Installation - HearthRite HVF2R18N-2 User's Manual And Operating Instructions

NOTICE: This heater is intended to be used as a supplemental heating source. Use this heater along with
your primary heating system. This heater must not be used as a primary heat source. If you have a central
heating system, you may run that system's circulating blower while using this heater. This helps to circulate
the heat around your house.
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front, top, or sides of the heater; in high traffic areas; or in windy or drafty areas.
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Creosote will soften when heated and can drop onto the logset causing odors and soot.
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installations. Exception: DO NOT install this appliance in a factory-built fireplace that includes instructions
stating it has not been tested or should not be used with unvented gas logs.
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operating the appliance where impurities in the air exist (tobacco smoke, aromatic candles, cleaning fluid ,
oil or kerosene lamps, etc.), may cause walls to discolor.
A qualified technician must install the heater. Follow all local codes.
Never install the heater in a bedroom or bathroom; in a recreational vehicle; where
curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 42" from the
Any glass doors must be fully opened when you are operating the heater.
Before installing in a solid fuel-burning fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox must be
cleaned of soot, creosote, ashes, and loose paint by a qualified chimney cleaner.
Do not allow fans to blow directly into the fireplace. Avoid any drafts that alter burner
flame patterns.
Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert, or other accessory not approved for
use with this heater.
This appliance is for installation only in a solid fuel- burning or UL 127 factory-built
fireplace or in a listed ventless firebox enclosure. It has been design certified for these
Do not burn solid fuels in your fireplace when this heater is also installed.
Outside air ducts and/or ash dumps in the fireplace must be permanently closed when
this heater is installed.
This heater creates warm air currents. These currents move heat to wall surfaces that
are next to the heater. Installing the heater next to vinyl or cloth wall coverings, or

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