Operating heater – Desa VML27PR User Manual

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3. Remove control cover log (see Figure 27).

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 19. If you don’t

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 28).

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.

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 on page 21.

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. Set flame adjustment knob to any level

between HI and LO.

11. Replace control cover log (see Installing

Logs, page 17).

CAUTION: Do not try to ad-

just heating levels by using the

equipment shutoff valve.

TO TURN GAS OFF

TO AppLIANCE

Shutting Off Heater

1. Remove control cover log (see Figure 27).

2. Turn control knob clockwise

to the

OFF position.

3.

If Using Optional Hand-Held Remote:

Let

unit cool. Remove all logs from base and

set remote sensor selector switch to the OFF

position.

4. Replace control cover log (or all logs if

removed in step 3). See Installing Logs,

page 17.

O

F

F P

IL

OT

LO

IH

O

N

Flame
Adjustment
Knob

Figure 27 - Control Knob and Ignitor

Button Location

Control
Knob

Ignitor
Button

Control Cover Log

Ignitor
Electrode

Pilot Burner

Figure 29 - Propane/LP Gas Pilot

Figure 28 - Natural Gas Pilot

Ignitor
Electrode

Pilot Burner

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