Important Instructions - Dimplex BF8000ST Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

When using electrical appliances,
basic precautions should always
be followed to reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, and injury to
persons, including the following:
① Read all instructions before
using the electric fireplace.
② The heater is hot when in use.
To avoid burns, do not let bare
skin touch hot surfaces. The trim
around the heater outlet becomes
hot during heater operation.
③ Extreme caution is neces-
sary when any heater is used by
or near children or invalids and
whenever the unit is left operating
and unattended.
④ Always unplug the electric
fireplace when not in use.
⑤ Do not operate any heater
after it malfunctions. Disconnect
power at the service panel and
have the heater inspected by a
reputable electrician before reus-
ing.
⑥ Do not operate any unit with
a damaged cord or plug, or if the
heater has malfunctioned, or if
the electric fireplace has been
dropped or damaged in any man-
ner, contact Dimplex Technical
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Service at 1-888-346-7539.
⑦ Do not use outdoors.
⑧
Never locate heater where it
may fall into a bathtub or other
water container.
⑨
Do not run the cord under
carpeting. Do not cover cord with
throw rugs, runners, or the like.
Arrange cord away from traf-
fic area and where it will not be
tripped over.
⑩
Do not locate the heater
immediately below a fixed socket-
outlet.
⑪ To disconnect the unit, turn
the controls off, then remove the
plug from the outlet.
⑫ Do not insert or allow foreign
objects to enter any ventilation
or exhaust opening as this may
cause an electric shock or fire, or
damage to the heater.
⑬ To prevent a possible fire, do
not block air intake or exhaust in
any manner.
⑭ All electrical heaters have
hot and arcing or sparking parts
inside. Do not use in areas where
gasoline, paint, or flammable
liquids are used or stored.
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