OPERATING HEATER
Continued
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically within one minute when the remote se- lector switch is in the ON posi- tion 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 in column 2, page 14. 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 step 5).
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.
7.With control knob pressed in, press and re- lease ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front burner (see Figure 13, page 11). If needed, keep press- ing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, 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 16.
8.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec- onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
•If control knob does not pop out when re- leased, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4 through 8.
9.Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise 
to the ON position.
10.Wait one minute and switch remote selector switch to the ON position to light burners. Note: AUTO is only functional when using GWMT1 or GWMS2 optional accessories.
11.Set flame adjustment knob to any level be- tween HI and LO.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad- just heating levels by using the equipment shutoff valve.
WARNING: Make sure the selector switch is in the OFF position when you are away from home for long periods of time. Heater will come on automati- cally with selector switch in the ON position.
Ignitor Button | Flame Adjustment Knob | ||
| AUTO | IH |
|
|
| O | |
| OFF |
| |
|
| F | |
| ON | N | F |
| O | IP | |
|
| LO | TOL |
Selector Switch in OFF Position Control Knob (Optional Remote Control)
Figure 20 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
Pilot Burner | Ignitor | |
Electrode | ||
|
Thermocouple
Figure 21 - Pilot
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise 
to the OFF position.
2.Set selector switch in the OFF position to keep from draining battery.
Shutting Off Burners Only (pilot stays lit) You may shut off the burners and keep the pi- lot lit by doing one of the following:
1. Turn control knob clockwise 
to the PILOT position.
2.Use remote control manual OFF button.
3.Set remote selector switch in the OFF position.
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