IMPORTANT! GENERAL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS. READ AND
UNDERSTAND THESE SAFETY
RULES BEFORE YOUR FIRST FIRE.
WARNING
To avoid the risk of damaging
fireplace materials and increas-
ing the risk of fire, do not use the
fireplace to cook or warm food.
IMPORTANT
When burning wood, use SOLID
NATURAL DRY WELL-SEASONED
WOOD ONLY. Hardwoods are
recommended (soft woods tend
to burn very quickly).
• DO NOT burn treated wood,
charcoal, coal, trash, cardboard,
driftwood, woods dipped in tar,
Christmas tree greens, pitch,
pine tar, creosote, chemical
chimney cleaners, flame colo-
rants, polystyrene packaging,
wood products with synthetic
binders (i.e. plywood). Ply-
wood, lumber and other misc.
materials can produce abnor-
mally high temperatures, sput-
tering and smoking fires and may
contain hazardous chemicals to
treat insects and fungus.
• Burning unapproved fuels can
produce excessive tempera-
tures, beyond the design capa-
bilities of the fireplace and may
produce excess sparks or may
contain hazardous chemicals.
Burning unapproved fuels can
result in a chimney fire, a house
fire, personal injury, death or
loss of property.
WARNING
Never leave children unattended
when there is a fire burning in
the fireplace.
WARNING
NEVER use gasoline, gasoline-
type lantern fuel, kerosene,
charcoal lighter fluid, naphtha,
engine oil or similar liquids to
start or “freshen up” a fire in this
fireplace. Keep any flammable
liquids a safe distance from the
fireplace at all times.
WARNING
The fireplace must be operated
with the door fully opened or fully
closed. If the door is left partly
open, smoke may be drawn into
the room. Use optional firescreen
when doors are fully opened.
WARNING
Use care when selecting window
treatments for windows located
near the fireplace. Avoid using
combustible flowing window
treatments such as curtains
on nearby windows that are of
sufficient length to be blown in
front of an open flame when the
window is opened.
Keep any combustible furniture,
materials or decorative pillows
at least 48" (1219 mm) from the
front fireplace opening.
WARNING
Never modify or alter your fireplace
system in any way. To do so may
create a potential fire hazard and
void the Limited Warranty.
WARNING
Never leave your fireplace unat-
tended while it is burning.
WARNING
Always ensure that the air inlet to
the fireplace is free from debris
and any other obstructions that
can block the entrance of air.
WARNING
Neither the manufacturer nor the
seller warrants “smoke free”
operation nor are we responsible
for inadequate system draft
caused by mechanical systems,
general construction conditions,
inadequate chimney heights,
adverse wind conditions and/or
unusual environmental factors or
conditions beyond our control.
WARNING
This fireplace has NOT been
tested with an unvented or vented
gas log set. To reduce risk of fire
or injury, do not install a gas log
set into this fireplace.
IMPORTANT
WHEN INSTALLED IN A MOBILE
OR MANUFACTURED HOME:
• Mobile or manufactured home
installations must be installed in
accordance with the requirements
of the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)
“Mobile Home Construction
and Safety standards” for US or
Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation (CMHC) for Canada.
• The fireplace must be fastened to
the floor by unfolding and screwing
the small tabs on both sides at the
bottom of the fireplace.
• It is necessary to have access
openings, for inspection purpose
only, into built-in enclosures
surrounding the fireplace instal-
lation. Such openings to require
a household tool for access.
• The vapor barrier of the mobile
home shall be as close as possible
of the location where the chimney
assembly penetrates the ceiling
and roof structure with no interfer-
ence to the required clearance to
combustible material.
• When the mobile or manufac-
tured home has a flat roof, the Attic
Radiation Shield must be installed
from below going through the roof
(See figures 19b & 19d).
• Warning: Do not install in a
sleeping room
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