Legacy Stoves VF2500, Installation And Operator'S Manual

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Safety Considerations
With the exception of start up or increasing heat
from a low 6re, or removing ashes, the bo1om door
should be kept closed. Never install a Legacy Stoves
furnace to a chimney with a history of down drafts.
KEEP CHILDREN AWAY – MAY CAUSE SERIOUS
BURNS.
CAUTION: ALL SURFACES OF FURNACE ARE
HOT. DO NOT TOUCH. KEEP CHILDREN AWAY.
SERIOUS BURNS WILL RESULT IF TOUCHED.
THIS IS A HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCE.
FUEL/FIRING WARNINGS -
DANGER! FIRE HAZARD! DO NOT USE
CHEMICALS OR FLU IDS TO START OR
“FRESHEN UP” A FIRE. SEVERE BODY BURNS OR
A FIRE IN YOUR HOME COULD RESULT. DO NOT
BURN GARBAGE, GASOLINE, THINNERS, DRAIN
OR ENGINE OIL, KEROSENE, OR FUEL OIL, ETC.
AN EXPLOSION, A HOUSE FIRE OR PERSONAL
INJURY COULD RESULT. KEEP ALL SUCH
LIQUIDS WELL AWAY FROM THE FURNACE
WHILE IN USE.
CAUTION! NEVER USE GASOLINE,
GASOLINE-TYPE LANTERN FUEL,
KEROSENE, CHARCOAL LIGHTER FLUID,
OR SIMILAR LIQUIDS TO START OR
“FRESHEN UP” A FIRE IN THIS HEATER.
KEEP ALL SUCH LIQUIDS WELL AWAY
FROM THE HEATER WHILE IT IS IN USE.
WARNING: DO NOT INSTALL A FLUE
DAMPER IN THE EXHAUST VENTING
SYSTEM OF THIS APPLIANCE. DO NOT
CONNECT THIS UNIT TO A CHIMNEY FLUE
SERVING ANOTHER APPLIANCE.
CAUTION! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS
MANUAL, OR USING MAKESHIFT
COMPROMISES DURING INSTALLATION
MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE,
PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH!
DO NOT USE CHEMICALS OR FLUIDS TO
START A FIRE!
DO NOT BURN GARBAGE OR
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS SUCH AS GASOLINE,
NAPTHA, OR ENGINE OIL!
HOT WHILE IN OPERATION. KEEP
CHILDREN, CLOTHING AND FURNITURE
AWAY. CONTACT MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS.
WHEN INSTALLING IN A TIGHTLY
CONSTRUCTED HOME, A SOURCE OF
FRESH AIR TO THE ROOM MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR PROPER OPERATION OF
THIS APPLIANCE.
APPLIANCE PLACEMENT: THE VF2500 MUST
BE INSTALLED ON A NON-COMBUSTIBLE
FLOOR. THE NON-COMBUSTIBLE FLOOR MUST
ALSO EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 18” IN FRONT OF
THE FIREBOX DOOR, AND 8” TO THE SIDES.
MAINTAIN A MINIMUM OF 18” OF CLEARANCE
TO COMBUSTIBLE WALLS, 24” TO THE CEILING
AND KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS A
MINIMUM OF 36” AWAY FROM IN FRONT OF
THE APPLIANCE.
THIS UNIT MUST BE CONNECTED TO A
CHIMNEY CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A -.06
MINIMUM DRAFT.
WARNING: IF THE CHIMNEY HAS NO DRAFT,
COAL GASES MAY ESCAPE FROM THE UNIT
AND STOVE PIPE. THESE GASES ARE TOXIC
AND CAN BE FATAL. IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT A CO DETECTOR BE INSTALLED TO
WARN OF THIS CONDITION.
NEVER SLEEP IN THE SAME ROOM WITH
ANY COAL BURNING HEATER!
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