User Guide; Operating Instructions; Gas Fireplace Safety; Your Fireplace - Heat & Glo ST-550TM-IPI Owner's Manual

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Operating Instructions

A. Gas Fireplace Safety
WARNING! DO NOT operate fireplace before reading
and understanding operating instructions. Failure
to operate fireplace according to operating instructions
could cause fire or injury.
DANGER
NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN
• Keep children away.
• CAREFULLY SUPERVISE children in same room
as fireplace.
• Alert children and adults to hazards of high
temperatures.
High temperatures may ignite clothing or other
flammable materials.
• Clothing, furniture, draperies, and other flammable
materials must not be placed on or near the
appliance.
A barrier designed to reduce the risk of burns from the
hot viewing glass is provided with this appliance and
 must be installed for the protection of children and other
at-risk individuals. DO NOT operate the appliance with
the barrier removed. If the barrier becomes damaged,
the barrier must be replaced with the manufacturer's

barrier for this appliance.
Contact your dealer or Hearth & Home Technologies if the
barrier is not present or help is needed to properly install one.
WARNING! Choking Hazard! Keep glass rock media
out of reach of children.
Young children should be carefully supervised when they
are in the same room as the appliance. Toddlers, young
children and others may be susceptible to accidental
contact burns.
• A physical barrier is recommended if there are at risk
individuals in the house.
• To restrict access to a fireplace or stove, install an
adjustable safety gate to keep toddlers, young children
and other at risk individuals out of the room and away
from hot surfaces.
• Install a switch lock or a wall/remote control with child
protection lockout feature.

User Guide

HOT GLASS WILL
CAUSE BURNS.
DO NOT TOUCH GLASS
UNTIL COOLED.
TO TOUCH GLASS.
Heat & Glo • ST-550TM-IPI • 2142-900 Rev. S • 3/20
• Keep remote controls out of reach of children.
• Never leave children alone near a hot fireplace, whether
operating or cooling down.
• Teach children to NEVER touch the fireplace.
• Consider not using the fireplace when children will be
present.
Contact your dealer for more information, or visit: www.
hpba.org/Product-Info/Fireplace-Stove-Heater/Glass-
Fronts-Safety.
To prevent unintended operation when not using your fire-
place for an extended period of time (summer months,
vacations, trips, etc):
• Remove batteries from remote controls.
• Turn off wall controls.
• Unplug 3 volt adapter plug and remove batteries on IPI
models.
B. Your Fireplace
WARNING! DO NOT operate fireplace before read-
ing and understanding operating instructions. Failure
to operate fireplace according to operating instructions
could cause fire or injury.
FIXED GLASS ASSEMBLY
SECTION 14.F.
CLEAR SPACE
SECTION 2.C.
Figure 2.1 General Operating Parts
DECORATIVE DOORS
(NOT SHOWN)
SECTION 2.D.
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