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VANGUARD 6000 BTU
NATURAL GAS HEATER
OPERATING
HEATER
Continued
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information
page 9, column 3.
2. Make sure manual shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
PILOT
HIGH
IGNITOR
LOW
Figure 15 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position
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 in-
formation at the top of column 3,
page 9. If you don't smell gas, go to
the next step.
5. Press in control knob and turn coun-
terclockwise
C-clockwise
position. Keep control knob pressed
in for five (5) seconds (see Figure 15).
Note: You may be running this
heater for the first time after hook-
ing up to gas supply. If so, the con-
trol 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, re-
fer to Troubleshooting, pages 12
through 14. Also contact a quali-
fied service person or gas supplier
for repairs. Until repairs are made,
light pilot with match. To light pi-
lot with match, see Manual Light-
ing Procedure.
Thermocouple
Clockwise
OFF
Figure 16 - 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-clockwise
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 counterclock-
wise
to the PILOT
Note: Both HIGH and LOW are
locked positions. You must press in
control knob before turning it from
these positions.
CAUTION: Do not try to adjust
heating levels by using the
manual shutoff valve.
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
to the HIGH position. The
.
C-clockwise
10
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
Shutting Off Heater
1.
Turn control knob clockwise
to the PILOT position.
2.
Press in control knob and turn clock-
wise
to the OFF position.
Clockwise
Shutting Off Burner Only (pilot
stays lit)
1.
Turn control knob clockwise
to the PILOT position.
MANUAL LIGHTING
PROCEDURE
1.
Remove front panel (see Figure 10,
page 7).
2.
Follow steps 1 through 5 under
Lighting Instructions.
3.
With control knob pressed in, strike
match. Hold match to pilot until pi-
lot lights.
4.
Keep control knob pressed in for 30
seconds after pilot is lit. After 30 sec-
onds, release control knob.
5.
Replace front panel.
Clockwise
Clockwise
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