OPERATING FIREPLACE
For Your Safety Read Before Lighting Lighting Instructions
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OPERATING FIREPLACE
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing prop- erty damage, 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 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
•Do not try to light any appliance.
•Do not touch any electric switch; do not use any phone in your building.
•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•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 techni- cian 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.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate this fireplace with the fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace screen is installed before running fireplace.
5.Turn control knob counterclockwise 
to the PI- LOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 30).
Note: You may be running this fireplace for the first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will al- low air to bleed from the gas system.
•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 ig- nitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor but- ton until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 20 through 22. 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 Pro- cedure, page 18.
7.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This fire- place has a safety interlock system. Wait one (1) minute before lighting pilot again.
8.Turn control knob counterclockwise 
to desired heating level. The main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HI and LO.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the equipment shutoff valve.
| Control |
Ignitor Button | Knob |
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fireplace, burning logs will give off a
Figure 30 - Control Knob In The OFF Position
Pilot Burner
vent smell. Operate fireplace on HI position to burn off odor. This will only last a few hours.
1.STOP! Read the safety information above.
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! Fol- low “B” in the safety information above. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
Ignitor Electrode
Figure 31 - Pilot
Thermocouple
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