Installation manual
12
OPERATING YOUR HEATER
NON-THERMOSTAT MODELS
nFOR YOUR SAFETYn
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. 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
l Do not try to light any
appliance.
l Do not touch any electric
switch, do not use any phone
in your building.
l Immediately call your gas
supplier from a neighbor’s
phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
l 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 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.
nLIGHTINGn
INSTRUCTIONS
nTO TURN OFFn
GAS TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1. Turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
2. Turn off all erlectric power to
the appliance if service is to
be performed.
3. Turn off all erlectric power to
the appliance if service is to
be performed.
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot
stays lit )
Slightly press in control, turn
control knob clockwise to the
PILOT position.
Figure 18 - Control Knob In The
OFF Position
Figure 19 - Pilot
1. STOP! Read the safety
information, on the side of
heater.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff
valve is fully open.
3. Push in control knob slightly
and turn clockwise to the
OFF position (see Figure 18).
4. Wait five 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 on the side of
heater. If you don’t smell gas. go
to the next step.
5. Push in and turn control knob
counterclockwise to PILOT
position. Press in control knob
for five(5) seconds.
Note: You may be running
this heater for the first time
after hooking up to gas supply.
If so, you may need to press
in control knob for 30 seconds.
This will allow air to bleed from
the gas system.
6. With control knob pressed in,
push down and release the
ignitor button. This will light
pilot. if needed, keep pressing
ignitor button until pilot lights.
7. Keep control knob depressed
for ten(10) seconds after
lighting pilot. If pilot goes out,
repeat steps 5,6 and 7.
8. To select the desired heating
level, partially press down the
control knob slightly and rotate
counterclockwise . Release
the downward pressure on the
knob while continuing to turn
until the knob locks at the
desired setting position. Do not
operate between locked
positions.
nMANUALLIGHTINGn
PROCEDURE
1. Remove lower front panel (see
Figure 7 page 7).
2. Follow steps 1 through 5 under
Lighting Instructions, page 12.
3. With control knob pressed in,
strike match. Hold match to pilot
until pilot lights.
4. Keep control knob pressed in for
30 seconds after lighting pilot. After
30 seconds, release control knob.
Follow step 8 under Lighting
Instructions.
5. Replace lower front panel.