OPERATING HEATER
Models VP1600IT and VP2200IT
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LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP! Read the safety information at the top of page 17.
2.Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. Turn thermostat control knob on left side of heater clockwise Clockwise
to the
OFF position.
Thermostat Control Knob
PILOT
OFF
HI
Ignitor Button | Plaque |
Control Knob |
1 
2
LO
3 
IGNITOR
4
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Figure 17 - Thermostat Control Knob In The OFF Position
4.Wait five 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 17. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5.Turn thermostat control knob on left side of heater counterclockwise
C-clockwise
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so, you may need to press in thermostat control knob for 30 seconds. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.
•If thermostat control knob does not pop up when released, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
6.Keep thermostat control knob pressed in while pushing down and releasing the ignitor button. This will light pilot. If necessary, continue to press ignitor button until pilot lights.
If pilot does not light
•turn thermostat control knob clockwise Clockwise
to the OFF position
•repeat steps 5 and 6
If pilot does not stay lit after several tries
•refer to Troubleshooting, pages 26 through 29
•contact a qualified service person or gas supplier
Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see Manual Lighting Procedure, page 20.
7.Keep thermostat control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. This heater has a safety interlock system. Wait one minute before lighting pilot again.
8.Turn thermostat control knob counterclockwise 
C-clockwise
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