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VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS PEDESTAL STOVE
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DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
SAFETY
INFORMATION
WARNING ICON
G 001
WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, oper-
ate, or service this heater. Im-
proper use of this heater can cause
serious injury or death from burns,
fire, explosion, electrical shock,
and carbon monoxide poisoning.
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.
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 fire department
3.
This heater shall not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Early signs of
carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu,
with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you
have these signs, the heater may not be work-
ing properly. Get fresh air at once! Have
heater serviced. Some people are more af-
fected by carbon monoxide than others. These
include pregnant women, people with heart or
lung disease or anemia, those under the influ-
ence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.
Natural Gas:
Natural gas is 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 heater.
4.
Do not use this heater as a wood-burn-
ing heater. Use only the logs provided
with the heater.
5.
Do not add extra logs or ornaments
such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock
wool. Using these added items can
cause sooting. Do not add lava rock
around base. Rock and debris could fall
into the control area of heater.
6.
To prevent the creation of soot, follow
the instructions in Cleaning and Main-
tenance, page 15.
7.
Before using furniture polish, wax, car-
pet cleaners, or similar products, turn
heater off. If heated, the vapors from
these products may create a white pow-
der residue within burner box or on
adjacent walls or furniture.
8.
This heater needs fresh, outside air ven-
tilation to run properly. This heater has
an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)
safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts
down the heater if not enough fresh air
is available. See Air for Combustion
and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6. If
heater keeps shutting off, see Trouble-
shooting, pages 16 through 18.
9.
Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
10. Do not use this stove to cook food or
burn paper or other objects.
11. Do not use heater if any part has been
exposed to or under water. Immediately
call a qualified service technician to in-
spect the room heater and to replace any
part of the control system and any gas
control which has been under water.
12. Do not operate heater if any log is bro-
ken. Do not operate heater if a log is
chipped (dime-sized or larger).
13. Turn heater off and let cool before ser-
vicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair heater.
14. Operating heater above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
15. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
WARNING: Any change to this
fireplace or its controls can be
dangerous.
WARNING: Do not allow fans
to blow directly into the heater.
Avoid any drafts that alter burner
flame patterns. Ceiling fans can
create drafts that alter burner
flame patterns. Altered burner
patterns can cause sooting.
WARNING: Do not use a
blower insert, heat exchanger
insert, or other accessory not ap-
proved for use with this heater.
Due to high temperatures, the
appliance should be located out
of traffic and away from furniture
and draperies.
Do not place clothing or other
flammable material on or near
the appliance. Never place any
objects in the fireplace.
Heater becomes very hot when
running fireplace. Keep children
and adults away from hot surfaces
to avoid burns or clothing ignition.
Fireplace will remain hot for a time
after shutdown. Allow surfaces to
cool before touching.
Carefully supervise young chil-
dren when they are in the room
with fireplace.
Keep the appliance area clear and
free from combustible materials,
gasoline, and other flammable va-
pors and liquids.
You must operate this heater with
the heater screen in place. Make
sure heater screen is in place
before running heater.
