Desa VMH10TNC - 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 quali-
fied service technician to inspect the appli-
ance and to replace any part of the control
system and any gas control which has been
under water.
LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: You must oper-
ate this fireplace with the fire-
place screen in place. Make sure
fireplace screen is installed be-
fore 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
minute when control valve is in
the ON position after the pilot
is lit.
1. STOP! Read the safety information above.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is fully
open.
3. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
Clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 40).
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 don’t smell gas, go to the next step.
5. Press in and turn control knob counter-
clockwise
C-clockwise
to the PILOT position.
Press in control knob for five (5) seconds
(see Figure 40).
Note:
You may be running this fireplace
for the first time after hooking up to gas
supply. 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 re-
lease electronic ignitor button. This will
light pilot. The pilot is attached to the front
of the burner. If needed, keep pressing ig-
nitor 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 sec-
onds after lighting pilot. After 30 seconds,
release control knob.
• If control knob does not pop out when re-
leased, 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
C-clockwise
to the ON position.
CAUTION: Do not try to ad-
just heating levels by using the
equipment shutoff valve.
Figure 40 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location (Shown as Supplied -
No Control Options)
OFF
P
IL
O
T
ON
Control Knob
Electronic
Ignitor
Figure 41 - Propane/LP Gas Pilot
Ignitor
Electrode
Pilot
Burner
Figure 42 - Natural Gas Pilot
Ignitor
Electrode Pilot Burner