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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 fire department
4. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom
or bathroom.
5. Do not use this stove as a wood burning fire-
place. Use only model SVYD18PRA/NRA se-
ries vent-free gas log heater for VCIS(*),
PVCIS(*), and VH(*)A series cast iron stove
models.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as
pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using
these added items can cause sooting.
7. This log heater is designed to be smokeless.
If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off heater
and call a qualified service person.
Note:
Dur-
ing initial operation, slight smoking could oc-
cur due to log curing and heater burning manu-
facturing residues.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the
instructions in
Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 18.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaners, 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 or furniture.
10. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventila-
tion to run properly. This heater has an Oxy-
gen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not
enough fresh air is available. See
Air for Com-
bustion and Ventilation,
page 5. If heater keeps
shutting off, see
Troubleshooting,
page 19.
11. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used
or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this stove to cook food or burn
paper or other objects.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Continued
13. Do not use heater if any part has been exposed
to or under water. Immediately call a quali-
fied service technician to inspect the room
heater and to replace any part of the control
system and any gas control which has been
under water.
14. Do not operate heater if any log is broken. Do
not operate heater if a log is chipped (dime-
sized or larger).
15. Turn heater off and let cool before servicing.
Only a qualified service person should ser-
vice and repair heater.
16. Operating heater above elevations of 4,500
feet could cause pilot outage.
17. To prevent performance problems, the use of
a propane/LP tank of less than 100 lb. capac-
ity (propane/LP units only).
18. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
PRODUCT
IDENTIFICATION
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Figure 1 - Typical Stove Cabinet Model with
Gas Log Heater (Shown is Oxford™ Model
with Model SVYD18PRA/NRA Heater)
Stove
Body
Stove Door
(Shown in the
open position)
Piezo
Ignitor
Control
Knob
One Piece
Log Set Inside
Stove Cavity
Gas Log Heater
Base Assembly
Flame
Adjustment
Knob
Optional
Remote
Selector
Switch
