Superior Fireplaces TF18NR Installation And Operation Instructions Manual page 4

1. WARNING: 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/LP supply tank(s) inside
any structure. Locate propane/LP supply
tank(s) outdoors (propane/LP units only).
3. 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
fi re department
4. This heater shall not be installed in a bedroom
or bathroom, unless installed as a vented appli-
ance. See Installing Damper Clamp Accessory
(Required For Vented Applications), Page 12.
This gas log set may not be installed as a vented
appliance in a bedroom or bathroom in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
5. WARNING: Before installing in a solid
fuel-burning fi replace, the chimney fl ue and
fi rebox must be cleaned of soot, creosote,
ashes and loose paint by a qualifi ed chimney
cleaner. Creosote will ignite if highly heated.
A dirty chimney fl ue may create and distribute
soot within the house. Inspect chimney fl ue for
damage. If damaged, repair fl ue and fi rebox
before operating appliance.
6. Do not burn solid-fuel in a fi replace in which
an unvented appliance is installed.
7. If appliance has glass doors, never operate this
appliance with glass doors closed. Any glass
doors shall be fully opened when the appliance
is in operation. If you operate appliance with
doors closed, heat buildup inside fi replace will
cause glass to burst. Make sure there are no
obstructions across openings of fi replace.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the in-
structions in Cleaning and Maintenance, Page
28.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn appliance off.
If heated, the vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner box
or on adjacent walls and furniture.
10. This appliance needs fresh, outside air ventila-
tion to run properly. This appliance has an
Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff
system.
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SAFETY
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The ODS shuts down the appliance if enough
fresh air is not available. See Air for Combus-
tion and Ventilation, Page 6. If appliance keeps
shutting off, see Troubleshooting, Page 29.
11. Do not run appliance
• where fl ammable liquids or vapors are used
or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this appliance to cook food or burn
paper or other objects.
13. Do not use this room heater if any part has
been under water. Immediately call a qualifi ed
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.
14. Do not operate appliance if any log is broken.
Do not operate appliance if a log is chipped
(dime-sized or larger).
15. Turn appliance off and let cool before servicing,
installing or repairing. Make sure the selector
switch is in the OFF position. Only a qualifi ed
service person should install, service or repair
appliance.
16. Make sure the selector switch is in the OFF
position when you are away from home for
long periods of time.
17. Remote-ready appliances must not be connected
to any external electrical source.
18. Operating appliance above elevations of 4,500
feet may cause pilot outage.
19. To prevent performance problems, do not
use propane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lb.
capacity (propane/LP units only).
20. Provide adequate clearances around air open-
ings.
21. When installing as a vented appliance in a manu-
factured home or mobile home, the installation
must conform with the Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standard, Title 24 CFR,
Part 3280, or when applicable, with Manufacture
Home Installations Standard, ANSI/NCBCS
A225.1/NFPZ 501A.
22. This log heater is designed to be smokeless. If
logs ever appear to smoke, turn off heater and
call a qualifi ed service person.
NOTE: During initial operation, slight smoking
could occur due to log curing and heater burning
manufacturing residues.
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