CGCF26NR
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
WARNING: You must operate this heater with a fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace screen is installed before run- ning heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fireplace, burning logs will give off a
1.STOP! Read the safety information, column 1.
2.Make sure manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3.Set remote selector switch in the OFF position.
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically within one minute when the remote selector switch is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.
4.Press in and turn control knob clock-
wise 
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 in- formation, column 1. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
6.Press in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise 
to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see above).
Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hook-
Control Knob
ing up to gas supply. If so, the con- trol knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will al- low air to bleed from the gas system.
7.With control knob pressed in, press and release ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front burner. If needed, keep press- ing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, con- tact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs. Until repairs are made, light pilot with match. To light pilot with match, see Manual Light- ing Procedure on page 15.
8.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
•If control knob does not pop out when released, 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 counterclockwise 
to the ON position.
10.Wait one minute and switch remote selector switch to the ON position to light burner.
11.Set flame adjustment knob to any level between HI and LO.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve.
WARNING: Make sure the remote selector switch is in the OFF position when you are away from home for long periods of time. Heater will come on auto- matically with remote selector switch in the ON position.
Pilot Burner | Ignitor |
| Electrode |
| ILO | O | L | |
REMOTE | P | T |
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F |
| O |
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| N |
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OFF | F |
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O |
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Selector | ON | HI |
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Switch in |
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OFF |
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Position | Ignitor Button | Flame Adjustment Knob |
Figure 23 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location
Figure 24- Pilot
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