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Read thoroughly and understand all warnings, cautions
and instructions in this manual and on the heater before
installing, operating, or having your Olympian
™
catalytic
heater serviced. Failure to comply with the warnings,
cautions and instructions could create conditions causing
fire, explosion, asphyxiation and/or burns, thereby causing
injury, death and/or property damage.
For assistance, consult a qualified installer, service agency,
your gas supplier, or the factory.
For your safety
If you smell gas:
1. Do not try to ignite any appliance.
2. Open windows.
3. Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use
any phone in your building.
4. Extinguish open flames.
5. Evacuate area; call gas supplier from a cell phone
or a neighbor’s phone.
6. Shut off propane at tank.
Fire, burn and explosion hazard
Do not use this heater in a space where flammable or
explosive materials, liquids, vapors or particulate dusts are
being stored, used or are otherwise present. Examples of
such materials are gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, varnishes,
lacquers, paints, mineral spirits, acetone and other thinners,
flammable gases, and chemical and grain dusts. Consult
your local fire marshal for specific hazards.
The heater consumes air from the space in which it is used.
Sufficient fresh air must be provided to assure complete
combustion of the fuel gas. Improper combustion can result
in the production of poisonous carbon monoxide, causing
danger of asphyxiation and death. Carbon monoxide is an
odorless, colorless gas. Early signs of carbon monoxide
poisoning resemble the flu, with headache, dizziness and/
or nausea. If you have these signs, heater may not be
working properly. Get fresh air at once! Have heater serviced.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning often cannot be
recognized before losing consciousness.
Propane (LP Gas) is a flammable gas that can cause fires and
explosions. In its natural state, propane is odorless and colorless.
You may not know all of the following safety precautions that can
protect both you and your family from an accident. Read them
carefully now, then review them point by point with the members
of your household. Someday, when there may not be a minute to
lose, everyone’s safety will depend on knowing exactly what to do.
If, after reading the following information, you feel you still need
more information, please contact your gas supplier.
LP Gas Warning Odor
If a gas leak happens, you should be able to smell the gas
because of the odorant put in the LP Gas. That’s your signal to go
into immediate action!
• Do not operate electric switches, light matches, or use your
phone. Don’t do anything that could ignite the gas.
• Get everyone out of the building, vehicle, trailer or area
IMMEDIATELY.
• Close all gas tank or cylinder-supply valves.
• LP Gas is heavier than air and may settle in low areas such as
basements. If you have reason to suspect a gas leak, keep out
of basements and other low areas. Stay out until firefighters
declare them to be safe.
• Use your neighbor’s phone or a cell phone to call a trained LP
Gas service person and the fire department. Even though you
may not continue to smell gas, do not turn on the gas again.
Do not re-enter the building, vehicle, trailer or area.
• Finally, let the service man and firefighters check for escaped
gas. Have them air out the area before you return. Properly
trained LP Gas service people should repair the leak, then
check and relight the gas appliance for you.
No Odor Detected - Odor Fade
Sometimes, for environmental or health reasons, not everyone
can smell the chemical odor put into gas. You must find out if you
can smell the odorant in propane. Smoking can decrease your
ability to smell. Also, being around an odor for a period of time
can affect your sensitivity or ability to detect that odor. Sometimes
other odors in the area mask the gas odor. People may not smell
the gas odor if their minds are on something else. Thinking about
smelling a gas odor can make it easier to detect.
The odorant in LP Gas is colorless, and it can fade under some
circumstances. For example, if there is an underground leak, the
movement of the gas through soil can filter the smell. Odorants in
LP Gas are also subject to oxidation. This fading can occur if there
is rust inside the storage tank or in iron gas pipes.
The odorant in escaped gas can absorb onto or into walls,
masonry, and other materials and fabrics in a room. This will take
some of the odorant out of the gas, reducing its odor intensity.
LP Gas may stratify in a closed area, and the odor intensity could
vary at different levels. Since it is heavier than air, there may be
more odor at lower levels. Always be sensitive to the slightest gas
odor. If you detect any smell, treat it as a serious leak. Immediately
go into action as instructed earlier.
KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USE OF LP GAS
