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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.
2. Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) inside any
structure. Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors
(propane/LP units only).
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 neigh-
bor’s
phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire
department
4. This appliance shall not be installed in a bedroom or
bathroom.
5. Do not use this appliance as a wood-burning
fireplace.
Use only the logs provided with the appliance.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones,
vermiculite or rock wool. Using these added items can
cause sooting and poor combustion. Do not add lava
rock around base. Rock and debris could fall into the
control area of heater.
7. This appliance is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever
appear to smoke, turn off appliance and call a quali
fie
d
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 section.
Keep the appliance area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline and other
flamma
ble vapors and liquids.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner, 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 appliance needs fresh air ventilation to run prop-
erly. This appliance has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing
(ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the
fireplace
if not enough fresh air is available. See Air
for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6.
If appliance keeps shutting off, see Troubleshooting,
pages 17 through 20.
11. Do not run appliance:
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or
stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this appliance to cook food or burn paper
or other objects.
13. Never place any objects in the heater or on logs.
14. Do not use appliance if any part has been exposed to
or under water. Immediately call a
qualified
service
technician to inspect the appliance and to replace any
part of the control system and any gas control which
has been under water.
15. Turn appliance off and let cool before servicing. Only
a
qualified
service person should service and repair
appliance.
16. Operating appliance above elevations of 4,500 feet
could cause pilot outage.
17. To prevent performance problems, do not use propane/
LP fuel tanks of less than 100 lbs. capacity.
18. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
LOCAL CODES
Install and use appliance with care. Follow all local codes.
In the absence of local codes, use the latest edition of The
National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54*.
*Available from:
American National Standards Institute, Inc.
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
National Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02269
State of Massachusetts:
The installation must
be made by a licensed plumber or gas
fitter
in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Sellers of unvented propane or natural
gas-fi
red
supplemental room heaters shall provide to each
purchaser a copy of 527 CMR 30 upon sale of
the unit.
Vent-free gas products are prohibited for bedroom
and bathroom installation in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Keep the appliance area clear and free from
combustible materials, gasoline, and other
flammable vapors and liquids.
You must operate this heater with the
fire
-
place screen in place
.
Make sure
fireplace
screen is closed before running appli-
ance
.
