Safety And Your Fireplace - Valor 1500IN (NG) Installation & Owner's Manual

Safety and Your Fireplace

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Please Read and Carefully Follow all Safety Warnings and
Operating Instructions Contained in Your Owner's Manual
(Replacement Manuals are available by contacting our service department at
1-800-468-2567 or visit www.valorfi replaces.com).
Please Follow These Important
Child Safety Precautions and
Recommendations,
Parts of your Valor Fireplace become
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extremely hot while in operation.
The glass viewing window
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temperature can
exceed 500 F
at full capacity.
Momentary contact
with a hot glass
surface can cause
a severe burn, even if the fi replace
is operating at reduced heating
capacity.
• The glass window will remain hot
for an extended period of time after
the fi replace has been turned off.
Ensure that children are prevented
from touching the fi replace during the
cool down period.
• Toddlers and Young Children
must be closely supervised at all
times when they are in the same
room as the operating fi replace. They
lack full awareness of danger and
rely on your protection. Toddlers,
in particular, do not have the motor
skills and response refl exes to
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Safety and Your Fireplace
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withdraw in the event of accidental
contact with a hot surface.
A physical barrier is strongly
recommended if there are young
children, or at-risk individuals in the
house. Install an approved after-
market safety gate to keep toddlers,
young children and other at-risk
individuals a safe distance from the
fi replace.
Keep the remote control handset
out of reach of children at all
times. A wall mount storage holster
is provided with your remote control
handset.
Ensure that the fi replace, including
the pilot light, is completely turned
off when children are present and
close supervision and safety barriers
are not available—see page 9 of
Owner's Information section.
If the fi replace is not going to be used
for the summer or any extended
period of time, remove the batteries
from the remote control handset
and receiver. It is recommended that
batteries are replaced annually in any
event—see page 8.