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IMPORTANT: Readthis
owner smanualcarefullyand
completelybeforetryingto
assemble,operate,orservice
thisheater. Improperuseof
thisheatercancause serious
injuryordeathfromburns,
fire,explosion,electrical
shock,and carbon monoxide
poisoning.
SAFETYINFORMATIONWARNINGS
DANGER: Carbon monoxide
poisoningmaylead todeath!
CarbonMonoxide Poisoning:
Earlysigns ofcarbonmonoxide
poisoning resemblethefluwith
headaches,dizziness,ornausea.
Ifyouhave these signs, the heater
maynotbeworking properly.Get
freshairimmediately!Haveheater
serviced.Somepeoplearemore
affected bycarbon monoxidethan
others.Theseincludepregnant
women,peoplewithheart orlung
diseaseor anemia,those under the
influenceofalcohol, and those
athighaltitudes.
Propane/LPGas: Propane/LPgas
isodorless. Anodor-making agent
isaddedtoPropane/LPgas.The
odor helpsyou detect aPropane/LP
gasleak. However,theodoradded
toPropane/LPgas canfade.Pro-
pane/LPgasmaybepresenteven
though noodorexists.
Make certainyoureadandunder-
stand all warnings. Keepthismanual
for reference.Itisyourguide tosafe
and properoperation of thisheater.
WARNING: Anychangeto
thisfireplaceoritscontrolscan
bedangerous.
Donotplaceclothing orother
flammablematerialonornearthe
appliance.Neverplaceanyobjects
inthe fireplace.
Duetohightemperatures,the
applianceshouldbelocatedoutof
trafficandawayfromfurniture
and draperies.
WARNING:Donotuseaccesso-
ries notapprovedforusewith
thisheater.
Carefullysuperviseyoungchildren
whentheyareintheroomwith
fireplace.
Youmustoperatethisheaterwith
the heaterscreeninplace.Make
sureheaterscreenisinplacebe-
forerunningheater.
Keep theapplianceareaclearand
free fromcombustiblematerials,
gasoline,and otherflammable
vaporsand liquids.
1. Thisappliance isonlyforuse
withthetypeofgasindicated
on therating plate.This
applianceisnotconvertiblefor
use withothergases.
2.DonotplacePropane/LP
supplytank(s)indoors.
3.If yousmellgas
lShut off gassupply.
lDonot trytolightanyappliance.
lDonottouchanyelectricalswitch;
donotuseanyphoneinyour
building.
lImmediatelycallyourgassupplier
fromaneighbor sphone.Follow
thegassupplier sinstructions.
lIf you cannotreachyourgas
supplier,callthe firedepartment.
4. Thisheatershall notbe installed
inabedroomorbathroom.
5.Donotusethisheateras a
wood-burning heater.Useonly
the logsprovidedwiththeheater.
6. Donot add extralogsorornaments
suchaspine cones,vermiculite,or
rock wool.Usingtheseadded
itemscancausesooting.Donot
addlava rockaroundbase. Rock
anddebriscouldfallintothe con
trolareaofheater.After servicing,
always replacescreenbeforeop
eratingheater.
7.Youmustoperatethisheaterwith
theheaterscreeninplace.Make
sureheaterscreenisinplace
beforerunningheater.
8.Thisheaterisdesignedtobe
smokeless.If logseverappearto
smoke,turnoff heaterand call a
qualifiedserviceperson.
Note: During initialoperation, slight
smoking couldoccurduetolog
curingandheaterburning
manufacturing residues.
9.Topreventthecreationofsoot,
followtheinstructionsinthe
Cleaning andMaintenance Section,
page10.
10.Beforeusing furniturepolish,wax,
carpetcleaner, orsimilarproducts,
turnheateroff. Ifheated,the
vaporsfromthese productsmay
createawhitepowderresidue
withinburnerboxoronadjacent
wallsorfurniture.
11.Thisheaterneedsfresh air
ventilation torun properly.This
heaterhas anOxygenDepletion
Sensing(ODS)safetyshutoff
system.TheODSshutsdownthe
heaterifnotenoughfresh airis
available.Seethe AirforCombustion
andVentilation Section,pages4
through5. If heaterkeepsshuttingoff,
see Troubleshooting,pages11
through12.
12. Donotrun heater
l Whereflammableliquidsorvapors
areusedorstored.
l Underdustyconditions.
13.Donotusethisheatertocook
food or burnpaperor other objects.
14.Donotuse heaterifanypart has
been underwater. lmmediatelycall
aqualifiedservicetechnicianto
inspecttheroomheaterandto
replace anypart ofthecontrol
system, andanygascontrolwhich
hasbeen underwater.
Heaterbecomesveryhotwhenrun-
ningfireplace.Keepchildren and
adultsawayfromhotsurfacesto
avoidburnsorclothing ignition.
Fireplace willremainhotforatime
aftershutdown.Allowsurfacestocool
beforetouching.
WARNING:Donot allowfansto
blowdirectlyintotheheater.Avoidany
draftsthat alterburnerflamepatterns.
Ceiling fanscancreatedraftsthat al-
terburnerflamepatterns.Altered
burnerpatternscancause sooting.
StateofMassachusetts: Thein-
stallationmust bemadebyalicensed
plumberorgasfitterinthe Common-
wealthofMassachusetts.
Sellersofunventedpropaneornatu-
ralgas-fired supplementalroomheat-
ersshallprovidetoeachpurchasera
copyof527 CMR30 upon saleofthe
unit.
InthestateofMassachusetts,
unventedpropaneor naturegas-fired
space heatersshallbeprohibitedin
bedroomsandbathrooms.
WARNING:ModelsFMK2501
FMK2503 GFN2505isequippedfor
naturalgas.Fieldconversionisnot
permitted.
ModelsFMK2502FMK2504
GFP2506 isequipped forpropane
gas.Fieldconversion isnot
permitted.