Desa Split Oak Design, American Oak Design Unvented Propane Gas Log Heater Model Split Oak and American Oak Design Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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Desa Split Oak Design, American Oak Design Unvented Propane Gas Log Heater Model Split Oak and American Oak Design Owner's Operation And Installation Manual Manual pdf 14 page image

14103427UNVENTED PROPANE GAS LOG HEATERFigure 28 - Pilot8. Turn control knob counterclockwiseto desired heating level. Theburners should light. Set controlknob to any heat level between HIand LO.ThermocoupleIgnitor ElectrodePilot Burner1. STOP! Read the safety informationabove.2. Make sure manual shutoff valve isfully open.3. Turn control knob clockwise Clockwiseto the OFF position.Figure 27 - Control Knob and IgnitorButton LocationControl KnobIgnitor Button4. 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 above. If you don’t smellgas, go to the next step.5. Turn control knob counterclockwiseC-clockwise to the PILOT position.Press in control knob for five (5) sec-onds (see above).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, pressand release ignitor button. This willlight pilot. The pilot is attached to thefront burner. If needed, keep press-ing ignitor 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 on page 15.7. Keep control knob pressed in for 30seconds after lighting pilot. After 30seconds, release control knob.• If control knob does not pop outwhen released, contact a qualifiedservice person or gas supplier forrepairs.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.LIGHTINGINSTRUCTIONSWARNING:• If fireplace has glass doors,never operate this heater withglass doors closed. If you op-erate heater with doors closed,heat buildup inside fireplacewill cause glass to burst. Alsoif fireplace opening has ventsat the bottom, you must openthe vents before operatingheater.• 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 fewhours.Note: Homeowners 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.WARNING: Damper handle will be hot ifheater has been running.OPERATINGHEATERThermostat-ControlledModelsFOR 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 instructions ex-actly.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;do not use any phone in your build-ing.• 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.Continued