Installation
Continued
Pressure Testing Appliance Gas
Connections
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 8, page 9).
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 appliance is in the OFF position.
4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to gas control (see Figures 9 or 10, page 9). Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light appliance (see Operating Appliance). Check all other internal joints for leaks.
7. Turn off appliance (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 11)..
Operating Appliance
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: Keep flue open when operating unit.
WARNING: If you do not fol- low these instructions exactly, 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.
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 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 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.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTICE: During initial opera- tion of new appliance, metallic componentsmayemitanodoras paint and assembly compounds are heated and cure. Be sure to provide adequate fresh air if odors are detected.
WARNING: Damper handle will be hot if appliance has been running.
CAUTION: A mild gas flash may occur within 10 seconds of normal shutdown of this appli- ance. Remain clear of the hearth area for the entire shutdown pro- cess to avoid possible injury.
1.STOP! Read the safety information in column 1.
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 11, page 11).
WARNING: Burners will come on automatically within one minute when the selector switch is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.
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