15103425OWNER’S MANUALOPERATINGHEATERThermostat-ControlledModelsFigure 21 - Control Knob and IgnitorButton LocationPILOTOFFLOHI1. STOP! Read the safety informationin column 1.2. Make sure manual shutoff valve isfully open.3. Turn control knob clockwiseto the OFF position.Control KnobIgnitor ButtonFOR YOUR SAFETYREAD BEFORELIGHTINGWARNING: If you do not fol-low these instructions exactly, afire or explosion may result caus-ing property damage, personalinjury or loss of life.A. This appliance has a pilot which mustbe lighted by hand. When lighting thepilot, follow these instructionsexactly.B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell allaround the appliance area for gas. Besure to smell next to the floor becausesome gas is heavier than air and willsettle on the floor.WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELLGAS• Do not try to light any appliance.• Do not touch any electric switch; donot use any phone in your building.• Immediately call your gas supplierfrom a neighbor’s phone. Followthe gas supplier’s instructions.• If you cannot reach your gas sup-plier, call the fire department.C. Use only your hand to push in or turnthe gas control knob. Never use tools.If the knob will not push in or turnby hand, don’t try to repair it, call aqualified service technician or gassupplier. Force or attempted repairmay result in a fire or explosion.D. Do not use this appliance if any parthas been under water. Immediatelycall a qualified service technician toinspect the appliance and to replaceany part of the control system andany gas control which has been un-der water.LIGHTINGINSTRUCTIONSWARNING:• If fireplace has glass doors,never operate this heater withglass doors closed. If you oper-ate heater with doors closed,heat buildup inside fireplace willcause glass to burst. Also iffireplace opening has vents atthe bottom, you must open thevents before operating heater.• You must operate this heaterwith a fireplace screen in place.Make sure fireplace screen isclosed before running heater.NOTICE: During initial operationof new heater, burning logs willgive off a paper-burning smell.Orange flame will also be present.Open damper or window to ventsmell. This will only last a few hours.Note: Home owners generally prefer tooperate their heater with the chimneydamper closed. This will put all the heatinto the room. However, there may betimes you will desire the full flames of theHi heat setting but will find the heatoutput excessive. You can open the chim-ney damper (if you have one) fully orpartially to release some of the heat.Figure 22 - Pilot4. Wait five (5) minutes to clear out anygas. Then smell for gas, includingnear the floor. If you smell gas,STOP! Follow “B” in the safety in-formation, column 1. If you don’tsmell gas, go to the next step.5. Turn control knob counterclockwiseto the PILOT position. Pressin control knob for five (5) seconds(see Figure 21).• If control knob does not pop out whenreleased, contact a qualified serviceperson or gas supplier for repairs.Note: You may be running thisheater for the first time after hook-ing up to gas supply. If so, the con-trol knob may need to be pressed infor 30 seconds or less. This will allowair to bleed from the gas system.6. With control knob pressed in, press andrelease ignitor button. This will lightpilot. The pilot is attached to the frontburner. If needed, keep pressing igni-tor button until pilot lights.Note: If pilot does not stay lit, con-tact a qualified service person or gassupplier for repairs. Until repairs aremade, light pilot with match. To lightpilot with match, see Manual Light-ing Procedure, page 16.7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30seconds after lighting pilot. After 30seconds, release control knob.Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps3 through 7. This heater has a safetyinterlock system. Wait one (1) minutefor system to reset before lightingpilot again.8. Turn control knob counterclockwiseto desired heating level. Theburners should light. Set control knobto any heat level between HI and LO.CAUTION: Do not try to adjustheating levels by using themanual shutoff valve.WARNING: Damper handlewill be hot if heater has beenrunning.Thermocouple Ignitor ElectrodePilot BurnerContinued