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IMPORTANT:Readthisowner s
manualcarefullyandcompletely
beforetrying toassemble, operate,
orservicethisheater.Improperuse
ofthisheatercancause seriousin-
juryordeathfromburns,fire,
explosion,electricalshock,andcar-
bonmonoxide poisoning.
SAFETYINFORMATIONWARNINGS
DANGER: Carbonmonoxide
poisoning mayleadtodeath!
CarbonMonoxidePoisoning: Early
signsofcarbon monoxidepoisoning
resemblethe fluwithheadaches,
dizziness,ornausea.Ifyouhave
thesesigns,theheatermaynotbe
workingproperly.Getfreshair
immediately!Have heaterserviced.
Somepeoplearemoreaffectedby
carbonmonoxidethanothers.These
includepregnantwomen, peoplewith
heart,or lungdisease,anemia, those
undertheinfluenceofalcohol, and
those at high altitudes.
Propane/LPGas: Propane/LPgas
isodorless.Anodor-makingagent
isaddedtoPropane/LPgas.The
odorhelpsyou detectaPropane/LP
gasleak. However,theodor added to
Propane/LPgas canfade. Propane/
LPgas maybepresenteventhough
no odorexists.
Makecertainyoureadand under-
standallwarnings.Keepthismanual
for reference.Itisyourguidetosafe
andproperoperation
of thisheater.
WARNING: Any change to
thisfireplace oritscontrolscan
be dangerous.
WARNING:Donot allow
fans toblowdirectlyintotheheater.
Avoidanydraftsthatalterburner
flamepatterns. Ceilingfans cancre-
atedraftsthatalterburnerflame
patterns.Alteredburnerpatterns
cancausesooting. .
Donotplace clothingorother
flammablematerial on ornearthe
appliance. Neverplaceany objects
inthe fireplace.
Duetohightemperatures,the
applianceshouldbelocated outof
trafficand away fromfurniture
and draperies.
WARNING:Donotuse ablower
insert,heatexchangerinsert, or other
accessorynotapprovedfor usewith
thisheater.
Heaterbecomes veryhotwhen
runningfireplace.Keepchildrenand
adultsawayfromhotsurfacesto
avoidburns orclothing ignition.
Fireplacewill remainhotfora
timeaftershutdown. Allowsurfaces
tocoolbeforetouching.
Carefullysupervise young children
whenthey areinthe roomwith
fireplace.
Youmust operatethisheaterwith
the heaterscreen inplace.Make
sureheaterscreen isinplace
beforerunning heater.
Keep the appliancearea clearand
freefromcombustiblematerials,
gasoline,andotherflammable
vaporsandliquids.
1.Thisapplianceisonlyfor usewiththe
typeofgas indicatedon therating
plate.Thisapplianceisnotconvert-
ibleforusewithothergases.
2.Donotplace Propane/LPsupply
tank(s)insideanystructure.Locate
Propane/LPsupplytank(s) outdoors.
3.Ifyousmellgas Shutoffgassupply.
lDonot trytolight anyappliance.
lDonot touchanyelectricalswitch:
do notuseanyphone inyour building.
lImmediatelycall yourgassupplier
fromaneighbor sphone.Followthe
gassupplier sinstructions.
lIf youcannotreachyourgassupplier,
callthe firedepartment.
4.Thisheatershall notbeinstalledina
bedroomorbathroom.
5.Donotuse thisheateras awood-
burningheater.Useonlythelogspro-
videdwiththeheater.
6. Donotaddextralogsorornaments
suchas pine cones,vermiculite,or
rockwool. Using theseadded items
can causesooting.Donotaddlava
rockaroundbase.Rockanddebris
couldfallintothecontrolarea of
heater.Afterservicing,alwaysreplace
screenbeforeoperating heater.
7.Youmustoperatethisheaterwiththe
heater screen inplace.Make sureheater
screenisinplacebeforerunningheater.
8.Thisheaterisdesignedtobe
smokeless.If logseverappearto
smoke,turnoff heater and callaquali-
fiedserviceperson.Note:During ini-
tialoperation,slightsmoking could
occurdue tolog curingandheater
burningmanufacturing residues.
9.Topreventthecreation ofsoot,follow
theinstructions in Cleaning and
Maintenance, page13).
10.Beforeusing furniturepolish,wax,
carpetcleaner, orsimilarproducts,
turnheateroff. Ifheated,thevapors
fromtheseproductsmaycreatea
whitepowderresiduewithinburner
boxoron adjacentwallsorfurniture.
11.Thisheaterneedsfreshairventila-
tiontorunproperly.Thisheaterhas
anOxygenDepletion Sensing (ODS)
safetyshutoff system. The ODSshuts
downthe heaterifnotenough fresh
airisavailable.See AirforCombus-
tionandVentilation, pages 5through
6If heaterkeepsshutting off, see
Troubleshooting,pages15 through 16.
12.Donotrunheater:
lWhereflammableliquidsorvapors
areusedorstored.
lUnderdustyconditions.
13.Donotusethisheatertocookfoodor
burnpaperorotherobjects.
14.Donot use thisheaterif anyparthas
beenunderwater. lmmediatelycall a
qualified servicetechnician toinspect
the roomheater andtoreplaceany
partof the controlsystem, and anygas
controlwhich has beenunder water.
WARNING
ModelsGFN2815R, GFN2817Rand
GFN2819RareequippedforNatural
gas.Fieldconversion isnot
permitted.
ModelsGFP2816R,GFP2818Rand
GFP2820Rareequippedforpropane
gas.Fieldconversion isnot
permitted.
StateofMassachusetts: The
installation mustbemadebyali-
censed plumberorgasfitterinthe
CommonwealthofMassachusetts.
Sellersof unventedpropaneornatu-
ralgas-firedsupplemental roomheat-
ersshallprovidetoeachpurchaser a
copyof527 CMR30uponsaleofthe
unit.
InthestateofMassachusetts,
unventedpropaneornaturegas-fired
spaceheatersshallbeprohibitedin
bedroomsandbathrooms.