Product Identification | Desa EFS26NRA, EFS26PRA, VMH26PRB, VMH26NRB

SAFETY INFORMATION

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1.This appliance is only for use with the type of gas indicated on the rating plate. This appli- ance is not convertible for use with other gases.

2.Do not place propane/LP supply tank(s) in- side any structure. Locate propane/LP supply tank(s) outdoors.

3.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 instructions

•if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department

4.This fireplace shall not be installed in a bath- room or bedroom.

5.Do not use this fireplace as a wood-burning fireplace. Use only the logs provided with the fireplace.

6.Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can cause sooting. Do not add lava rock around base. Rock and debris could fall into the control area of fireplace.

7.This fireplace is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off fireplace and call a qualified service person. Note: Dur- ing initial operation, slight smoking could oc- cur due to log curing and fireplace burning manufacturing residues.

8.To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Cleaning and Maintenance, page 26.

9.Before using furniture polish, wax, carpet cleaner, or similar products, turn fireplace off. If heated, the vapors from these products may create a white powder residue within burner box or on adjacent walls or furniture.

10.This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to run properly. This fireplace has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff sys- tem. The ODS shuts down the fireplace if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Com- bustion and Ventilation, pages 6 through 8. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see Troubleshoot- ing, pages 28 through 31.

11.Do not run fireplace

•where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored.

•under dusty conditions.

12.Do not use this fireplace to cook food or burn paper or other objects.

13.Never place any objects in the fireplace or on logs.

14.Do not use fireplace if any part has been under water. Immediately call a qualified service tech- nician to inspect the room fireplace and to re- place any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.

15.Turn off and unplug fireplace and let cool be- fore servicing. Only a qualified service per- son should service and repair fireplace.

16.Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

17.Do not operate fireplace if any log is broken. Do not operate fireplace if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).

18.To prevent performance problems, do not use pro- pane/LP fuel tank of less than 100 lbs. capacity.