OPERATING HEATER

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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 at the top of page 16. If you don’t smell gas, go to the next step.

5.Press in control knob and turn counterclockwise C-clockwiseto the PILOT position. Keep control knob pressed in for five (5) seconds (see Figure 16, page 16).

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. This will allow air to bleed from the gas system.

If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.

6.With control knob pressed in, push down and release ignitor button. This will light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front of burner. The pilot can be seen through the glass panel. If needed, keep pressing ignitor button until pilot lights.

Note: If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 20 through

23.Also 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, page 18.

Ignitor Electrode

Thermocouple

Pilot Burner

Figure 17 - Pilot

7.Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release control knob.

Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 7.

8.Turn control knob counterclockwise C-clockwiseto the HIGH position. The main burner should light. Set control knob to any heat level between HIGH and LOW. To turn control knob from HIGH to a lower setting, press in the

control knob and turn counterclockwise C-clockwise .

Note: Both HIGH and LOW are locked positions. You must press in control knob before turning it from these positions.

CAUTION

WARNING ICON

G 001

Do not try to adjust heating levels by using the manual shutoff valve.

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Vanguard Managed Solutions VP1000B installation manual Control knob and turn counterclockwise C-clockwise