Important Safety Precautions
The DESA Heating, LLC limited warranty will be voided by, and DESA Heating, LLC will disclaim any responsibility for the following:
1.Improper installation of your DESA Heat- ing, LLC fireplace and DESA Heating, LLC component parts. Consult your installation instructions.
2.Any alteration of DESA Heating, LLC fire- place and/or components.
3.Use of an insert in a DESA Heating, LLC fireplace. DESA Heating, LLC does not recommend or authorize the use of any insert in our fireplaces and will assume no responsibility for any damages caused by an insert.
The safety precautions and operating instruc- tions in this homeowner’s guide cannot cover all possible situations that may arise during use. Caution and care must always be used when operating fireplace.
1.Never start a fire with a liquid fire starter such as gasoline, kerosene, or liquid barbecue starters.
2.Never burn trash or trees (such as Christ- mas trees) as they can create extremely hot fires and cause sparks that may be hazardous.
3.Never use wood products with synthetic binders. They create creosote in flue system and termination which can be hazardous.
4.Keep children and pets away from hot sur- faces to avoid burns. Carefully supervise children when they are in the room with the fireplace. Exposed metal parts and glass doors become very hot.
Understanding Your Fireplace
This firebox has been tested to U.L. 127 test standards and is well insulated for clearances to combustible construction materials used in building a home. Proper clearances are outlined on a label on each component for use by installers and building inspectors to insure compliance.
Firebox: The firebox is the portion of your fire- place where the fire is built. It is made of heavy gauge steel lined with brick patterned refractory material (firebrick) on back, sides and bottom (hearth). This is surrounded by another metal enclosure on top, back and bottom. Air space between firebox and outer enclosure provides a circulating feature that has been engineered for a safe and efficient design.
Chimney System: The chimney is also made of metal extending from top of fireplace through the roof and capped with a screened termination. Inner liner (flue) of chimney is made of stainless steel and provides for exhaust of gases (carbon monoxide) from the fire. Outer liner is made of galvanized steel and provides passage for cooling air to keep chimney safe at labeled clearance to combustible building materials.
Damper: The damper is the metal disk found at base of chimney (flue) and has 2 positions, open and closed. Flue gas damper is located
inside firebox, similar to a conventional ma- sonry fireplace. See fireplace owner’s manual for operation.
Outside Air Kit Operation: The outside air damper is located on inside of fireplace. See fireplace owner’s manual for operation.
Note: Automatic barometric style dampers are installed on some models.
Fan/Blower: The fan system is designed to enhance the convection principal of your fireplace and is not designed to be a blowing system. The switch located on lower front face of fireplace operates fan.
Fireplace Grate: This unit has been equipped with a grate designed to keep operation of fireplace efficient and safe. Do not alter grate. Size and position of grate were engineered to give ideal combustion characteristics for the fire. By keeping logs within grate and not on hearth, you will prevent chance of having a log "spill" or roll out of fireplace. DO NOT OVERLOAD FIREPLACE. Piling excessive wood on grate will not increase efficiency and could possibly cause smoke to enter your room. When replacing grate, only replace with a DESA Heating, LLC replacement grate for your fireplace model.
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