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OPERATING HEATER
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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 at the top of page 18. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6.Remove lower front access panel on heater.
7.Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise to the PILOT position. Fully depress control knob for five seconds.
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so, you may need to depress control knob in for 15 seconds or more. This allows air to bleed from the gas system.
8.With control knob depressed, push down and release ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. You can see pilot with front access panel of heater removed (see Figure 13). If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 24 through 27. 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 Procedure, page 20.
9.Keep control knob depressed for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
•If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a qualified service
person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 through 9.
10.Replace lower front access panel on heater.
11.If heater is equipped with a blower, turn on all electrical power to the heater.
12. Turn control knob counterclockwise C-clockwise
13. If equipped, turn blower control to the AUTO or ON position (if desired).
CAUTION
Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve.
Figure 13 - Viewing Pilot
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