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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 pi- lot, follow these instructions exactly.
B.BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around the ap- pliance 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
WARNING:Youmustoperate this fireplace with the screen in place. Make sure fireplace screen is installed before running fireplace.
NOTICE: During initial operation of new fireplace, burning logs will give off a
WARNING: Burner will come on automatically within one minute when control valve is in the ON position after the pilot is lit.
1.STOP! Read the safety information.
2.Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully open.
3.Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 36.
4.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 information. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5.Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise 
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 26, page 19).
Note: You may be running this fireplace 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 front 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.
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