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SAFETY
INFORMATION
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WARNING ICON
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WARNINGS
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WARNING:
Any change to this heater 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.
2. Do not place propane supply tank(s) inside any structure. Locate propane supply tank(s)
outdoors.
3. To prevent performance problems, the use of a propane tank of less than 100 lbs.
capacity is not recommended.
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 department
5. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.
6. Never install the heater
• in a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than the
minimum clearances to combustibles (see page 8) from the front, top, or sides of
the heater
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
7. Do not use this stove as a wood burning fireplace. Use only model SVYD18P vent-
free gas log heater.
8. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool.
Using these added items can cause sooting.
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. Do not allow fans to blow directly into the stove. Avoid any drafts that alter burner
flame patterns. Ceiling fans can create drafts that alter burner flame patterns. Altered
burner patterns can cause sooting.
11. Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not approved for
use with this heater.
12. This heater needs fresh, outside air ventilation to run properly. This heater has an oxygen
depletion sensor (ODS) pilot light safety system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not
enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 5 through
8. If heater keeps shutting off, see Troubleshooting, pages 22 through 25.
13. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
14. Do not use this stove to cook food or burn paper or other objects.
15. Never place any objects on the stove.
16. Stove becomes very hot when running heater. Keep children and adults away from
hot surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Heater will remain hot for a time after
shut-down. Allow surface to cool before touching.
17. Carefully supervise young children when they are in the room with heater.
18. Do not use heater if any part has been exposed to or 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.
19. Do not operate heater if any log is broken. Do not operate heater if a log is chipped
(dime-sized or larger).
20. Turn heater off and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person should
service and repair heater.
21. Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
