SAFETY
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WARNING: Any change to this heater or its con-
trols can be dangerous.
DANGER: Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead
to death!
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Early signs of carbon
monoxide poisoning resemble the fl u, with headaches,
dizziness or nausea. If you have these signs, the heater
may not be working properly.
Get fresh air at once!
Have
heater serviced. Some people are more affected by carbon
monoxide than others. These include pregnant women,
people with heart or lung disease or anemia, those under
the infl uence of alcohol and those at high altitudes.
Natural and Propane/LP Gas:
Natural and propane/LP
gases are odorless. An odor-making agent is added to
the gas. The odor helps you detect a gas leak. However,
the odor added to the gas can fade. Gas may be present
even though no odor exists.
Make certain you read and understand all warnings.
Keep this manual for reference. It is your guide to safe
and proper operation of this appliance.
Heater base assembly becomes very hot when run-
ning heater. Keep children and adults away from hot
surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Heater
will remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow
surface to cool before touching.
Carefully supervise young children when they are
in the room with heater. When using the hand-held
remote accessory, keep selector switch in the OFF
position to prevent children from turning on burners
with remote.
You must operate this appliance with the fi replace
screen and hood in place. Make sure fi replace screen
and hood are in place before running appliance. The
fi replace screen shall have openings for introduction
of combustion air.
Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be
located out of traffi c and away from furniture and
draperies.
Do not place clothing or other fl ammable material
on or near the appliance. Never place any objects
on the appliance.
Keep the appliance area clear and free from com-
bustible materials, gasoline and other fl ammable
vapors and liquids.
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1. This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the
rating plate. This appliance is not convertible for use with other
gases.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) inside any structure.
Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units
only).
3. If you smell gas
• shut off gas supply
• do not try to light any appliance
• do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your
building
• immediately call your gas supplier from a neighbor’s phone.
Follow the gas supplier’s instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fi re department
4. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom, un-
less installed as a vented appliance. See
Installing Damper Clamp
Accessory for Vented Operation
,
page 10
. This gas log set may
not be installed as a vented appliance in a bedroom or bathroom
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
5. Before installing in a solid fuel-burning fi replace, the chimney fl ue
and fi rebox must be cleaned of soot, creosote, ashes and loose
paint by a qualifi ed chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite if highly
heated. A dirty chimney fl ue may create and distribute soot within
the house. Inspect chimney fl ue for damage. If damaged, repair
fl ue and fi rebox before operating heater.
6. Do not burn solid-fuel in a fi replace in which a vent-free room
heater is installed.
7. If fi replace has glass doors, never operate this heater with glass
doors closed. Any glass doors shall be fully opened when the
appliance is in operation. If you operate heater with doors closed,
heat buildup inside fi replace will cause glass to burst. Make sure
there are no obstructions across openings of fi replace.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in
Cleaning
and Maintenance
,
page 22
.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner or similar products,
turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these products may create
a white powder residue within burner box or on adjacent walls and
furniture.
10. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly.
This heater has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system. The ODS shuts down the heater if enough fresh air is
not available. See
Air for Combustion and Ventilation
,
page 5
. If
heater keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting
,
page 24
.
11. Do not run heater
• where fl ammable liquids or vapors are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this heater to cook food or burn paper or other objects.
