PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Approved Fireplace Listings (Vent
Free Only)
This appliance operates as an unvented room heater
certified under
ANSI Z.21.11.2b-1998
when fitted to a
masonry or factory built fireplace with the flue damper open
or closed. It may also be installed in approved vent free
fireplaces.
WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls
can be dangerous.
Solid-fuels shall not be burned in a fireplace where an
unvented room heater is installed.
WARNING:
THIS APPLIANCE IS FOR INSTALLA-
-TION ONLY IN A SOLID-FUEL BURNING
FIREPLACE OR APPROVED VENTLESS FIREBOX
ENCLOSURE.
Fireplace Location
IMPORTANT:
If installing in an approved vent free
firebox, refer to their instruction guide for proper
installation.
WARNING:
DO NOT INSTALL THIS APPLIANCE
IN ANY AREA WHERE GASOLINE OR ANY
COMBUSTIBLE OR EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WILL
BE USED OR STORED.
THE FLAME IN THIS
APPLIANCE IS NOT ISOLATED FROM THE AIR
SPACE IT HEATS AND IT WILL IGNITE
FLAMMABLE VAPORS, DUST PARTICLES OR
OTHER COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS THAT COME
IN CONTACT WITH IT WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN
EXPLOSION OR FIRE.
To determine the safest and most efficient
location for your Vent Free Fireplace, you
must take into consideration the following
guidelines:
1. The location must allow for proper clearances for accessibility of
servicing and proper operation (see section on Fireplace Clearances -
page 4).
2. Consider a location where heat output would not be affected by
drafts, air conditioning ducts, windows or doors.
3. Inspect area surrounding the location chosen for the fireplace for
possible air drafts that may effect the flames and possibly cause
sooting. Air drafts may be caused by a ceiling fan near the fireplace, a
hot furnace register, or an open door.
WARNING:
DO NOT ALLOW FANS TO BLOW
DIRECTLY INTO THE FIREPLACE. AVOID ANY
DRAFTS THAT ALTER BURNER FLAME
PATTERNS.
4. Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out of
traffic and away from furniture and draperies. Young children should
be carefully supervised when they are in the same room with the
appliance.
5. Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of high surface
temperatures and should stay away to avoid burns or clothing ignition.
6. Install in an area providing adequate combustion and ventilation air
(see section on adequate combustion and ventilation air requirements -
page 2).
7. Do not install in a building that is of unusually tight construction.
Unusually tight construction is defined as construction where:
a. Walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a
continuous water vapor retarder with a rating of 1 perm or less with
openings gasketed or sealed, and
b. Weather striping has been added on openable windows and doors,
and
c. Caulking or sealants are applied to areas such as joints around
window and door frames, between sole plates and floors, between
wall-ceiling joints, betweeen wall panels, at penetrations for plumbing,
electrical, and gas lines, and at other openings.
8. Do not install this heater in bedrooms, bathrooms, or recreational
vehicles.
9. This appliance may be installed in an aftermarket* manufactured
(mobile) home, where not prohibited by state or local codes.
*Aftermarket: Completion of sale, not for purpose of resale, from the
manufacturer.
10. Maintain adequate clearances around air openings.
11. Young children should be carefully supervised when they are in
the same room as the appliance.
12. Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible materials,
gasoline, and other flamable vapors and liquids.
WARNING:
DO NOT ALLOW CLOTHING OR
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS ON OR NEAR THE
FIREPLACE.
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