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1. This appliance is only for use with the
type of gas indicated on 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 gas supplier's
instructions
• if you cannot reach your gas supplier,
call the fire department
4. This fireplace insert shall not be installed
in a bedroom or bathroom.
5. Do not use this fireplace insert as a wood-
burning fireplace. Use only logs provided
with fireplace insert.
6. Do not add extra logs or ornaments such
as pine cones, vermiculite or rock wool.
Using these added items can cause soot-
ing. Do not add lava rock around base.
Rock and debris could fall into control
area of fireplace insert.
7. This fireplace insert is designed to be
smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke,
turn off fireplace insert and call a qualified
service person.
Note: During initial operation, slight smok-
ing could occur due to log curing and
burning of manufacturing residues.
8. To prevent creation of soot, follow the
instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance,
page 23.
9. Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet
cleaner or similar products, turn heater off.
If heated, vapors from these products may
create a white powder residue within burner
box or on adjacent walls or furniture.
10. This fireplace insert needs fresh air
ventilation to run properly. This fireplace
insert has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing
(ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS
shuts down the fireplace insert if not
enough fresh air is available. See Air for
Combustion and Ventilation, page 6. If
fireplace insert keeps shutting off, see
Troubleshooting, page 25.
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11. Do not run fireplace insert
• where flammable liquids or vapors are
used or stored
• under dusty conditions
12. Do not use this fireplace insert to cook
food or burn paper or other objects.
13. Do not use fireplace insert if any part has
been exposed to or under water. Imme-
diately call a qualified service technician
to inspect fireplace insert and to replace
any part of the control system and any gas
control which has been under water.
14. Do not operate fireplace insert if any log
is broken. Do not operate fireplace insert
if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).
15. Turn fireplace insert off and let cool before
servicing. Only a qualified service person
should service and repair fireplace insert.
16. Operating fireplace insert above elevations
of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.
17. To prevent performance problems with
propane/LP units, do not use propane/
LP fuel tanks of less than 100 lb. capacity
(propane/LP units only).
18. Provide adequate clearances around air
openings.
19. Installer must mechanically attach mark-
ing supplied with vent-free fireplace insert
to the inside of firebox of solid-fuel burn-
ing fireplace or listed firebox enclosure
into which unvented fireplace insert is
installed.
20. Trim panels and surrounds must not seal
ventilation openings in fireplace.
21. Cutting any sheet metal parts of the solid-fu-
el burning fireplace or listed ventless firebox
enclosure in which the vent-free fireplace
insert is to be installed is prohibited.
22. If factory-built fireplace has no gas ac-
cess hole(s) provided, an access hole of
1.5" (37.5 mm) diameter or less may be
drilled through the lower sides or bottom
of firebox in a proper manner. This access
hole must be plugged with noncombustible
insulation after the gas supply line has
been installed.
23. Refractory, glass doors, screen rails,
screen mesh and solid-fuel log grates
(if applicable) can be removed from the
fireplace before installing the unvented
fireplace insert.
24. Smoke shelves, shields and baffles may
be removed if attached by mechanical
fasteners.
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