Operating Your Fireplace For The First Time - Valor 1500IN Installation & Owner's Manual

OWNER'S INFO
HOT SURFACES. Be aware that, although safe,
some combustible materials and fi nishes, even
though installed at listed clearances may, over time,
discolor, warp, shrink or show cracks. The 1500
requires the installation of the cement board provided
with the engine.
Convective heat will exit the unit and travel up the
wall surface if not impeded. Protruding mantels and
projections can help direct the heat away from the
wall. AVOID PLACING heat sensitive items such
as televisions, paintings, decorations, etc. above
fi replaces or near the edge of protrusions unless
appropriate.
Radiant heat can heat surfaces such as the hearth in
front of the fi replace to temperatures that, although
approved safe, can be quite uncomfortable to
touch or step on—particularly for children and pets.
Accessory screens and guards will reduce the
radiant heat on these surfaces.
Operating Your Fireplace for the First
Time
When operating your new fi replace for the fi rst time,
some vapors may be released due to the burning of
curing compounds used in the manufacture of the
appliance. They may cause a slight odor and could
cause the fl ames to be the full height of the fi rebox, or
even slightly higher, for the fi rst few hours of operation.
It is also possible that these vapors could set off any
smoke detection alarms in the immediate vicinity.
These vapors are quite normal on new appliances. We
recommend opening a window to vent the room. After
a few hours use, the vapors will have disappeared and
the fl ames will be at their normal height.
State of California. Proposition 65
Warning.
Fuels used in gas, wood-burning or oil fi red appliances,
and the products of combustion of such fuels, contain
chemicals known to the State of California to cause
cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
California Health & Safety Code Sec. 25249.6.
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Important Safety Information
State of Massachusetts Carbon Monoxide
Detector/Vent Terminal Signage
Requirements
For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment installed in every dwelling, building or
structure used in whole or in part for residential
purposes, including those owned or operated by the
Commonwealth and where the side wall exhaust
vent termination is less than seven (7) feet above
fi nished grade in the area of the venting, including
but not limited to decks and porches, the following
requirements shall be satisfi ed:
1. INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS. At the time of installation of the side wall
horizontal vented gas fueled equipment, the installing
plumber or gas fi tter shall observe that a hard wired
carbon monoxide detector with an alarm and battery
back-up is installed on the fl oor level where the gas
equipment is to be installed. In addition, the installing
plumber or gas fi tter shall observe that a battery
operated or hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm is installed on each additional level of
the dwelling, building or structure served by the side
wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment. It shall
be the responsibility of the property owner to secure
the services of qualifi ed licensed professionals for the
installation of hard wired carbon monoxide detectors.
a. In the event that the side wall horizontally vented
gas fueled equipment is installed in a crawl space or
an attic, the hard wired carbon monoxide detector with
alarm and battery back-up may be installed on the next
adjacent fl oor level.
b. In the event that the requirements of this subdivision
can not be met at the time of completion of installation,
the owner shall have a period of thirty (30) days
to comply with the above requirements; provided,
however, that during said thirty (30) day period, a
battery operated carbon monoxide detector with an
alarm shall be installed.
2. APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
Each carbon monoxide detector as required in
accordance with the above provisions shall comply
with NFPA 720 and be ANSI/UL 2034 listed and IAS
certifi ed.