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SAFETY
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This fireplace is a vented product. This fireplace will not produce
any gas leakage into your home if properly installed. This fireplace
must be properly installed by a qualified service person. If this
unit is not properly installed by a qualified service person, gas
leakage can occur.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide
poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness or nausea.
If you have these signs, the fireplace may not have been installed
properly. Get fresh air at once! Have fireplace inspected and
serviced by a qualified service person. Some people are more af-
fected by carbon monoxide than others. These include pregnant
women, people with heart or lung disease or anemia, those under
the influence of alcohol and those at high altitudes.
Propane/LP and Natural Gas: Both are odorless. An odor-making
agent is added to each of these gases. The odor helps you detect
a gas leak. However, the odor added to these gases can fade. Gas
may be present even though no odor exists.
Make certain you read and understand all warnings. Keep this
manual for reference. It is your guide to safe and proper operation
of this fireplace.
WARNING: Any change to this fireplace or its
controls can be dangerous.
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 unless a certified kit is used.
2. For propane/LP fireplace, do not place propane/LP supply tank(s)
inside any structure. Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors.
To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/LP fuel
tank of less than 100 lb capacity.
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 you gas supplier, call the fire department.
4. Never install the fireplace
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing or other flammable objects
are less than 42" from the front, top or sides of the fireplace
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
5. This fireplace reaches high temperatures. Keep children and
adults away from hot surfaces to avoid burns or clothing igni-
tion. Fireplace will remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow
surfaces to cool before touching.
6. Carefully supervise young children when they are in the room
with fireplace.
7. A hearth extension is not required with this appliance. If one is
installed, it is for aesthetic purposes only and does not have to
meet the standard requirements.
8. Turn fireplace off and let cool before servicing or repairing. Only
a qualified service person should install, service or repair this
fireplace. Have fireplace inspected annually by a qualified service
person.
9. You must keep control compartments, burners and circulating
air passages clean. More frequent cleaning may be needed due
to excessive lint and dust from carpeting, bedding material, etc.
Turn off the gas valve and pilot light before cleaning fireplace.
10. Have venting system inspected annually by a qualified service
person. If needed, have venting system cleaned or repaired. See
Cleaning and Maintenance, Page 20.
11. Keep the area around your fireplace clear of combustible materi-
als, gasoline and other flammable vapor and liquids. Do not run
fireplace where these are used or stored. Do not place items such
as clothing or decorations on or around fireplace.
12. Do not use this fireplace to cook food or burn paper or other
objects.
13. Do not use any solid fuels (wood, coal, paper, cardboard, etc.)
in this fireplace. Use only the gas type indicated on fireplace
nameplate.
14. This appliance, when installed, must be electrically grounded in
accordance with local codes or, in the absence of local codes,
with the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.
15. Do not install fireplace directly on carpeting, vinyl tile or any
combustible material other than wood. The fireplace must set
on a metal or wood panel extending the full width and depth of
the fireplace.
16. Do not use fireplace if any part has been exposed to or under
water. Immediately call a qualified service person to arrange for
replacement of the unit.
17. Do not operate fireplace if any log is broken.
18. Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other acces-
sory not approved for use with this fireplace.
19. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
