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OPERATING YOUR HEATER
THERMOSTAT MODELS
nFOR YOUR SAFETYn
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not
follow these instructions exactly, a
fire or explosion may result
causing property damage,personal
injury or loss of life.
A. 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
l Do not try to light any
appliance.
l Do not touch any electric
switch, do not use any phone
in your building.
l Immediately call your gas
supplier from a neighbor’s
phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
l 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, don’t
try to repair it , call a qualified
service technician 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.
nLIGHTINGn
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety
information on the side of heater.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff
valve is fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
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 on the side of
heater. If you don’t smell
gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclock-
wise to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for
five(5) seconds. (see Figure 20).
Note: You may be running
this heater for the first time
after hooking up to gas supply.
If so, the control knob may
need to be pressed in for 30
seconds. This will allow air to
bleed from the gas system.
l If control knob does not pop
up when released, contact a
qualified service person or
gas supplier for repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in,
push down and release ignitor
button. This will light pilot. The
pilot is attached to the front of
burner. If needed, keep pressing
ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer
to Troubleshooting, pages 14 through
16. Also 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.
7. Keep control knob pressed
in for 30 seconds after lighting
pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob.
l If control knob does not pop
up when released, contact
nTO TURN OFFn
GAS TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
2. Turn off all electric power to the
appliance if service is to
be performed.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot
stays lit )
Turn control knob clockwise to
the PILOT position.
a qualified service person or gas
supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat
steps 3 through 7. This heater
has a safety interlock system.
Wait one(1)minute before lighting
pilot again.
8. Turn control knob counterclock-
wise to desired heating level.
The main burner should light.
Set control knob to any heat
level between HI and LO.(see
Figure 20)
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 22 - Burner Patterns
Figure 20 - Control Knob in The
OFF Position
Figure 21 - Pilot