VFSM-(18,24,30) LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
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 electrical 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 technician. 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
1.STOP! Read the safety information.
2.Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3.This heater is equipped with an ignition device (piezo) which automatically lights the pilot.
4.Refer to Figure 15 for the location of the piezo ignitor and control knob. Push in gas control knob slightly and turn
control knob clockwise 
to the OFF position. NOTE: Knob cannot be turned to OFF unless knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
5.Wait ten (10) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas STOP! Follow the instructions under ‘What To Do If You Smell Gas”. If you do not smell gas, go to the next step.
6.From OFF position, push in gas control knob slightly and
turn counterclockwise
to the PILOT position. Push in and hold control knob for 5 seconds.
NOTE: If you are running the heater for the first time, it will be necessary to press in the control knob for 30 seconds to allow air to bleed out of the gas piping.
7.With the control knob pushed in, push and release the piezo ignitor button to light the ODS pilot. The pilot is located on the right rear side of the heater, behind the middle log and in front of the rear log. If piezo ignitor does not light the pilot, refer to “Match Lighting Instructions”.
8.Hold the control knob in for an additional 10 seconds to prevent the ODS pilot from shutting off the gas while the thermocouple is warming up.
9.Release the control knob.
* If the knob does not pop out when released, stop and immediately call your service technician or gas
supplier.
*If the ODS pilot will not stay lit after several tries, push
and turn the gas control knob clockwise 
to OFF and wait 15 seconds. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
10.Push in control knob and turn to desired setting (1, 2, 3). The control knob must be set at either the low or high position, and the control knob will pop out when positioned correctly. Do not set the control knob at a position between pilot (1, 2, 3).
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
1.Turn control knob clockwise 
to OFF position to completely shut off the heater.
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