Manual Control Lighting Instructions - Monessen Hearth HVFL24 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

MANUAL CONTROL LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS

1. STOP! Read the safety information.
2. Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. This heater is equipped with an ignition device (piezo) which automatically lights the pilot.
4. See Figure 44, page 32 for the location of the piezo ignitor and control knob. Push in gas control knob
slightly and turn control knob clockwise
NOTE: Knob cannot be turned to OFF unless knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
5. Wait 5 minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas STOP!
Follow the instructions under What To Do if You Smell Gas, page 32. If you do not smell gas, go to the
next step.
6. From OFF position, push in gas control knob slightly and turn counterclockwise
position. See Figure 45. Push in and hold control knob for 5 seconds.
NOTE: If you are running the heater for the first time, it will be necessary to press in the control knob
for 30 seconds to allow air to bleed out of the gas piping.
7. With the control knob pushed in, push and release the piezo ignitor button to light the ODS pilot. The
pilot is located on the left side of the heater, behind the middle log and on the back of the rear burner. If
piezo ignitor does not light the pilot, refer to Match Lighting Instructions, page 35.
8. Hold the control knob in for an additional 10 seconds to prevent the ODS pilot from shutting off the
gas while the thermocouple is warming up.
9. Release the control knob.
• If the knob does not pop out when released, stop and immediately call your service technician
or gas supplier.
• If the ODS pilot will not stay lit after several tries, push and turn the gas control knob clockwise
to OFF and wait 15 seconds. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
10. Push in control knob and turn counterclockwise
control knob will pop out when positioned correctly. The knob can now be positioned at any position
between HIGH and LOW. Refer to Figures 46 and 47.
Rotate
Figure 45 - IGN Position
1. Turn control knob clockwise
2. If applicable: Turn off all electric power to the heater.
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Rotate
Push
Figure 46 - HIGH Position
Wait 30 seconds before readjusting the
heater when the control knob has been
turned down to a lower setting.
TO TURN OFF GAS TO HEATER
to OFF position to completely shut off the heater.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
to the OFF position.
to the HIGH setting. At this location the
Rotate
Push
Figure 47 - LOW Position
to the IGN
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