt
smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob counter
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clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 32).
Note: You may be running this heater for
the first time after hooking up to gas sup
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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.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
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Figure 32 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Selector Switch
Flame Adjustment
Knob