Desa SBJ18VNA User Manual
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LIGHTING
INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
• If fireplace has glass doors,
never operate this heater with
glass doors closed. If you op-
erate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fireplace
will cause glass to burst. Also
if fireplace opening has vents at
the bottom, you must open the
vents before operating heater.
• You must operate this heater
with a fireplace screen in place.
Make sure fireplace screen is
closed before running heater.
NOTICE: During initial operation of
new heater, burning logs will give
off a paper-burning smell. Orange
flame will also be present. Open
damper or window to vent smell.
This will only last a few hours.
Note:
Home owners generally prefer to op-
erate their heater with the chimney damper
closed. This will put all the heat into the room.
However, there may be times you will desire
the full flames of the HI heat setting but will
find the heat output excessive. You can open
the chimney damper (if you have one) fully or
partially to release some of the heat.
WARNING: Damper handle
will be hot if heater has been
running.
1. STOP! Read the safety information, start-
ing in column 1, of this page.
2. Make sure equipment shutoff valve is
fully open.
3. Set switch in the OFF position.
4. Press in and turn control knob clockwise
to the OFF position (see Figure 18).
OPERATING HEATER
Continued
Figure 18 - Control Knob and Ignitor
Button Location, Manual Controlled
Piezo Ignitor
Switch
Control Knob
Flame Adjustment Knob
WARNING: Burner will come
on automatically within one min-
ute when the switch is in the ON
position after the pilot is lit.
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, starting in column 1 of this page.
If you donʼt 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 18).
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. 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
, page 18.
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, page 16.
9. Slightly push in and turn control knob coun-
terclockwise
to the ON position.
10. Wait one minute and move switch to the
ON position to light burner. Note: AUTO is
only functional when using optional remote
control accessories.
11. Set flame adjustment knob to any level
between HI and LO.