Installation Guide
10
Installation Instructions and Owner’s Manual
Unvented Liquid Propane Fired Room Heater
OPERATING YOUR HEATER
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 that 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
•  Shut off gas supply.
•  Do not try to light any appliance.
•  Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any 
phone in your building.
•  Immediately call you gas supplier from a neighbor’s 
phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions.
•  If you can not 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 knob will not push in or turn by hand, 
don’t try to repair it; call a qualified service technician 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 
underwater. Immediately call a qualified service 
technician to inspect the appliance and to replace any 
part of the control system which has been under water.
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the all safety information included with and 
on the side of heater.
2. Check that gas supply to heater is on.
3. Push in gas control knob and slightly turn clockwise   to 
the OFF position (see figure 16).
Note: Knob cannot be turned from PILOT to OFF unless 
knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
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 above. If you do not 
smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Push in gas control know slightly and turn 
counterclockwise   to PILOT/IGN and depress for five 
(5) seconds.
Note: The first time that the heater is operated after 
connecting the gas supply, the control knob should be 
depressed for about 30 seconds. This will allow air to bleed 
from the gas system.
6. Push in control knob and rotate control knob back to 
OFF position then rotate counterclockwise   to PILOT/
IGN position. This will light pilot. If needed gently keep 
rotating control knob back and forth while depressed 
until pilot lights.
7. Keep control knob depressed in for ten (10) seconds after 
lighting pilot. If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4, 5, 6 and 7.
  If pilot does not stay lit, refer to Troubleshooting, pages 
12-13. Also, contact a qualified service person or gas 
supplier for repairs. 
  If control knob does not pop up when released, contact a 
qualified service person or gas supplier for repairs.
8. FOR MHVFRD10LP: 
• Turn control knob to “HI” to light heater. Leave on “HI” 
position until the tiles have turned bright orange.
• After the burner tiles have turned bright orange, adjust 
heat output by turning Control Knob to desired position 
(“LO” or “HI”).
 FOR MHVFBF10LP: 
• When the pilot is lit, turn the control knob to “HI” 
position to light.
• After flame is established on “HI”, adjust heat output by 
turning control knob to desired position (“LO” or “HI”). 
Do not operate heater between locked positions.
Control Knob
Figure 15
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust heating level by using 
equipment shutoff valve. 
WARNING: When running heater, set control knob at 
“LO” or “HI” locked positions. Poor combustion and 
higher levels of carbon monoxide may result if heater is 
operated with control knob positioned between locked 
positions. 
IMPORTANT: Release downward pressure while turning 
control knob. Control knob must be locked at the desired 
position.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO APPLIANCE
SHUTTING OFF HEATER:
1.  Turn off equipment shutoff valve. 
2.  Turn control knob clockwise   to the OFF 
position.
SHUTTING OFF BURNER ONLY (PILOT STAYS LIT)
1.  Turn control knob clockwise   to the PILOT/IGN 
position.
INSPECTING BURNER
Check pilot flame pattern and burner flame pattern often.










