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SAFETY
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1. WARNING: 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. To prevent performance problems, the use of a propane/LP
tank of less than 100 lbs. capacity is not recommended (pro-
pane/LP units only).
4. 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 depart-
ment
5. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom
unless installed as a vented appliance (see Installing Damper
Clamp Accessory for Vented Operation,
Page 11
).
6. WARNING: Before installing in a solid fuel-burning fire-
place, the chimney flue and firebox must be cleaned of soot,
creosote, ashes and loose paint by a qualified chimney
cleaner. Creosote will ignite if highly heated. A dirty chim-
ney flue may create and distribute soot within the house.
Inspect chimney flue for damage. If damaged, repair flue
and firebox before operating appliance.
7. Do not burn solid-fuel in a fireplace in which a vent-free appli-
ance is installed.
8. If appliance has glass doors, never operate this appliance with
glass doors closed. Any glass doors shall be fully opened
when the appliance is in operation. If you operate appliance
with doors closed, heat buildup inside fireplace will cause
glass to burst. Make sure there are no obstructions across
openings of fireplace.
9. This log heater is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear
to smoke, turn off heater and call a qualified service person.
NOTE:
During initial operation, slight smoking could occur due
to log curing and heater burning manufacturing residues.
10. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in
Cleaning and Maintenance,
Page 19
.
11. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner or similar
products, turn appliance off. If heated, the vapors from these
products may create a white powder residue within burner box
or on adjacent walls and furniture.
12. This appliance needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run prop-
erly. This appliance has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS)
safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the appliance if
enough fresh air is not available. See Air for Combustion and
Ventilation,
Page 6
. If appliance keeps shutting off, see Trou-
bleshooting,
Page 21
.
13. Do not run appliance
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
14. Do not use this appliance to cook food or burn paper or other
objects.
15. Do not use this room heater if any part has been under water.
Immediately call a qualified 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.
16. Do not operate appliance if any log is broken. Do not operate
appliance if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
17. Turn heater off and let cool before servicing, installing, or re-
pairing. Make sure the selector switch is in the OFF position.
Only a qualified service person should install, service, or repair
heater.
18. This heater must not be connected to any external electrical
source.
19. Operating appliance above elevations of 4,500 feet may cause
pilot outage.
20. Provide adequate clearances around air openings.
21. Solid fuels shall not be burned in a fireplace in which an un-
vented room heater is installed.
22. Follow the clearance requirements within this manual to as-
sure adequate clearances for accessibility for purposes of ser-
vicing and proper operation.
23. Installation and the provisions for combustion and ventila-
tion air must conform with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1/NFPA 54.
24. When installing as a vented appliance in a manufactured home
or mobile home, the installation must conform with the Manu-
factured Home Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24
CFR, Part 3280, or when applicable, with Manufacture Home
Installations Standard, ANSI/NCBCS A225.1/NFPZ 501A.