OWNER’S MANUAL
OPERATING
HEATER
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 |
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP! Read the safety information in column 1.
2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.Turn control knob clockwise 
to the OFF position (see Figure 16).
4.Wait five (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Smell for gas around heater and near floor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in the safety information in column 1. If you don’t smell gas, go to next step.
5.Slightly depress and turn control
knob counterclockwise 
to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds.
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hook- ing up to gas supply. If so, the con- trol knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds. This will allow 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 ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Figure 16 - Control Knob In The OFF Position
Ignitor Electrode
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 14 through
16.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.
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
3thru 7.
8.Slightly depress and turn control
knob counterclockwise 
to de- sired heating level. The main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HI and LO.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad- just heating levels by using the equipment shutoff valve.
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater |
|
1. Turn control knob clockwise | Clockwise |
to the PILOT position. |
|
2.Press in control knob and turn clock- wise Clockwise
to the OFF position.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)
Turn control knob clockwise Clockwise
to the PILOT position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. | Remove front panel (see Figure 7, |
| page 8). |
2. | Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light- |
| ing Instructions. |
3. | With control knob pressed in, strike |
| match. Hold match to pilot until pi- |
| lot lights. |
inspect the appliance and to replace |
any part of the control system and |
any gas control which has been un- |
der water. |
Thermocouple
Pilot Burner
4. | Keep control knob pressed in for 30 |
| seconds after pilot is lit. After 30 sec- |
| onds, release control knob. Now fol- |
| low step 8, above. |
5. | Replace front panel. |
Figure 17 - Pilot
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