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OWNER’S MANUAL

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THERMOSTAT MODELS FBS-3C AND FBS-5C

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 con- trol which has been under water.

LIGHTING

INSTRUCTIONS

1.STOP! Read the safety information, column 1.

2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.

3.Push in control knob slightly and turn

clockwise to the OFF posi- tion. Be sure that the temperature set- ting knob is set at the line between level 1 and level 7 (see Figure 21).

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 in- formation in column 1. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

5.Push in and turn control knob coun-

terclockwise to PILOT po- sition. Press in control knob for five

(5) seconds.

Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hook- ing up to gas supply. If so, you may need to press in control knob for 30 seconds. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.

6.Release downward pressure on con-

trol knob and turn clockwise to OFF position.

		PILOT
6		IGN
5		ON
	7
4	1	OFF
3	2

Figure 21- Dual Control for Thermostat Models FBS-3C and FBS-5C

Ignitor Electrode

Thermocouple Pilot Burner

Figure 22 - Pilot
Temperature			Control
Setting Knob			Knob	FBS-3C
			PILOT
3	4	ON	IGN
2	5		OFF
1	6
7
			PILOT
5	6	ON	IGN
	7
4	1		OFF
3	2

Figure 23 - Burner Patterns

7.Press in control knob and turn coun-

terclockwise past IGN to PI- LOT (see Figure 21). This will cause the piezo ignitor to spark and light the pilot gas. Keep control knob depressed for

10seconds before releasing. If needed, repeat steps 5 through 7 until pilot lights.

Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 15 through

17.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, page 14.

8 . When pilot is lit, turn the control knob to ON position (see Figure 23).

9.To select desired heating level, turn the temperature setting knob coun-

terclockwise between 1 and 7 (see Figure 23).

TO TURN OFF GAS

TO APPLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater

1.Turn control knob clockwise to the OFF position.

2.Turn off all electric power to the ap- pliance if service is to be performed.

Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot stays lit)

Turn control knob clockwise to the PILOT position.

FBS-5C

ON

OFF

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