Comfort Home Products SeasonsComfort ECH400 User manual

INTENDEDUSE
ThisproductisintendedONLYforindoorhouseholdorofficeuse.
ItisNOTintendedforindustrialorcommercialuse. Donotuseoutdoors.
IMPORTANTINSTRUCTIONS
PLEASEREADANDSAVETHESEIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Whenusingelectricalappliances,basicprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowedtoreducethe
riskoffire,electricshock,andinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:
1. Readallinstructionsbeforeusingthisheater.
2.Thisheaterishotwheninuse.Toavoidburns,donotletbareskintouchhotsurfaces.If
provided,usehandleswhenmovingthisheater.Keepcombustiblematerials,suchas
furniture,pillows,bedding,papers,clothes,andcurtainsatleast3feet(0.9m)fromthe
heater.
3.Extremecautionisn e c e s s ar y whenanyheaterisusedbyorne ar children,petsor
invalids
andwheneverth eheaterisleftoperatingandunattended.
4.Useyourheateronlyindryenvironments.Thisheaterisnotintendedforusein
bathrooms,laundryareasandsimilarindoorlocations.Neverlocateheate rwhereit
mayfallintobathtuborotherwater
container.Donotuseyourheateroutdoors.Donot
usenearsinks,swimmingpools,orotherdampareassuchasfloodedbasements,
garages,etc.oranyplacewheretheheatercouldcomeincontactwithwater.
5. A he ate r hashotandar ci ng orsparkingp arts inside.Donotuseitinthea re a s where
gasoline,paint,orf la m m a b le liquidsa r eusedorstored.
6.Todisconnectheater,firstturncontrolstooff,thenremoveplugfromoutlet.
7.Alwaysunplugh e at er byremovingtheplugendfromtheoutletwhennotinuse.
Neverunplugbypullingonthecordasthiscandamagethepowercord.
8.Donotoperateanyheaterwithadamagedcordorplugoraftertheheater
malfunctions,hasbeendroppedord a ma ge d ina nymann er.Returnh e a t e r  t o
authorizedservicefacilityforexamination,electricalormechanicaladjustment,
orrepair.
9. Avoidtheuseofanextensioncordbecausetheextensioncordmayoverheatandc au se
a riskof fire. However, ifyou have to use an extensioncord, thecord shall
be No. 14
AWGminimumsizeandratednotlessthan1875watts.Whenusinganextensioncord,you
mustfullyinserttheplugintotheextensioncord.Donotusetheextensioncordiftheplug
cannotbeproperlyconnected.
10.Donotrunco rd undercarpeting.Donotcovercord withthrowrugs,runners,orsimilar
coverings.Arrangecord awayfromtrafficareaandwhereitwillnotbetrippedover.
11.Itisnormalfortheplugtofeelwarmtothetouch;however,aloosefitbetweenthe
AC
outlet (r e c ep t a cl e) andplug may c a u se overheatingand distortion oftheplug. Co n tac t
aqualifiede l e c tr ic ia n tor e p la c e looseorwornoutlet.
12. Donotinsertorallow f o r e ig n o b je c t s toenteranyventilationorexhaustopening asthis
mayc a u s e anelectricsh oc korfire,orda m ag e theheater.
13.To prevent apossible fire,donotblock airintakes orexhaust inanymanner.Do not
useonsoftsurfaces,likeabed,whereopeningsmaybecomeblocked.
14. Donotoperateheaterwithanysafetyguardsremoved.
15. Usethish ea t er onlyasde scr ibe d inthis manual. Anyotherusenotrecommended
bythe
manufacturermayc a usefire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons.
16.Thisheaterdraws12.5 ampsduringoperation.Topreventoverloadingacircuit,do
not
plugthehe ate rintoacircuitthata l r e a d y hasothera pp l ian c e s working.
17.Theoutputofthish e ate r mayv a r y anditstemperaturemayb ec o me intenseenoughto
burnexposedskin.Useofthisheaterisnotre co m me nd ed forpersons
with
reducedsensitivitytoheatoraninabilitytoreacttoavoidburns.
“SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS”
PLEASEREADBEFOREOPERATING
PREOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
1. Carefullyremoveyourheaterfrombox.(PleaseSAVEtheBoxforoff
seasonstorage).
