
AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION
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Ventilation Air From Outdoors
Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation grills or ducts. You must provide two permanent openings: one within 12" of the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor. Connect these items directly to the outdoors or spaces open to the outdoors. These spaces include attics and crawl spaces. Follow the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, SAir for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts.
IMPORTANT: Do not provide openings for inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a thermo-
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Figure 3 - Ventilation Air from Outdoors
Installation
NOTICE: This heater is intended for use as supplemental heat. Use this heater along with your primary heating system. Do not install this heater as your primary heat source. If you have a central heating system, you may run system’s circulating blower while using log heater. This will help circulate the heat from your logheaterthroughoutthehouse. In the event of a power outage, you can use this heater as your primary heat source.
WARNING: A qualified service person must install heater. Follow all local codes.
NOTICE: State or local codes may only allow operation of this appliance in a vented configura- tion. Check your state or local codes.
WARNING: Before installing in a solid fuel burning fireplace, the chimney flue and firebox must be cleaned of soot, creo- sote, ashes and loose paint by a qualified chimney cleaner. Creosote will ignite if highly heated.Adirty chimney flue may create and distribute soot within house. Inspect chimney flue and firebox for damage. If damaged, repair flue and firebox before operating heater.
WARNING: Seal any fresh air vents or ash
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