Operating Fireplace
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing property damage, per- sonal 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 tech- nician 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
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fireplace, burning logs will give off a
1.STOP! Read the safety information in column 1.
2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.Set selector switch in OFF position.
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically within one minute when the selector switch is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.
4.Press in and turn control knob clockwise 
to the OFF position.
5.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, column 1. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6.Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise 
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 27).
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up to gas sup- ply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad- just heating levels by using the equipment shutoff valve.
Instructions
WARNING:You must operate this fireplace with the fireplace screen in place. Make sure fire- place screen is installed before running fireplace.
Ignitor Button
AUTO
OFF
ON
Flame Adjustment Knob
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Selector Switch | Control Knob |
Figure 27 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
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