Desa (F)SVYD18N Desa International VENT-FREE Natural GAS Stove Heater, Safety Information

DESA INTERNATIONAL

VENT-FREE NATURAL GAS STOVE HEATER

SAFETY

INFORMATION

WARNINGS

IMPORTANT: Read this owner’s manual carefully and completely before trying to assemble, oper- ate, or service this heater. Im- proper use of this heater 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 heater may not be work- ing properly. Get fresh air at once! Have heater serviced. Some people are more af- fected by carbon monoxide than others. 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 heater.

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

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

WARNING: Do not use a blower insert, heat exchanger insert or other accessory not ap- proved for use with this heater.

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.

Stove becomes very hot when running heater. Keep children and adults away from hot surface to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Heater will remain hot for a time after shutdown. Allow surface 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.

Keep the appliance area clear and free from combustible materials, gasoline, and other flammable vapors 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 heater shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.

4.Do not use this stove as a wood burn- ing fireplace. Use only model SVYD18N(R) series vent-free gas log heater for SCIVF(*), PSCIVF(*), and

VSCIVF(*) series cast iron stove mod- els. Use only FSVYD18N(R) series vent-free gas log heater for FC(*) and PFC(*) series cast iron stove models.

5.Do not add extra logs or ornaments such as pine cones, vermiculite, or rock wool. Using these added items can cause sooting.

6.This log heater is designed to be smoke- less. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off heater and call a qualified service person. Note: During initial operation, slight smoking could occur due to log curing and heater burning manufacturing residues.

7.To prevent the creation of soot, follow the instructions in Cleaning and Main- tenance, page 18.

8.Before using furniture polish, wax, car- pet cleaners, 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 adjacent walls or furniture.

9.This heater needs fresh, outside air ven- tilation to run properly. This heater has an Oxygen Depletion Sensing (ODS) safety shutoff system. The ODS shuts down the heater if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventilation, pages 4 through 6. If heater keeps shutting off, see Trouble- shooting, pages 19 through 21.

10.Do not run heater

•where flammable liquids or vapors are used or stored

•under dusty conditions

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

12.Do not use heater if any part has been exposed to or under water. Immediately call a qualified service technician to in- spect the room heater and to replace any part of the control system and any gas control which has been under water.

13.Do not operate heater if any log is bro- ken. Do not operate heater if a log is chipped (dime-sized or larger).

14.Turn heater off and let cool before ser- vicing. Only a qualified service person should service and repair heater.

15.Operating heater above elevations of 4,500 feet could cause pilot outage.

16.Provide adequate clearances around air openings.

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