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OPERATING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• NEVER OVERFIRE THIS APPLIANCE BY
BUILDING EXCESSIVELY HOT FIRES AS A
HOUSE/BUILDING FIRE MAY RESULT. YOU
ARE OVERFIRING THE APPLIANCE IF IT
BEGINS TO GLOW OR TURN RED.
• DO NOT TAMPER WITH THE COMBUSTION
AIR CONTROL OF THIS UNIT BEYOND
NORMAL ADJUSTMENT RANGE.
•
NEVER BUILD EXCESSIVELY LARGE FIRES
IN THIS TYPE OF APPLIANCE AS DAMAGE
TO THE FIREBOX OR SMOKE LEAKAGE MAY
RESULT.
• DO NOT BUILD FIRE TOO CLOSE TO THE
GLASS.
• HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP
CHILDREN, CLOTHING, AND FURNITURE
AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
DO NOT TOUCH THE APPLIANCE UNTIL IT
HAS COOLED.
• PROVIDE ADEQUATE AIR FOR COMBUSTION
TO THE ROOM WHERE THE APPLIANCE IS
INSTALLED.
• INSPECT CHIMNEY LINER EVERY 60 DAYS.
REPLACE LINER IMMEDIATELY IF IT IS
RUSTING OR LEAKING SMOKE INTO THE
ROOM.
• ATTEMPTS TO ACHIEVE HEAT OUTPUT
RATES THAT EXCEED HEATER DESIGN
SPECIFICATIONS CAN RESULT IN
PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE HEATER.
• TO PREVENT INJURY, DO NOT ALLOW
ANYONE TO USE THIS APPLIANCE THAT
IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH ITS CORRECT
OPERATION. DO NOT OPERATE THIS
APPLIANCE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.
• IF THERE ARE ANY MISSING OR DAMAGED
COMPONENTS OF THE APPLIANCE,
CONTACT YOUR DEALER IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT OPERATE THIS APPLIANCE WITH
MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS.
CAUTIONS: HOUSE FIRE HAZARDS
• DO NOT STORE WOOD ON FLOOR
PROTECTOR, UNDERNEATH STOVEPIPE(S)
OR ANYWHERE WITHIN CLEARANCES TO
COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES SPECIFIED FOR
THIS APPLIANCE.
• NEVER OPERATE WITH SECONDARY TUBES,
FIBERBOARD, OR INSULATION REMOVED.
CAUTIONS:
CHILDREN SHOULD BE ALERTED TO
THE HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURFACE
TEMPERATURES. NEVER LEAVE SMALL
CHILDREN UNSUPERVISED WHEN THEY ARE IN
THE SAME ROOM AS THE APPLIANCE DURING
OPERATION. TO PREVENT BURNS, ALWAYS
WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, LEATHER
HEARTH GLOVES, AND EYE PROTECTION
WHEN REFUELING OR FIRE MAINTENANCE.
ALWAYS BE AWARE OF HEATED SURFACES.
HEAT RADIATING FROM THE APPLIANCE CAN
POTENTIALLY DISCOLOR, MELT, OR EVEN
IGNITE COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. KEEP ALL
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WELL AWAY FROM
THE HEATER!
WARNING: EXPLOSION HAZARD
• NEVER USE CHEMICALS, GASOLINE,
GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID, OR
SIMILAR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS TO START OR
“FRESHEN UP” A FIRE IN THE APPLIANCE.
• KEEP ALL FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS,
ESPECIALLY GASOLINE, OUT OF THE
VICINITY OF THE APPLIANCE - WHETHER IN
USE OR IN STORAGE.
WOOD STOVE UTILIZATION
Your heating appliance was designed to burn well
seasoned natural wood only; no other materials
should be burned. Any type of well seasoned
natural wood may be used in your stove, but
specific varieties have better energy yields than
others. Higher efficiencies and lower emissions
generally result when burning air dried seasoned
hardwoods, as compared to softwoods or too green
NEVER OPERATE THIS PRODUCT WHILE UNATTENDED
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS