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WARNING: If you smell gas
while in use, immediately press
and turn control knob to the OFF
position to shutdown heater.
STOP
1. Press and turn control knob to the PILOT
position. Burner will extinguish but pilot
will stay on.
2. To extinguish pilot, press and turn control
knob to the OFF position.
3. Turn off gas supply.
4. Do not attempt to relight the heater for 5
minutes after propane/LP cylinder valve
has been closed.
RESTART hEATER
1. Turn gas control knob to the OFF position.
. Wait 5 minutes.
3. Restart following
Start
procedure.
STOragE
1. Allow at least 45 minutes for heater to cool
down after using.
. Store heater upright in a sheltered area
away from inclement weather and dust.
3. If desired, cover heater after heater has
cooled.
4. If heater is not to be used for an extended
period of time, disconnect and remove
propane/LP gas cylinder and store in ac-
cordance with the
Standard for Storage
and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum
Gases, ANSI/INFPA 58.
START
1. Purge gas line leading to pilot assembly.
Press and turn control knob to HIGH position,
keeping it pressed in for 1 to minutes.
Note:
When a new or refilled gas cylinder is installed,
heater will need to be purged again.
. To light the pilot:
a) Press control knob and turn to the
PILOT position.
b) Hold control knob in and press ignition
button until the pilot lights.
c) Keep control knob pressed in for 30
seconds to heat thermocouple.
d) Release control knob and pilot should
remain lit.
Note:
To visually check igni-
tion of pilot, slide viewing hole cover to
either side (see Figure 9).
e) Once pilot flame stays on, close view
-
ing hole cover.
CAUTION: do not attempt
to slide the viewing hole cover
when the main burner is lighting,
operating or hot.
3. To match light pilot, rotate the viewing hole
cover and apply flame to the pilot burner
while holding knob in for 0 seconds or until
pilot remains lit when knob is released.
4. Set the heat level.
a) Press and turn control knob to the
HIGH position. Burner will light im
-
mediately.
b)
Press and turn control knob to the desired
heat level.
Note:
While in use, burner
flame should be mainly blue in appear
-
ance with a small amount of yellow.
IMPORTANT:
Smoke and odor (not a gas
odor) emission may occur in the first 15 min
-
utes of use. Run heater at high setting for at
least 15 minutes to eliminate this problem.
Figure 9 - Viewing Hole and Cover
Viewing Hole
and Cover