Desa VsGF28nTF Owner's Operation And Installation Manual page 18

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oPeraTinG FirePlace
Continued
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must operate
this fireplace with the fireplace
screen in place. Make sure fire-
place screen is installed before
running fireplace.
NOTICE: During initial operation
of new fireplace, burning logs
will give off a paper-burning
smell. Orange flame will also be
present. Open window to vent
smell. Operate fireplace on HI
position to burn off odor. This
will only last a few hours.
1. STOP! Read the safety information, page 17.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise
OFF position (see Figure 27).
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, page 17. If you don't
smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position. Press in control
knob for five (5) seconds (see Figure 27).
Note: If running fireplace for first time,
there will be air in gas line. You may need
to press in control knob for 30 seconds or
longer. This will allow air to bleed from the
gas system.
6. Continue pressing control knob in. Press
and release ignitor button. This will light
pilot. The pilot is attached to the front
burner. If needed, keep pressing ignitor
button until pilot lights.
Ignitor Button
Figure 27 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location
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Note: If pilot does not stay lit, contact a
qualified service person or gas supplier for
repairs. Until repairs are made, light pilot
with match. To light pilot with match, see
Manual Lighting Procedure, page 19.
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. This fireplace has a safety inter-
lock system. Wait one (1) minute for system
to reset before lighting pilot again.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, contact a qualified service person
or gas supplier for repairs.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to desired heating level. The burners should
light. Set control knob to any heat level
between HI and LO.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Ignitor
Electrode
to the
Shutting Off Fireplace
Turn control knob clockwise
position.
Shutting Off Burners Only (pilot stays lit)
Turn control knob clockwise
PILOT position.
You can set the thermostat control knob to any
comfort level between HI and LO. The thermo-
stat will gradually modulate the heat output
and flame height from higher to lower settings
or pilot, in order to maintain the comfort level
you select. The ideal comfort setting will vary
by household depending upon the amount of
space to be heated, the output of the central
heating system, etc.
Control
Note: Selecting the HI setting will cause the
Knob
burner to remain on without modulating down
in most cases.
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Figure 28 - Pilot
TO TURN OFF GAS
TO APPLIANCE
THERMOSTAT CONTROL
OPERATION
Pilot Burner
to the OFF
to the
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