Superior Fireplaces BGE18NE Installation And Operation Instruction Manual page 4

Installation and repair should be
done by a qualifi ed service person.
The appliance should be inspected
before use and at least annually by
a professional service person. More
frequent cleaning may be required
due to excessive lint from carpeting,
bedding material, etc. It is imperative
that control compartments, burners,
and circulating air passageways of
the appliance be kept clean.
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 sup-
plier's instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fi re department
4. This heater shall not be installed in a bed-
room or bathroom.
5. Before installing in a solid fuel burning fi re-
place, 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 heater.
6. Do not burn solid-fuel in a masonry or
UL127 factory-built fi replace in which a
vent-free room heater is installed.
7. If fi replace has glass doors, never operate
this heater with glass doors closed. Any
glass doors shall be fully opened when the
appliance is in operation. If you operate
heater with doors closed, heat buildup
inside fi replace will cause glass to burst.
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SAFETY
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Make sure there are no obstructions
across openings of fi replace.
8. To prevent the creation of soot, follow the
instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance,
Page 29.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn heater 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 heater needs fresh, outside air ven-
tilation to run properly. This heater has an
Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety
shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the
heater if enough fresh air is not available.
See Air for Combustion and Ventilation,
Page 6. If heater keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, Page 35.
11. Do not run heater
• where fl ammable liquids or vapors are
used or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this heater 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 heater if any log is broken.
Do not operate heater if a log is chipped
(dime-sized or larger).
15. Turn heater off and let cool before servic-
ing, installing or repairing. Only a qualifi ed
service person should install, service or
repair heater.
16. Make sure the remote is set to the OFF
position when you are away from home
for long periods of time.
17. Remote heaters must not be connected
to any external electrical source.
18. Operating heater 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
openings.
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