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REPLACEMENT OF THE WICK
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ENSURE THAT THE HEATER IS OFF AND COMPLETELY
COOL BEFORE STARTING TO REPLACE THE WICK.
1a. Open the tank cover
and remove the fuel tank
.
1b. Remove the batteries to prevent possible burns.
1c. Open the front grille and remove the combustion cham-
ber
4
.
1d. Remove the knurled wick adjustment knob
2
by pulling
it straight out.
2a. Unscrew the 5 screws, 1 from the back and 2 from the
right side and 2 from the left side of the cabinet
.
2b. Remote the sensor at the back side of the cabinet
.
3. Remove the cabinet by pulling it straight up.
4. Remove the 2 screws on the ignitor coil
K
.
5. Remove the wind cover A/B.
6a. Remove the automatic ignition assembly by unscrewing
1 screw.
6b. Remove the tip-over safety mechanism by unscrewing 2
screws.
7. Unscrew 4 wing nuts.
8. Remove the wick adjuster assembly.
9. Press the pin of the wick which is assembled inside the
wick case assembly. Disassemble the wick, the wick
holder, the wick case assembly seperately.
10. Install the new wick and insert the three pins on the
new wick into the 3 holes on the wick sleeve in the
upward direction (See the arrow marked “up” on the
wick sleeve).
11. Push the new wick into the retainer teeth of the wick
sleeve so that the wick adheres tightly around the inside
of the wick sleeve, smoothly without any wrinkles.
12. Line up the pins with the slotted holes inside the wick
adjuster. Then lightly press each of the three pins of
the wick (now attached to the wick sleeve) towards the
inside. Insert the three pins into the slanted grooves
of the wick adjuster. Press on each of the three pins ,
inserting them securely in the holes.
13. Turn the knurled wick adjustment knob
2
and check to
be sure that the wick moves up and down freely.
14. Slide the wick adjuster assembly down the draft tube.
Position the adjuster shaft to the front of the heater.
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