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Subject:Re: Questions: Clear Coat and Westie Stoves & "Geez, my Vanagon i
From:Steven X. Schwenk
Date:Wed, 22 Apr 1998 18:04:21 -0700

Far Right is "Light"...just enough gas to light it....and low,
too...real low.  As in life, you then move left for increased flame and
fun...but if you keep heading that way...to far to the left...you burn
out.

It's a zen-like stove...once you realize this, it all makes sense...just
like the vent controls...

Ssittservl wrote:

> Bizarrely, far-left is "off", middle is "high", and far-right is
> "low".  Your
> "low"
> may be so low it's a second "off", but maybe not - mine looks off in
> that
> position, but if I nudge the dial back toward "high" the flame returns
>
> (without re-lighting).
>
> By way of explanation, about all I can offer is that this is from the
> same
> folks who gave us the ventillation controls for which some are "off"
> to
> the left, others are "off" to the right, and the "overhead vents"
> control
> is below the "floor vents" control.
>
>
> -Steven