Important Safety And Operating Information; Appliance Safety - Heat & Glo SL-7 Owner's Manual

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Important Safety and Operating Information

A. Appliance 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
DO NOT TOUCH GLASS
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
shall 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 shall 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.
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.
• Keep remote controls out of reach of children.
HOT GLASS WILL
CAUSE BURNS.
UNTIL COOLED.
TO TOUCH GLASS.
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• 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.
WARNING: This product and the fuels used to
operate this product (liquid propane or natural
gas), and the products of combustion of such fuels, can
expose you to chemicals including benzene, which is
known to the State of California to cause cancer and
reproductive harm. For more information go to: www.
P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Clear Space
WARNING! DO NOT place combustible objects in front
of the fireplace or block louvers. High temperatures could
start a fire. See Figure 3.1.
Avoid placing candles and other heat-sensitive objects
on mantel or hearth. Heat could damage these objects.
CLEAR SPACE
3 FT. IN
FRONT OF
FIREPLACE
Figure 3.1 Clear Space Requirement - All Models
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