Important Safety Information - White Mountain Hearth VFHS-20R-4 Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

• An unvented room heater having an input rating of
more than 6,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a
bathroom.
• An unvented room heater having an input rating of more
than 10,000 Btu per hour shall not be installed in a bedroom
or bathroom.
• Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located
out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.
• Children and adults should be alerted to the hazard of
high surface temperature and should stay away to avoid
burns or clothing ignition.
• Young children should be carefully supervised when they
are in the same room with the appliance.
• Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or
near the appliance.
• Installation and repair should be done by a QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSON. This 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 materials, etc. It
is imperative that control compartments, burners and
circulating air passageways of the appliance be kept
clean.
• DO NOT use this fireplace if any part has been under
water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to
inspect the fireplace and to replace any part of the control
system and any gas control which has been under water.
• You must operate fireplace with fireplace screen closed in
place. Do not close glass doors while operating heater.
When used without adequate combustion and ventilation air,
heater may give off CARBON MONOXIDE, an odorless,
poisonous gas.
Do not install heater until all necessary provisions are
made for combustion and ventilation air. Consult the writ-
ten instructions provided with the heater for information
concerning combustion and ventilation air. In the absence
of instructions, refer to the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z223.1, Section 5.3 or applicable local codes.
This heater is equipped with a PILOT LIGHT SAFETY
SYSTEM designed to turn off the heater if not enough fresh
air is available.
DO NOT TAMPER WITH PILOT LIGHT SAFETY
SYSTEM!
If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh air.
If heater keeps shutting off, have it serviced. Keep burner and
control compartment clean.
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THIS IS A HEATING APPLIANCE
• Do not place trash, logs or other articles on the log set
• During manufacturing, fabricating and shipping, various
• Correct installation of the ceramic fiber logs, proper
• WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into
• WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger
• WARNING! This fireplace needs fresh air for ventilation
• Keep appliance area clear and free from combustible
WARNING
Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu,
with headache, dizziness and/or nausea. If you have these
signs, heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at
once! Have heater serviced.
Some people — pregnant women, persons with heart or lung
disease, anemia, those under the influence of alcohol , those
at high altitudes — are more affected by carbon monoxide
than others.
The pilot light safety system senses the depletion of oxygen at
its location. If this heater is installed in a structure having a
high vertical dimension, the possibility exists that the oxygen
supply at the higher levels will be less than that at the heater.
In this type of application, a fan to circulate the structure
air will minimize this effect. The use of this fan will also im-
prove the comfort level in the structure. When a fan is used
to circulate air, it should be located so that the air flow is not
directed at the burner.
during operation.
components of this appliance are treated with certain oils,
films or bonding agents. These bonding agents are not
harmful but may produce annoying smoke and smells as
they are burned off during initial operation of the appliance.
This is a normal temporary occurrence. A window should
be opened during the initial bake out period.
location of the fireplace and annual cleaning are necessary
to avoid potential problems with sooting. Sooting, resulting
from improper installation or operation, can settle on
surfaces outside the fireplace. See instructions for proper
installation.
the fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame
patterns.
insert or other accessory not approved for use with this
heater.
to operate properly. This fireplace has an ODS (oxygen
depletion sensor) which will shut off the fireplace if adequate
fresh air is not available.
materials, gasoline and other flammable vapors and
liquids.
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING MAY LEAD
TO DEATH.
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