Desa MDVFST Operating Guidelines and Maintenance Instructions, Operating Fireplace

OWNER’S MANUAL

OPERATING GUIDELINES AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS

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CAUTION: If the glass breaks, be cautious of fragments on the floor. Keep children away from the area. Do not operate the unit. Use proper safety gloves to re- move the broken glass door. Dis- card safely. A glass door kit can be ordered through your local distributor. Do not substitute other material for the glass.

WARNING: Children and adults should be alerted to the hazards of high surface tempera- tures, and to stay away from the appliance to avoid burns or cloth- ing ignition. Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in the same room as the appliance.

WARNING: Have a qualified service agency periodically in- spect the vent system at the start of each heating season, for any obstruction which may hinder its normal operation. Never ob- struct the flow of combustion and ventilation air. Keep the front of the appliance clear of all ob- stacles and materials.

WARNING: Do not abuse, strike, or slam the glass doors.

CAUTION: Label all wires prior to disconnection when ser- vicing controls. Wiring errors can cause improper and danger- ous operation.

For further operating guidelines, contact your authorized dealer.

OPERATING

FIREPLACE

FOR YOUR SAFETY

READ BEFORE

LIGHTING

WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result caus- ing property 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 sup- plier, 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 technician 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 un- der water.

LIGHTING

INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP! Read the safety information, column 2, on this label before pro- ceeding.

2.Turn off all electrical power to the appliance.

3.Open control access panel.

4.Push in gas control knob slightly and

turn clockwise to “OFF”.

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 in- formation on this page. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

6.The pilot is located by the main burner.

7.Turn knob on gas control counter-

clockwise to “PILOT”.

8.Push in the control knob all the way and hold in. Immediately light the pi- lot by pressing the ignitor button until a flame appears one (1) minute after the pilot is lit. Release knob and it will pop back up. Pilot should re- main lit. If it goes out, repeat steps 4 through 8.

•If knob does not pop out when re- leased, stop and call gas supplier.

•If the pilot will not stay lit after sev- eral tries, turn gas control knob to “OFF” and call your service tech- nician or gas supplier.

9.Turn gas control knob counterclock-

wise to “ON”. Knob can be turned to “ON” only if the control knob is popped out.

10.Turn on all electric power to the ap- pliance (remote control or wall switch).

Gas Control Knob		Conversion Screw
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		IL	T
		P
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Position Indicator

Figure 51 - Control Knob in the PILOT Position

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