Desa VSGF36NRA - Manual (Page 21)

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OPERATING FIREPLACE
Continued
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, donʼt
try to repair it, call a qualified service tech-
nician 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.
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. Open damper or window
to vent smell. This will only last
a few hours.
1. STOP! Read the safety information, start-
ing on page 20, column 2.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Set selector switch in OFF position.
WARNING: Burners will come
on automatically within one
minute when the selector switch
is in the ON position after the
pilot is lit.
4. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position.
5. 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 20. If you donʼt
smell gas, go to the next step.
6. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 29).
Note: You may be running this heater for
the first time after hooking up to gas sup-
ply. If so, the control knob may need to be
pressed in for 30 seconds or more. This will
allow air to bleed from the gas system.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
7. With control knob pressed 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.
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 22.
8. Keep control knob pressed in for 30 seconds
after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds, release
control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, contact a qualified service person
or gas supplier for repairs.
Note: If pilot goes out, repeat steps 4
through 8.
9. Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise to the ON position.
10. Wait one minute and switch selector switch
to the ON position to light burners.
11. Set flame adjustment knob to any level
between HI and LO.
O
F
F
P
ILOT
LO
IH
O
N
Figure 29 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied, No
Control Options)
Control Knob
Ignitor Button
Selector Switch
Flame Adjustment
Knob