Desa VI33NR Desa International Unvented Natural GAS Fireplace Insert, Safety Information

DESA INTERNATIONAL

UNVENTED NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE INSERT

SAFETY

INFORMATION

WARNINGS

IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s manual carefully and completely before trying to assemble, oper- ate, or service this fireplace in- sert. Improper use of this fire- place insert can cause serious injury or death from burns, fire, explosion, electrical shock, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

DANGER: Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to death!

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Early signs of carbon monoxide poisoning resemble the flu, with headaches, dizziness, or nausea. If you have these signs, the fireplace insert may not be working properly. Get fresh air at once! Have fireplaceinsertserviced.Somepeoplearemore affectedbycarbonmonoxidethanothers.These include pregnant women, people with heart or lung disease or anemia, those under the influ- ence of alcohol, and those at high altitudes.

Natural Gas: Natural gas is odorless. An odor-making agent is added to the gas. The odor helps you detect a gas leak. However, the odor added to the gas can fade. Gas may be present even though no odor exists.

Make certain you read and understand all warnings. Keep this manual for reference. It is your guide to safe and proper operation of this fireplace insert.

WARNING: Any change to this heater or its controls can be dangerous.

WARNING: Do not allow fans to blow directly into the fireplace insert. Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame patterns. Ceiling fans can create drafts that alter burner flame patterns. Altered burner pat- terns can cause sooting.

WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert, fire- place hood, or other accessory not approvedforusewiththisfireplace.

WARNING: Any outside air ducts and/or ash dumps in the fire- place must be permanently closed before installing fireplace insert.

WARNING: Before installing in a solid fuel burning fireplace, the chimney flue and fireplace must be cleaned of soot, creo- sote, ashes, and loose paint by a qualified chimney cleaner.

Due to high temperatures, the appliance should be located out of traffic and away from furniture and draperies.

Do not place clothing or other flammable material on or near the appliance. Never place any objects on the heater.

Fireplace insert front and screen becomes very hot when running fireplace insert. Keep children and adults away from hot surfaces to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Fireplace insert will remain hot for a time after shut-down. Allow sur- faces to cool before touching.

Carefully supervise young chil- dren when they are in the room with fireplace. When using the hand-held remote accessory, keep selector switch in the OFF position to prevent children from turning on burners with remote.

You must operate this fireplace insert with the fireplace insert screen and hood in place. Make sure fireplace insert screen and hood are in place before running fireplace insert.

Keep the appliance area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable va- pors and liquids.

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

2.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

3.This fireplace insert shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.

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

5.Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can cause soot- ing. Do not add lava rock around base. Rock and debris could fall into the con- trol area of fireplace insert.

6.This fireplace insert is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off fireplace insert and call a quali- fied service person. Note: During ini- tial operation, slight smoking could oc- cur due to log curing and burning of manufacturing residues.

7.To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Cleaning and Main- tenance, page 21.

8.Before using furniture polish, wax, car- pet cleaner, or similar products, turn heater off. If heated, the vapors from these products may create a white pow- der residue within burner box or on ad- jacent walls or furniture.

9.This fireplace insert needs fresh air ven- tilation to run properly. This fireplace insert has an Oxygen Depletion Sens- ing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the fireplace insert if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6. If fireplace insert keeps shutting off, see Troubleshoot- ing, pages 17 through 19.

10.Do not run fireplace insert

•where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored

•under dusty conditions

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

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