Safety Requirements; O F Warnings - Desa CERAMIC PLAQUE Service Manual

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SAFETY INFORMATION
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Safety Requirements

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This service manual is intended for use by
individuals with adequate electrical and me-
chanical skills. Attempts to repair this heater by
WARNINGS
IMPORTANT: Read the Owner's Manual carefully and completely before trying to assemble,
operate, or service this heater. Improper use of this heater can cause serious injury or death from
fire, explosion, electrical shock, electrocution, and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness, and/or
nausea. If you have these signs, the heater may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once!
Have heater serviced. Some people such as pregnant women, persons with heart or lung disease,
persons with anemia, those under the influence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes are more
affected by carbon monoxide than others. Make certain you read and understand all Warnings.
Keep the Owner's Manual for reference. It is your guide to safe and proper operation of this heater.
1. Use only propane gas for models designated as propane.
2. Use only natural gas for models designated as natural.
3. If using propane model, do not place propane supply tank inside any structure. The
propane supply tank must be located outdoors.
4. 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 the gas supplier's
• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.
5. Never install the heater
• in sleeping quarters, a mobile home, or a recreational vehicle
• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 36 inches
• as a fireplace insert
• in high traffic areas
• in windy or drafty areas
6. Always run heater at LOW, THERMOSTAT/MEDIUM, or HIGH locked positions. Never set
control knob between locked positions. Poor combustion and higher levels of carbon monoxide
may result.
7. Open window to admit fresh, outside air when using heater. Open window one (1) or two (2)
inches. When used without fresh, outside air, heater may give off carbon monoxide gas.
8. Never run heater in small, closed room. Open door into next room to help ventilate.
9. If heater shuts off, do not relight until you provide fresh, outside air. If heater keeps shutting
off, have it serviced.
10. Do not run heater
• where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored
• under dusty conditions
11. Never place any objects on the heater.
12. Surface of heater becomes very hot when running heater. Keep children and adults away
from hot surface. Heater will remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow surface to cool
before touching.
13. Make sure grill guard is in place before running heater.
14. Do not alter heater or its controls. Any change may create a safety hazard.
15. Make sure heater is turned off, unplugged, and cool before servicing.
G A S
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WARNING ICON G 001
Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to death!
instructions.
from the front, top, or sides of the heater
H E A T E R S E R V I C E
individuals without those skills can result in
personal injury as well as property damage.
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DANGER
WARNING ICON G 001
M A N U A L
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