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OPERATION
1. STOP! Read the safety information, in
column 1.
2. Turn off all electric power to appliance.
3. Turn wall switch to the OFF position.
4. Fully open glass doors if installed.
5. Remove front refractory brick access
panel.
6. Turn equipment shutoff valve clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure
37). Do not force.
7. Wait ve (5) minutes to clear out any gas.
Then smell for gas, including near the
oor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B”
in the safety information, above. If you
don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
8. Turn equipment shutoff valve counter-
clockwise to the ON position. Do
not force.
9. Replace front refractory brick access
panel.
10. Fully close glass doors if installed.
11. Turn on all electric power to appliance.
12. Turn wall switch to the ON position.
13. Visually locate pilot. The ignitor should
begin to spark and main burner should
ignite once ame appears at pilot.
• If lighting appliance for the rst time each
season, it may take several attempts
before the supply gas can reach the pilot
and main burners.
• If the appliance will not stay lit after
several attempts, follow the instructions
To Turn Off Gas To Appliance, page 19,
and call your service technician or gas
supplier.
Figure 37 - Turning Equipment Shutoff
Valve to the OFF Position
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Adjustment
Screw
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
lowtheseinstructionsexactly,
a re orexplosion may result
causingpropertydamage,per-
sonalinjuryorlossoflife.
A. Thisappliancehasapilotwhichmust
be lightedby hand. Whenlighting
thepilot,followtheseinstructions
exactly.
B. BEFORELIGHTINGsmellallaround
the appliance area for gas. Be sure to
smellnexttotheoorbecausesome
gasisheavierthanairandwillsettle
ontheoor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
•Donottrytolightanyappliance.
•Donottouchanyelectricswitch;do
notuseanyphoneinyourbuilding.
•Immediatelycallyourgassupplier
fromaneighbor’sphone.Followthe
gassupplier’sinstructions.
•Ifyoucannotreachyourgassupplier,
calltheredepartment.
C. Use only your hand to push in or turn
thegascontrolknob.Neverusetools.
Iftheknobwillnotpushinorturnby
hand,don’ttrytorepairit,callaquali-
edservicetechnicianorgassupplier.
Forceorattemptedrepairmayresultin
areorexplosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part
hasbeenunderwater.Immediately
callaqualiedservicetechnicianto
inspect the appliance and to replace
anypartofthecontrolsystemand
anygascontrolwhichhasbeenunder
water.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE: During initial operation
ofnewheater,burninglogswill
giveoffapaper-burningsmell.
Orangeamewillalsobepres-
ent.Opendamperorwindowto
ventsmell.Thiswillonlylasta
fewhours.