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COMPACT CLASSIC HEARTH FIREPLACE
VMH26TNB
®
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoning may lead to death!
SAFETY
INFORMATION
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning:
Early signs of
carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu,
with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you
have these signs, the fireplace may not be
working properly. Get fresh air at once! Have
fireplace 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 influ-
ence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.
Natural Gas:
Natural gas is odorless. An odor-
making agent is added to natural gas. The odor
helps you detect a natural gas leak. However,
the odor added to natural gas can fade. Natural
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 fireplace.
WARNING ICON
G 001
WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s
manual carefully and completely
before trying to assemble, operate,
or service this fireplace. Improper
use of this fireplace can cause se-
rious 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 fireplace shall not be installed in
a bedroom or bathroom.
4.
Do not use this fireplace as a wood-
burning fireplace. Use only the logs
provided with the fireplace.
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 fireplace.
6.
This fireplace is designed to be smoke-
less. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn
off fireplace and call a qualified ser-
vice person.
Note:
During initial op-
eration, slight smoking could occur due
to log curing and fireplace burning
manufacturing residues.
7.
To prevent the creation of soot, follow
the instructions in Cleaning and Main-
tenance, page 19.
8.
Before using furniture polish, wax, car-
pet cleaner, 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.
9.
This fireplace needs fresh air ventila-
tion to run properly. This fireplace has
an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)
safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts
down the fireplace if not enough fresh
air is available. See Air for Combus-
tion and Ventilation, pages 5 through
7. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, pages 20 through 22.
10. Do not run fireplace
• where flammable liquids or vapors
are used or stored.
• under dusty conditions.
11. Do not use this fireplace to cook food
or burn paper or other objects.
12. Do not use fireplace if any part has been
under water. Immediately call a quali-
fied service technician to inspect the
room fireplace and to replace any part
of the control system and any gas con-
trol which has been under water.
13. Turn off and unplug fireplace and let
cool before servicing. Only a qualified
service person should service and re-
pair fireplace.
14. Operating fireplace above elevations of
4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
15. Do not operate fireplace if any log is
broken. Do not operate fireplace if a
log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
16. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
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.
Fireplace front and screen be-
comes 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 sur-
faces 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 fireplace
with a fireplace screen in place.
Make sure fireplace screen is in
place before running fireplace.
WARNING: Any change to this
fireplace or its controls can be
dangerous.
WARNING: Do not allow fans
to blow directly into the fireplace.
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 fireplace.
