Design Dynamics VF-18P-PDG Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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111826-01FFor more information, visit www.desatech.com14OPERATING HEATEROPERATING HEATER (REMOTE-READY MODELS)For Your Safety Read Before LightingLighting InstructionsWARNING: If you do not follow these instructionsexactly, a fire or explosion may result causing propertydamage, personal 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 areafor gas. Be sure to smell next to the floor be cause some gasis 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 inyour building.• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’sphone. Follow the gas sup pli er’s instructions.• If you cannot reach your gas sup pli er, call the fire de-part ment.FOR YOUR SAFETY READBEFORE LIGHTINGREMOTE-READY MODELSC. 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 tech ni cian orgas supplier. Force or attempted repair may result in a fireor ex plo sion.D. Do not use this appliance if any part has been under water.Immediately call a qualified service technician to inspectthe appliance and to replace any part of the control systemand any gas control which has been un der water.5. Wait fi ve (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell forgas, including near the floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow“B” in the safety information, starting in column 1 of thispage. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.6. Press in and turn control knob coun terclock wiseto the PILOT po si tion. Press in control knob for five (5)seconds (see Figure 17).Note: You may be running this heater for the first time afterhook ing up to gas supply. If so, the con trol knob may needto be pressed in for 30 sec onds or more. This will allow airto bleed from the gas system.WARNING: Burners will come on automaticallywithin one minute when the selector switch is in theON position after the pilot is lit.1. STOP! Read the safety information, starting in column 1,of this page.2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is ful ly open.3. Set selector switch in the OFF po si tion.4. Press in and turn control knob clock wise to theOFF position (see Figure 17).LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONSWARNING• If fireplace has glass doors, never operate thisheater with glass doors closed. If you operate heaterwith doors closed, heat buildup inside fire placewill cause glass to burst. Also if fireplace openinghas vents at the bottom, you must open the ventsbefore op er at ing heater.• You must operate this heater with a fireplace screenin place. Make sure fireplace screen is closed beforerunning heater.NOTICE: During initial operation of new heater, me-tallic components may emit an odor as paint andassembly compounds are heated and cure. Be sureto provide adequate fresh air if odors are detected.Note: Home owners generally prefer to op er ate their heaterwith the chimney damper closed. This will put all the heatinto the room. However, there may be times you will desire thefull flames of the HI heat setting but will find the heat outputex ces sive. You can open the chim ney damper (if you have one)fully or partially to release some of the heat.WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if heaterhas been running.Figure 17 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location,Manual ControlledOFFPILOTONLOIHAUTOOFFONControl KnobIgnitor Button Flame Adjustment KnobSelector Switch inOFF Position