Desa VMH10TPC - Manual (Page 24)

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OPERATING FIREPLACE
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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 screen
in place. Make sure fireplace
screen is installed before run-
ning fireplace.
NOTICE: During initial opera-
tion of new fireplace, burning
logs will give off a paper-burn-
ing smell. 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 23.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. Turn control knob clockwise to 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 information, page 23. If you donʼt
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 35).
Note: You may be running this fireplace 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.
• If control knob does not pop out when
released, contact a qualified service person
or gas supplier for repairs.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and
release ignitor button (see Figure 35). 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, refer to
Troubleshooting, page 31. Also, 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 on page 25.
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.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to desired heating level. The burner should
light. Set control knob to any heat level
between 5 (high) and 1 (low).
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 35 - Control Knob In The OFF
Position
Electronic
Ignitor Button
Control Knob
Figure 36 - Natural Gas Pilot
Thermocouple
Ignitor Electrode
Pilot Burner
Thermocouple
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot Burner
Figure 37 - Propane/LP Gas Pilot