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OWNER’S MANUAL

OPERATING

HEATER

NON-THERMOSTAT MODELS FB-10BA AND FB-60BA

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 17).

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 17 - 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 . Release downward pressure on control knob while turning.

Model FB-10BA:Set control knob to

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 FB-60BA:When pilot is lit, turn control knob to ON.

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 6,

 

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 18 - Pilot

5. Replace front panel.

Continued

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FB-10BA specifications

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