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Keeptheappliance area clear and
freefromcombustible materials,
gasoline,and other flammableva-
pors and liquids.
Carefullysupervise young children
when theyarein theroomwiththe
heater.
Donotplace clothingor other
flammablematerial on ornearthe
appliance.Never place anyobjects
intheheater.
Youmustoperatethisheaterwith
theheater doorwithscreen in place.
Makesure theheaterdoorwith
screen isin placebefore running
heater.
WATERVAPOR:ABY-PRODUCTOF
UNVENTED ROOM HEATERS
Watervaporis aby-product ofgas
combustion.Anunvented roomheater
producesapproximatelyone(1)
ounce(30ml) of waterforevery1,000
BTU s(.3kw s)ofgasinput perhour.
Unventedroomheatersareintended
assupplementalheat (aroom)rather
thataprimaryheatsource(an entire
house)inmostsupplementalheat
applications,thewatervapordoesnot
create a problem,inmostapplications
the water vapor enhances the lowhu-
midityatmospheresexperienced dur-
ingcoldweather.
Thefollowingstepswillhelpinsure
thatwater vapordoesnotbecomea
problem.
1.Besure theheaterissizedproperly
for theapplication,includingample
combustion airand circulation of the
air.
2.Ifhighhumidityisexperienced, a
dehumidifiermaybeused tohelp
lowerthewatervaporcontentof the
air.
3.Do notusean unvented room
heaterastheprimaryheat source.
SAFETYINFORMATION
Continued
1. Thisapplianceis onlyforusewith
thetypeof gas indicatedon the rat-
ingplate.This applianceis notcon-
vertibleforusewith othergases.
2.DonotplacePropane/LPsupplytank
(s) insideanystructure.LocatePro-
pane/LPsupplytank(s) outdoors.
3.If you smellgas
lShutoff gassupply.
lDonot trytolightanyappliance.
lDo nottouchanyelectricalswitch:
donotuseanyphonein
your building.
lImmediatelycall your gassupplier
fromaneighbor sphone.
Followthe gassupplier s
instructions.
lIfyoucannotreachyour gas
supplier, call the firedepartment.
4.This heatershall notbe installed in
abedroomorbathroom.
5.Donot usethisheaterasawood-
burning heater.Useonlythelogs
provided withthe heater.
6.Donotaddextralogsor ornaments
suchaspine cones, vermiculite,or
rockwool.Usingtheseaddeditems
can causesooting. Do notadd lava
rockaroundbase.Rockanddebris
could fall intothe control area of
heater.Afterservicing,alwaysre-
placescreen beforeoperating
heater.
7.Thisheateris designedtobe
smokeless. Iflogseverappearto
smoke,turnheateroffandcalla
qualifiedserviceperson.Note: Dur-
inginitialoperation,slightsmoking
could occurduetolog curing and
heaterburningmanufacturing
residues.
8.Toprevent the creationof soot,fol-
lowtheinstructionsin Cleaning and
Maintenance.
9.Thisheater needsfreshairventila-
tiontorunproperly.Thisheater has
an Oxygen Depletion Sensing
(ODS)safetyshutoff system.The
ODSshutsdownthe heaterifnot
enoughfreshairis available.See
AirforCombustionandVentilation,
pages5through 6.Ifheater keeps
shutting off,see Troubleshooting,
pages17 through 19.
10.Keepallairopeningsinfront and
bottomofheaterclearandfreeof
debris.This willinsureenough air
forpropercombustion.
11. Ifheatershutsoff.Donot relightun-
til you provide fresh,outside air. If
heaterkeepsshutting off, haveit
serviced.
12.Donot runheater:
lWhereflammableliquidsor
vaporsareused orstored.
lUnderdustyconditions.
13.Beforeusingfurniturepolish,wax,
carpetcleaner, orsimilarproducts,
turnheater off.If heated,the vapors
fromtheseproductsmaycreatea
whitepowderresiduewithin burner
boxoronadjacentwallsorfurniture.
14.Donot usethis heater tocook food
orburnpaperorotherobjects.
15.Donot useheaterifanypart has
been underwater. lmmediatelycall
aqualified servicetechnician toin-
spect the roomheaterand tore-
placeany partof thecontrolsystem
and anygascontrol whichhas
beenunderwater.
16.Turnoffandunplugheaterandlet
cool beforeservicing.Onlyaquali-
fied service person should service
andrepairheater.
17.Operating heateraboveelevations
of4,500 feetcould causepilot
outage.
18.Donotoperateheaterifanylog is
broken.Do notoperate heaterifa
logischipped (dime-sized or
larger).
19. Topreventperformanceproblems,
donotusePropane/LPfueltank of
lessthan100lbs. capacity.