Desa VFRMV24NA, VFRMV18NA, VFRMV18PA Lighting Instructions, What to do if YOU Smell GAS

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OPERATING HEATER (REMOTE-READY MODELS)

For Your Safety Read Before Lighting

Lighting Instructions

OPERATING HEATER

REMOTE-READY MODELS

FOR YOUR SAFETY READ

BEFORE LIGHTING

WARNING: If you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fire or explosion may result causing 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 build- ing.

•Immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s 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, 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. Immedi- ately 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.

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING

•If fireplace has glass doors, never operate this heater with glass doors closed. If you operate heater with doors closed, heat buildup inside fireplace will cause glass to burst. Also if fireplace opening has vents at the bottom, you must open the vents before operating heater.

•You must operate this heater with a fireplace screen in place. Make sure fireplace screen is closed before running heater.

NOTICE: During initial operation of new heater, burning logs will give off a paper-burning smell. Orange flame will also be present. Open damper or window to vent smell. This will only last a few hours.

Note: Home owners generally prefer to operate their heater with the chimney damper closed. This will put all the heat into the room. However, there may be times you will desire the full flames of the HI heat setting but will find the heat output excessive. You can open the chimney damper (if you have one) fully or partially to release some of the heat.

WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if heater has been running.

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Figure 17 - Control Knob and Ignitor Button Location, Manual Controlled

1.STOP! Read the safety information, starting in column 1, of this page.

2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.

3.Set selector switch in the OFF position.

4. Press in and turn control knob clockwise to the OFF position (see Figure 17).

WARNING: Burners will come on automatically within one minute when the selector switch is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.

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 informa- tion, starting in column 1 of this page. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

6. Press in and turn control knob counterclockwise to the PILOT position. Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 17).

Note: You may be running this heater for the first time after hooking up to gas supply. If so, the control knob may need to be pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will allow 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

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