Operating Guide

LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. STOP! Read all the above safety information before proceeding.

2. Turn the control knob clockwise to the “OFF” position

(see Fig. 16).

3. Wait ve (5) minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas,

including near the oor. If you smell gas, STOP! Follow “B” in

the safety information above. If you don’t smell gas, go to the

next step.

4. Turn the control knob counterclockwise to the “PILOT”

position.

5. With control knob depressed, push down on the ignitor button

until the pilot lights. The pilot is located behind the heater

screen centered on the burner (see Fig. 17).

• Do not attempt to light the pilot by hand.

6. Keep the control knob depressed for (30) seconds after the

pilot lights. Then release the control knob.

• If the control knob does not pop up when released, stop and

immediately call a qualied service technician or gas supplier.

• If the pilot goes out, repeat steps 3 through 6. Wait (1) minute

before attempting to light pilot again. If after several tries the

pilot still goes out, turn the gas control knob clockwise

to the “OFF” position and call a qualied service technician.

7. Turn the control knob counterclockwise to the desired

setting.

Thermostat Control Operation

Fig. 16—Control Knob

Fig. 17—Pilot

TO TURN OFF GAS TO THE HEATER

1. Turn the control knob clockwise to the “OFF” position.

Shutting O the Burner Only (Pilot Stays Lit):

1. Turn the control knob clockwise to the “PILOT” position.

THERMOSTATIC CONTROL OPERATION

Blue Flame Models: The thermostatic control valve on this heater is dierent from standard thermostats.

Standard thermostats simply turn the burner on and o. The thermostat sensing bulb on the control valve used

on this heater senses changes in room temperature and varies the ame accordingly. The burner will shut o

completely when the room temperature reaches the set temperature. When the room temperature drops below

the set temperature, the burner will cycle back on. The control knob can be set to the desired comfort level

between 1 and 5.

Infrared Models: The thermostatic control valve on this heater operates like a standard thermostats and

turns the burner on and o. The thermostat sensing bulb on the control valve used on this heater senses

changes in room temperature, and the burner will shut o completely when the room temperature reaches

the set temperature. When the room temperature drops below the set temperature, the burner will cycle

back on. The control knob can be set to the desired comfort level between 1 and 5.