INSTALLATION | OPERATING FIREPLACE | |
Continued | FOR YOUR SAFETY | |
Equipment Shutoff Valve | ||
READ BEFORE LIGHTING | ||
Propane/LP | ||
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Supply | WARNING: If you do not fol- | |
Tank | ||
low these instructions exactly, | ||
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| a fire or explosion may result | |
| causing property damage, per- | |
| sonal 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. |
Figure 28 - Checking Gas Joints Shown with Optional Mantel (Propane/LP Gas)
Equipment Shutoff Valve
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.
Gas Meter
Figure 29 - Checking Gas Joints Shown
with Optional Mantel (Natural Gas)
PRESSURE TESTING FIREPLACE GAS CONNECTIONS
1.Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 27, page 18).
2.Open main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or open propane/LP supply tank valve.
3.Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the OFF position.
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 neighborʼs phone. Follow the gas supplierʼs instructions.
•If you cannot reach your gas supplier, 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, donʼt try to repair it, call a qualified service tech- nician 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 under water.
4.Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to thermostat gas valve (see Figures 28 and 29). Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5.Correct all leaks at once.
6.Light fireplace (see Operating Fireplace). Check all other internal joints for leaks.
7.Turn off fireplace (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 20).
8.Replace front panel.
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