Monessen Hearth DLX28 - Manual (Page 27)

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
MANUAL CONTROL LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. STOP! Read the safety information.
2. Make sure the manual shutoff valve is fully open.
3. This heater is equipped with an ignition device (piezo) which automatically lights the pilot.
4. Refer to Figure 28, page 26 for the location of the piezo ignitor and control knob. Push in gas control knob
slightly and turn control knob clockwise to the OFF position.
NOTE: Knob cannot be turned to OFF unless knob is pushed in slightly. Do not force.
5. Wait 5 minutes to clear out any gas. Then smell for gas, including near the floor. If you smell gas STOP!
Follow the instructions under “WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS”, page 26. If you do not smell gas, go
to the next step.
6. From OFF position, push in gas control knob slightly and turn counterclockwise to the IGN
position. See Figure 30. Push in and hold control knob for 5 seconds.
NOTE: If you are running the heater for the first time, it will be necessary to press in the control knob for 30
seconds to allow air to bleed out of the gas piping.
7. With the control knob pushed in, push and release the piezo ignitor button to light the ODS pilot. The pilot is
located on the right side of the heater, behind the front log and in front of the main burner. If piezo ignitor
does not light the pilot, refer to “MATCH LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS”, page 30.
8. Hold the control knob in for an additional 10 seconds to prevent the ODS pilot from shutting off the gas while
the thermocouple is warming up.
9. Release the control knob.
• If the knob does not pop out when released, stop and immediately call your service technician or gas
supplier.
• If the ODS pilot will not stay lit after several tries, push and turn the gas control knob clockwise
to OFF and wait 15 seconds. Repeat steps 6 through 9.
10. Push in control knob and turn to desired setting (LOW or HIGH). The control knob must be set at either the
low or high position, and the control knob will pop out when positioned correctly. Do not set the control knob
at a position between LOW and HIGH. Refer to Figures 31 and 32.
Figure 30 - IGN Position
Figure 31 - HIGH Position Figure 32 - LOW Position
TO TURN OFF GAS TO HEATER
1. Turn control knob clockwise to OFF position to completely shut off the heater.
2. If applicable: Turn off all electric power to the heater.
Wait 30 seconds before
readjusting the heater
when the control knob has
been turned down to a
lower setting.