2. MakesuretheheaterisswitchedOFFbeforepluggingtheheaterintothe
outlet.Connecttoproperlygroundedoutletsonly.Note:Thepowercord
hasapolarizedplug(withonebladewiderthantheother)thatwillonlyfit
inapolarizedoutletoneway.Ifitdoesnotinserteasilytryreversingthe
plug.Ifitstilldoesnotfitcontactyourelectriciantoreplaceyouroutlet.DO
NOTdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedplug.
3. Placeheateronlyonafirmlevelsurface,freefromobstructionsandat
least3ft.awayfromanywallorotherobjectssuchascurtains,plants,etc.
4. Avoidoverloadingyourcircuitbynotusingotherhighwattageappliances
inthesameoutlet.
HOWTOUSEYOURHEATER
1. Completelyuncoilthecordandplugheaterdirectlyintoa110~120Volt
groundedACwalloutlet.Besuretheplugfitstightly.Aloosefitwillcause
overheatinganddamagetheplug.Plugandcordmayfeelwarmduring
normalusage.Avoidextensioncords.(See#9above)
2. ChooseyourPowerSetting:
High,Low,FanorOFF.UsetheHIGHsettingtowarmtheroomquickly.
Afteryourcomfortlevelhasbeenachievedyoumaywanttoswitchtothe
LOWsettingtoconserveelectricity.
3. Thermostat:Turntohighestsetting(clockwise)untildesiredroom
temperatureisreached.Slowlyrotatetheknobcounterclockwise
untiltheheatercyclesOFF.AtthisSETPOINTtheheaterwill
cycleONandOFFtomaintainthiscomfortlevel.
FANONLYOPERATION
1. SimplyturnthecontrolknobtotheFANsettingtoenjoythegentlebreeze.
CAUTION
Usethisheateronlyasdescribedinthismanual.Anyotherusenot
recommendedbythemanufacturermaycauseFIRE,ELECTRICSHOCK
orinjurytopersons.

IMPORTANTSAFETYFEATURES
· ThesafetypilotlightmarkedPOWERisilluminatedwhenthecontrolis
turnedtoFAN,HIGHorLOW.
· ThisheaterisequippedwithanAUTOMATICOVERHEATSAFETY
DEVICEthatwillturntheheaterOFFshouldtheinternaltemperatureof
theheaterexceednormallevels.Toresetthisdevicesimplyunplugthe
heaterfor30minutes,clearanyobstructions,settheheateronalevel
surface,thenfollowtheoperatinginstructionsfoundinthismanual.
· Thisheaterisequippedwithasafetytipoverswitchwhichautomatically
shutsofftheheaterelementiftheheaterisnotintheuprightposition.The
heaterwillresumebacktonormalwhenitisreturnedtotheupright
position.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Ifyourheaterfailstooperate,pleasedothefollowing:
· Reviewtheseinstructionstoinsureyouunderstandthebasicoperations
andfeaturesofyourheater.(Example:OverheatProtection)
· Checkyourcircuitbreakerorfuseforproperoperation.
· Checkforobstructions.Unplugtheheaterfor30minutes,clearany
obstructionsandrestarttheheater.
CLEANINGANDSTORAGE
Dust,dirt,petfur,etccandiminishyourheatersperformanceandcanleadto
unwantedodors.Forbestperformancecleanyourheaterfrequently,atleast
onceperseason.ALWAYSTURNOFFANDUNPLUGTHEHEATER
BEFORECLEANING.
· TurnHeaterOFF,unplugitandwaitfortheheatertobecomecool.
· Useadryclothtocleanonlyexternalsurfacesoftheheater.
· Avacuumwithsoftbrushmayusedtocleanlouveredareas.
· Wrapandtiethecordtoprotectitfromdamage.
· Repacktheheaterinitsoriginalcartonandstoreitindryplace.
NEVERattempttoopenorservicetheheateryourself.Doingsomaycause
damageorpersonalinjury.(SeeWarrantyCardformoreinformation)
SPECIFICATIONS
ModelNO. ECH400 (Allspecifications+/  10%tolerance)
Voltage 120V
Frequency 60Hz
OutputPower(Watts) 1500Wmaximum
ElectricCurrent(Amps) 12.5A
BTU’sper/Hour
5200maximum
FANFORCEDAIRHEATER
MODELECH400
FEATURES:
§ Element–PTCCeramic
§ Controls
o 4PositionRotaryHI–LO–FanOnly–Off
o ThermostatControl
§Safety–PowerIndicatorLight
§TipOverSwitch
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