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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.
This fireplace shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.
3.
Do not use this fireplace as a wood-burning fireplace. Use only
the logs provided with the fireplace.
4.
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
5.
Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, ver-
miculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can cause soot-
ing. 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 smokeless. If logs ever appear
to smoke, turn off fireplace and call a qualified service person.
Note:
During initial operation, slight smoking could occur due
to log curing and fireplace burning manufacturing residues.
7.
To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Clean-
ing and Maintenance, page 18.
8.
Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner, or similar
products, turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these prod-
ucts may create a white powder residue within burner box or
on adjacent walls or furniture.
9.
This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation 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 Combustion and Ventilation,
pages 4 through 6. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see Trouble-
shooting, pages 19 through 21.
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 exposed to or under
water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to in-
spect the fireplace and to replace any part of the control sys-
tem and any gas control which has been under water.
13. Do not operate fireplace if any log is broken. Do not operate
fireplace if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
14. Turn fireplace off and let cool before servicing. Only a quali-
fied service person should service and repair fireplace.
15. Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause
pilot outage.
16. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Continued
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Figure 1 - Log Base Assembly, Split Oak Set
Figure 2 - Fireplace
Base
Assembly
Crossover Log
Middle Log
Front Log
Front
Burner
Rear
Log
Rear
Burner
Top Louver
Assembly
Fireplace
Hood
Bottom
Louver
Assembly
Screen
Assembly
Top Outer
Casing
Firebox
Support
Optional
Blower
Assembly
(Not
Included)
LOCAL CODES
Install and use fireplace with care. Follow all local codes. In the
absence of local codes, use the latest edition of The National Fuel
Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
SAFETY INFORMATION
PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
LOCAL CODES