MHSC B36RA8 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual page 31

Woodburning fireplaces
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MAINTENANCE & SAFETY
11. Don't install the fireplace where flammable or explo-
sive liquids or vapors are likely to be present.
12. Don't neglect all the considerations mentioned in
this manual concerning clearances to combustibles,
spacing from obstructions and proper chimney height
when selecting the location and installing the chim-
ney.
13. Don't allow insulating materials to contact the chim-
ney.
14. Don't neglect to apply caulking or mastic to the re-
quired joints of the flashing and between the flashing
roof.
15. Don't dry clothing or other articles near the fireplace.
16. Don't store or place flammable liquids, gases or pres-
surized containers near the fireplace.
17. Don't neglect to instruct all responsible persons in the
proper and safe operation of the fireplace.
18. Don't fail to instruct all persons, especially children
and elderly persons, concerning the hazards of im-
proper operation and unauthorized tampering with
the fireplace.
19. Don't use this fireplace to burn paper, cardboard, or
other debris.
20. Don't neglect to inspect and clean the chimney regu-
larly.
21. Don't operate the fireplace with the glass fire screen
doors partially open. The doors should always be
fully open or fully closed.
22. Don't use gasoline, kerosene, engine oil,or charcoal
lighter fluid.
23. Don't store fuel supply closer to the fireplace than the
minimum spacing required for combustible materials.
24. Don't subject the fireplace to the intense heat of a
large fire the first three times the fireplace is used, but
build moderate fires to allow the materials to cure and
adjust.
25. Don't clean the chimney with metallic devices or
chemical cleaners.
26. Don't use the fireplace or chimney for venting wood
or coal burning heaters or inserts unless approved in
writing by MHSC.
27. Don't put combustibles within 24 inches of the fire-
place opening.
87D0176
B36LA8 & B36RA8 Woodburning Fireplaces
"WARNING: IF NOT INSTALLED, OPERATED AND
MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFAC-
TURERS INSTRUCTIONS, THIS PRODUCT COULD
EXPOSE YOU TO SUBSTANCES IN FUEL OR FROM
FUEL COMBUSTION WHICH CAN CAUSE DEATH OR
SERIOUS ILLNESS AND WHICH ARE KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH
DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM. ALSO,
OPERATION, INSTALLATION AND SERVICING OF
THIS PRODUCT COULD EXPOSE YOU TO AIRBORNE
PARTICLES OF GLASS WOOL FIBERS KNOWN TO
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE CANCER
THROUGH INHALATION."
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