Desa P324 - Operating Fireplace

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OPERATING FIREPLACE
FOR YOUR SAFETY
READ BEFORE LIGHTING
WARNING: If you do not fol-
low these instructions exactly,
a re or explosion may result
causingpropertydamage,per-
sonalinjuryorlossoflife.
A. Thisappliancehasapilotwhichmust
be lighted by hand. When lighting
the pilot, follow these instructions
exactly.
B. BEFORE LIGHTING smell all around
the appliance area for gas. Be sure to
smellnexttotheoorbecausesome
gas is heavier than air and will settle
ontheoor.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS
• Do not try to light any appliance.
• Do not touch any electric switch; do not
use any phone in your building.
• Immediately call your gas supplier from
a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions.
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the re department.
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,don’ttrytorepairit,callaquali-
edservicetechnicianorgassupplier.
Forceorattemptedrepairmayresultin
areorexplosion.
D. Do not use this appliance if any part
hasbeenunderwater.Immediatelycall
aqualied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
NOTICE: During initial operation
ofnewheater,burninglogswill
giveoffapaper-burningsmell.
Orangeamewillalsobepres-
ent.Opendamperorwindowto
ventsmell.Thiswillonlylasta
few hours.
1. STOP! Read the safety information,
column1.
2. Turnwallswitch(ifinstalled)totheOFF
position.
3. Turn off all electric power to appliance.
4. Fully open glass doors if installed.
5. Removefrontrefractorybrickaccess
panel.
6. Turngascontrolknobclockwise
totheOFFposition(seeFigure36).
7. Waitve(5)minutestoclearoutany
gas. Then smell for gas, including
neartheoor.Ifyousmellgas,STOP!
Follow“B”inthe safety information,
column1.Ifyoudon’tsmellgas,goto
the next step.
8. Turn control knob counterclockwise
to the PILOT position.
9. Push knob in all the way and hold.
Immediatelylightpilotmanually.Con-
tinuetoholdcontrolknobinforabout
(1)minuteafterpilotislit.Releaseknob
and it will pop back up. Pilot should
remainlit.Ifitgoesout,repeatsteps
5 through 9.
• If knob does not pop up when released,
stop and immediately call your service
technician or gas supplier.
• If pilot will not stay lit after several tries,
turn gas control knob to “OFF” and call
your service technician or gas supplier.
10.Turn gas control knob counterclock-
wise  to “ON”. Knob can be
turnedto“ON”onlyifcontrolknobis
popped out.
11.Replacefrontrefractorybrickaccess
panel.
12.Fullycloseglassdoorsifinstalled.
13.Turn on all electric powerto the
appliance.
Figure 36 - Control Knob in the PILOT
position
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Position Indicator
Gas Control Knob
Pilot
Adjustment
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