Monessen Hearth DBX24C* User Manual

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
 MANUAL CONTROL LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS 
W
ARNING
Wait 30 seconds before readjusting the 
heater when the control knob has been 
turned down to a lower setting.
Push
Push
Rotate
Rotate
Push
Rotate
Figure 45 - IGN Position
Figure 46 - HIGH Position
Figure 47  - 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.
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. 
See Figure 43, page 29 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 29. 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 posi-
tion. See Figure 45. 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 behind the left front log and the left side of the burner. If piezo ignitor does not light the pilot, see 
Match Lighting Instructions, page 33.
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 sup-
plier.
 
•  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 counterclockwise 
to the HIGH setting. At this location the control 
knob will pop out when positioned correctly. The knob can now be positioned at any position between HIGH 
and LOW. Refer to Figures 46 and 47.