Operation
Continued
5.Slightly press and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise 
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 29).
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.
6.With control knob pressed in, press and release ignitor button. This will light pilot.
The pilot is attached to the burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.
Note: If pilot does not stay lit, 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.
7.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec- onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7. If control knob does not pop out when released, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
8.Slightly depress and turn control knob
counterclockwise 
to desired heat- ing level. The burner(s) should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HI and LO.
9.To leave pilot lit and shut off burners only,
turn control knob clockwise 
to the HI position then press in and turn clock-
wise 
to PILOT position.
WARNING: Do not operate heater between PILOT and HI positions.
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Thermocouple
Figure 30 - Pilot
VARIABLE CONTROL
OPERATION
The variable control valve can be set to any heat setting and flame height desired, by simply turning the control knob until that setting is attained. Even the lowest setting provides realistic, dancing yellow flames. Selecting higher settings produces greater heat output. This results in increased heating comfort.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the equipment shutoff valve.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the HI position.
2.Turn control knob clockwise 
to the pilot position.
3.Press in control knob and turn clockwise
to the OFF position.
4.Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure
16, page 15).
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1.Follow steps 1 through 5 under Lighting Instructions, pages 19 and 20.
2.Depress control knob and light pilot with match.
3.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 sec- onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob. Now follow step 8, under Lighting Instructions, column 1.
Ignitor Button Control Knob
Figure 29 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location
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