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SAFETY INFORMATION
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1. This appliance is only for use with the type
of gas indicated on the rating plate. This ap-
pliance is not convertible for use with other
gases.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) in-
side any structure. Locate propane/LP supply
tank(s) outdoors.
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
neighborʼs phone. Follow the gas supplierʼs
instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call
the fire department
4. This fireplace shall not be installed in a bed-
room or bathroom.
5. Do not use this fireplace as a wood-burning
fireplace. Use only the logs provided with
the fireplace.
6. 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.
7. This fireplace is designed to be smokeless.
If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off fire-
place and call a qualified service person.
Note:
During initial operation, slight smoking
could occur due to log curing and fireplace
burning manufacturing residues.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the
instructions in
Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 27.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn fireplace off.
If heated, the vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
10. This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to run
properly. This fireplace has an Oxygen Deple-
tion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The
ODS shuts down the fireplace if not enough
fresh air is available. See
Air for Combustion
and Ventilation,
page 6. If fireplace keeps
shutting off, see
Troubleshooting,
page 29.
11. Do not run fireplace
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used
or stored.
• under dusty conditions.
12. Do not use this fireplace to cook food or burn
paper or other objects.
13. Never place any objects in the fireplace or
on logs.
14. Do not use fireplace if any part has been under
water. Immediately call a qualified service
technician to inspect the room fireplace and to
replace any part of the control system and any
gas control which has been under water.
15. Turn off and unplug fireplace and let cool
before servicing. Only a qualified service
person should service and repair fireplace.
16. Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500
feet could cause pilot outage.
17. Do not operate fireplace if log is broken. Do
not operate fireplace if log is chipped (dime-
sized or larger).
18. To prevent performance problems, do not use
propane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lbs.
capacity.
19. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.