Desa UNVENTED (VENT-FREE) NATURAL GAS FIREPLACE installation manual Safety, Information, Continued

SAFETY		WARNING ICONG 001WARNINGS Continued
	WARNING: Any change to this fireplace or its controls can be dangerous.
INFORMATION
	1.	Use only natural gas. Do not convert fireplace to use different fuel type.
Continued	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 shall not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom.
	4.	Never install the fireplace
		• in a recreational vehicle
		• where curtains, furniture, clothing, or other flammable objects are less than 36
		inches from the front, top, or sides of the fireplace
		• in high traffic areas
		• in windy or drafty areas
	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.	You must operate this fireplace with the fireplace screen in place. Make sure
		fireplace screen is in place before running fireplace.
	8.	This fireplace is designed to be smokeless. If logs ever appear to smoke, turn off
		fireplace and call a qualified service person. Note: During initial operation, slight
		smoking may occur due to log curing and fireplace burning manufacturing residues.
	9.	Avoid any drafts that alter burner flame patterns. Do not allow fans to blow directly
		into fireplace. Do not place a blower inside burn area of firebox. Use only the
		blowers provided with this fireplace. Ceiling fans may create drafts that alter burner
		flame patterns. Sooting and improper burning will occur. Sooting can settle on
		household surfaces outside the fireplace.
	10.	This fireplace needs fresh air ventilation to run properly. This fireplace has an
		oxygen depletion sensor (ODS) pilot light safety system. The ODS shuts down the
		fireplace if not enough fresh air is available. See Air for Combustion and Ventila-
		tion, pages 6 through 8. If fireplace keeps shutting off, see Troubleshooting, pages
		26 through 29.
	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.	Fireplace front and screen becomes very hot when running fireplace. Keep children
		and adults away from hot surfaces to avoid burns or clothing ignition. Fireplace will
		remain hot for a time after shut-down. Allow surfaces to cool before touching.
	15.	Carefully supervise young children when they are in the room with fireplace.
	16.	Do not use fireplace if any part has been exposed to or under water. Immediately
		call a qualified service technician to inspect the fireplace and to replace any part of
		the control system and any gas control which has been under water.
	17.	Do not operate fireplace if any log is broken. Do not operate fireplace if a log is
		chipped (dime-sized or larger).
	18.	Turn fireplace off and let cool before servicing. Only a qualified service person
		should service and repair fireplace.
	19.	Operating fireplace above elevations of 4,500 feet may cause pilot outage.	3

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