Desa VMH10TPC - Manual (Page 26)

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OPERATING FIREPLACE
Continued
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 window to vent smell. This
will only last a few hours.
WARNING: Burner will come
on automatically within one min-
ute when control valve is in the
ON position after the pilot is lit.
1. STOP! Read the safety information, page 25.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 39).
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, column 2, page 25. If
you donʼt smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 39).
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.
6. With control knob pressed in, press and
release electronic ignitor button. This will
light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front
of the 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 27.
7. 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.
8. Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise to the ON position.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 39 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied
- No Control Options)
Control Knob Electronic Ignitor
Figure 40 - Propane/LP Gas Pilot
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot
Burner
Figure 41 - Natural Gas Pilot
Ignitor
Electrode Pilot Burner