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 |
| inspect the appliance and to replace |
| any part of the control system and |
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1.STOP! Read the safety information in column 1.
2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.Press in and turn control knob clock-
wise Clockwise
to the OFF position (see
Figure 16).
4.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.
5.Press in control knob and turn coun-
terclockwise 
to the PILOT/ IGN position. Keep control knob pressed in 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.Release downward pressure on con-
trol knob and turn clockwise Clockwise
to OFF.
7.Press in control knob and turn back to PILOT/IGN. This will cause the piezo ignitor to spark and light the pilot gas. If needed, repeat steps 5 through 7 until pilot lights.
Figure 16 - Control Knob In The OFF Position (FB-10BA Shown)
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.
8.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec- onds after lighting pilot. After 30 sec- onds, release control knob. Note: If pi- lot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7.
9.To light burner, slightly press in con- trol knob and turn counterclockwise
C-clockwise .
Model
desired heating position. Note: Both HIGH and LOW are locked posi- tions. You must press in control knob before turning it from these positions.
Model
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/IGN 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/IGN position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1. | Remove front panel (see Figure 7, |
| page 8). |
2. | Follow steps 1 through 5 under Light- |
| ing Instructions. |
any gas control which has been un- |
der water. |
Thermocouple
Pilot Burner
3. | With control knob pressed in, strike |
| match. Hold match to pilot until pi- |
| lot lights. |
4. | Keep control knob pressed in for 30 |
| seconds after pilot is lit. After 30 sec- |
| onds, release control knob. Now fol- |
| low step 9, above. |
Figure 17 - Pilot
5. Replace front panel. | Continued |
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